What we’re about
Bay Area Skeptics encourage rational thought and critical thinking through the use of scientific methods. We also promote critical thinking and accuracy in the media and in our schools. We are particularly interested in such topics as claims of the paranormal, pseudoscience and untested or poorly tested medical and psychotherapeutic practices.
People in Bay Area Skeptics come from diverse backgrounds and professions and represent all age groups.
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Skepticism's Time Warp - Are We Winning or Losing? (Craig Foster)
In Craig Foster's Skeptical Inquirer (SI) column, The Time Warp, he reviews early SI issues to examine skepticism with the knowledge provided by the passage of time.
From one perspective, all skepticism does is win, win, win.
From another perspective, all skepticism does is lose, lose, lose.How can today’s skeptics use this understanding to shape the future towards the winning side?
About the Speaker:
Dr. Craig Foster is the Director of Research and Evaluation for Northshore School District in Bothell, Washington. In that role, Dr. Foster is responsible for evaluating student development and for enhancing the development of students' critical thinking. Dr. Foster was previously a psychology professor at the United States Air Force Academy and SUNY Cortland. Dr. Foster is a CSI Fellow and the author of The Time Warp column in Skeptical Inquirer.WHERE: Online. Click HERE to join.
