Skepticamp 2019 photos
Photos from April 13, 2019 Skepticamp held in Ottawa [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”2″ gal_title=”Ottawa Skepticamp April 13, 2019″]
Category: Education
Skepticamp Ottawa 2019
Skepticamp is a user-driven mini-conference on science, skepticism and critical thinking. Skepticamps, modeled on the BarCamp approach of non-curated, user-driven content and participation, are entertaining, educational, and informative events in a relaxed environment. The overall theme is science, skepticism, and critical thinking. Talks this year include: Critical thinking – Alex Berjawsky; Evolution and Morality –…
The Curious Case of Protagoras and Euathlus
Long ago in ancient Greece, lawyers (to speak slightly anachronistically) learned their trade by paying an established lawyer to apprentice. Protagoras was one such lawyer who got very wealthy plying his trade. As such, he was also very much in demand as a teacher. Euathlus contracted with Protagoras to become his pupil. They agreed that…
The Meaning of ‘Is’
Conundrum – March 2019: The Meaning of ‘Is’
Is God a Figment of our Imagination?
Is religious belief a vestige of a past age, destined for extinction?