Michael Shermer is coming to Perth to give not one, but TWO lectures at UWA’s Octagon on 20 and 21 August.
Shermer’s the author of ‘Why Darwin Matters” and “Why People Believe Weird Things”, and one of the more prominent skeptics around.
Here are some links if you want to know more: Weird Things | Darwin
The “Weird Things” talk appears to be a special school presentation, but the “Darwin” one is more for the public. So you can bet I’ll be soaking it up at the Octagon. Maybe I’ll even get to ask him about the questions I raise in this post, if I don’t take up too much time asking so that they drag me away.
29 July 2008 at 8:28 am
…I need to find a way of passing myself off as a highschool student. I don’t suppose they’ll record Shermer’s presentation on lectopia? ;P
9 August 2008 at 2:59 pm
Well, the Perth Atheists are set to attend both – something I suggested after I attended both lectures done by Dr Richard Wiseman last year.
http://atheists.meetup.com/650/calendar/8182748/