SkeptiCal 2015

SkeptiCal is the Northern California conference of science  and skepticism, a day-long event with "Angst in the Grocery Aisle: The Debate over Genetically Modified Foods" by Dr. Peggy Lemaux, UC Davisspeakers, panels, and discussions on a wide array of subjects.

"Towards Other Earths, Other Life: NASA's Kepler mission" by Dr. Natalie Batalha, NASA Ames

"OMG Virus! Flu, Ebola, Measles, and When You Really Should Be Afraid" by Ann Reid, National Center for Science Education

"Reproducible Research: True or False?" by Dr. John P.A. Ioannidis, Stanford University

…and much, much, more, including science (in) fiction, international skeptical activism, integrating logic and intuition, and how to produce skeptical children.

This year's lineup of topics and speakers may be the best ever. Full abstracts and speaker descriptions can be found at http://www.skepticalcon.com