Grief Vampires - Wikipedia and more
GC Skeptics wrapped up 2019 with our first international speaker, Susan Gerbic discussing her work on guerrilla skepticism and debunking psychics. Following a demonstration of mentalism tricks and techniques from her colleague Mark Edwards, Susan detailed her experience setting up Operation Pizza Roll, her famous sting of psychic Thomas John. She explained how psychics perform ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ reads to trick unsuspecting victims into believing in paranormal communication in b
Critical thinking for new Skeptics
During November’s GC Skeptics in the Pub, our own Dr Paulie Stehlik talked about the foundations of critical thinking, her academic contributions to the skeptical movement, and the “skeptics’ toolkit”, including logical fallacies, the formation of valid arguments, and real-world applications of skeptical thought. Dr Stehlik explored the structures of arguments, beginning with false premises which lead to incorrect conclusions. She also explained a range of logical fallacies,