by Ginger Campbell, MD on August 30, 2010
Thursday I will be heading to Atlanta, Georgia for Dragon*Con 2010. I will be on several panels and I will be doing two live interviews that will be posted later as podcasts.
Here is my official schedule:
Please note that I did not write most of these descriptions!
Title: Popular Psychology Myths
Description: Pop Psychology is a confusing mixture of myth and science. Learn how to tell the difference and Why it Matters.
Time: Fri 11:30 am
Location: 207 / 206 / 205 – Hilton (Length: 1 Hour)
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Title: Skepticism and Sexuality
Description: When do we get skeptical about sex, the media? When alien cults want to save African clitorises, this panel is here to discuss the facts.
Time: Fri 10:00 pm
Location: 207 / 206 / 205 – Hilton (Length: 1 Hour)
Fridays panels are in the Skeptic Track. Pop Psycology Myths is an interview with Dr. Scott Lillienfeld, co-author of 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior. An edited version of this interview will be posted at http://brainsciencepodcast.com in mid-late September.
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Title: Oil Disasters
Description: Oil disasters, effects of spills on humans and environment, peak oil crisis, nothing is sacred on this topic!
Time: Sat 02:30 pm
Location: L508 – Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
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Title: Global Insurgency Open Discussion
Description: Open discussion on the effects of terror strikes. Medical, sociological, and financial effects on the military, the public and the infrastructure
Time: Sat 05:30 pm Location: L508 – Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
Saturday’s panels are in the Apocalypse Rising track. I have never been to this track, so it should be an interesting change of pace.
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Title: Books and Ideas Podcast
Description: Join host Dr. Ginger Campbell interviews author Skyler White about her book “and Falling, Fly.” I will also be interviewing Christiana Ellis.
Time: Sun 08:30 pm
Location: 204 – Hilton (Length: 1 Hour)
This interview will be conducted in the Podcasting Track and the edited version will appear in the Books and Ideas podcast feed in October.
by Ginger Campbell, MD on August 9, 2010
Ginger and Massimo
Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk by scientist-turned-philosopher, Massimo Pigliucci is an excellent discussion of the challenges faced by the average non-scientist in today’s information-rich world. After explaining what distinguishes science from pseudoscience (a major source of “bunk”), his book gives practical advice about trusting experts. (hint: having a PhD doesn’t make one an expert!)
Pigliucci also discussed these themes during a talk he gave last month at The Amazing Meeting 8, which was held in Las Vegas, NV. That’s where I recorded the interview that I am posting today as Books and Ideas Episode 37. The focus of the interview is the role of philosophy of science in today’s complex world.
Listen to Episode 37 of Books and Ideas
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Announcements:
- The next episode of Books and Ideas will be recorded LIVE at 8:30 PM (Eastern Time) Sunday September 5 at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia. I will be interviewing novelists Skyler White and Christiana Ellis.
- I am also scheduled to interview Dr. Scott Lilenfield co-author of 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior. This interview will be posted in the Brain Science Podcast feed in late September.
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by Ginger Campbell, MD on April 28, 2010
The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren’t Being Told About Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis (2008) argues that we should re-evaluate our current approach to dementia. Earlier this month I posted an interview with the book’s main author, Dr. Peter Whitehouse (BSP 68). Episode 36 of my Books and Ideas podcast is a follow-up interview with his co-author, Daniel George. As a medical anthropologist George helps put current attitudes into an historical perspective. Labeling large numbers of older people with the diagnosis of “Alzheimer’s Disease” is a relatively new practice and a closer examination of how this occurred provides an interesting example of how the history of medicine (and science) is interwoven with political and social history. While Whitehouse and George challenge the current approach to dementia, there message is actually one of hope. I am recommending The Myth of Alzheimer’s to people of all ages.
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by Ginger Campbell, MD on February 26, 2010
Episode 35 of the Books and Ideas podcast is an interview with best-selling horror writer, Scott Sigler. Scott is widely admired for pioneering the use of podcasting to promote his fiction writing, but so far hasn’t gotten the recognition I think he deserves for incorporating hard science into his unique blend of horror and science fiction.
This interview gave me the opportunity to talk with Scott about how he meets the challenge of incorporating accurate science without sacrificing storytelling. I think this is an excellent follow-up to the interview I did with Sheril Kirshenbaum (co-author of Unscientific America) back in Episode 32.
Listen to Episode 35 of Books and Ideas
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- Don’t forget to check out the Books and Ideas application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
- Books and Ideas will be on hiatus for the next few months while I work on producing and promoting the new premium versions of the Brain Science Podcast.
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by Ginger Campbell, MD on February 10, 2010
