Si terra' tra il 17 e il 20 agosto all'Universita' dell'Oregon, a Eugene (USA), un seminario organizzato dallo CSICOP (The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal - l'analogo americano del CICAP) dedicato alla formazione di risorse e tecniche investigative nel paranormale e nelle pseudoscienze. Tra i docenti anche Massimo Polidoro.***
Con l'occasione, ricordiamo che il CICAP sta lavorando a una serie di seminari analoghi per l'Italia - l'avvio dei corsi e' previsto questo inverno, subito dopo la partenza a piena operativita' della nuova sede del Comitato.
Ecco il programma del seminario americano:
The Inquisitive Skeptic Workshop
August 17-20, 2000 University of Oregon at Eugene Sponsored by CSICOP, The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
Workshop Description
This workshop is for those who are not content simply to call themselves "skeptics." Rather it is for those who want to go beyond the label and get hands-on experience investigating and thinking about actual cases involving paranormal and extraordinary claims. Each participant will be assigned to a team. Each team will be assigned an actual case to investigate and consider. For this first case, the team will be guided by one of the faculty members. Each team will then report, and receive feedback, on the results of its investigation. Next each team will be assigned a new case and will work on this second task without faculty supervision. Finally, everyone will meet in a plenary session in which the teams will report on their findings and discussions will take place.
Faculty:
* James Alcock Professor of Psychology, York University, Member of CSICOP's Executive Council
* Jerry Andrus Magician, inventor, iconoclast, CSICOP Fellow
* Barry Beyerstein Professor of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Member of CSICOP's Executive Council
* Ray Hyman Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon, Member of CSICOP's Executive Council
* Loren Pankratz Clinical Psychologist, Oregon Health Sciences University, CSICOP Fellow
* Massimo Polidoro Author, Executive Director of Comitato Italiano Per Il Controllo delle Affermazioni sul Paranormale (CICAP)
* Wally Sampson Editor, Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, CSICOP Fellow
The Center for Inquiry Institute (founded 1987) is a joint project of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and the Council for Secular Humanism. Its objective is to increase the public awareness and utilization of critical thinking and rationality, particularly with respect to social and ethical concerns. To meet this challenge and to embody the highest standards of academic excellence and objectivity, the Institute has formed a diverse and distinguished international faculty.
The Institute offers seminars and workshops at varied locations in two program areas: (1) Science and the Paranormal, examining the nature of alleged paranormal phenomena; and (2) Humanistic Studies, examining the nature of social and ethical conduct while critically exploring and contrasting the roles of reason, freethought, and religion.
The Institute offers a three-year Certificate Program. Students who complete the program receive a Certificate of Proficiency in their area of concentration (Science and the Paranormal or Humanistic Studies). To earn a Certificate students must complete 30 credit hours (15 credits in core courses, 8 credits in workshops, and a 7-credit research paper or thesis).
Individual courses and workshops may also be taken for credit or audited (no written evaluation, no credit). Should the student later matriculate in the Certificate program, all courses and workshops completed for credit will apply toward program completion.
Schedule
August 17 - Thursday
* 2:00 pm-5:00 pm - Registration, Spiller Lounge
Evening Session - Hamilton Complex
* 7:00 pm-10:00 pm - Conference Room
August 18 - Friday Hamilton Complex Conference Room
* 9:00 am-Noon - Course Work * Noon-2:00 pm - Lunch * 2:00 pm-3:15 pm - Course Work
August 19 - Saturday Hamilton Complex Conference Room
* 9:00 am-Noon - Course Work * Noon-2:00 pm - Lunch * 2:00 pm-5:00 pm - Course Work * 7:00-10:00 pm - Dinner at the Hamilton Complex Conference Room
August 20 - Sunday Hamilton Complex Conference Room
* 9:00 am-Noon - Course Work * Noon-2:00 pm - Lunch
Con l'occasione, ricordiamo che il CICAP sta lavorando a una serie di seminari analoghi per l'Italia - l'avvio dei corsi e' previsto questo inverno, subito dopo la partenza a piena operativita' della nuova sede del Comitato.
Ecco il programma del seminario americano:
The Inquisitive Skeptic Workshop
August 17-20, 2000 University of Oregon at Eugene Sponsored by CSICOP, The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
Workshop Description
This workshop is for those who are not content simply to call themselves "skeptics." Rather it is for those who want to go beyond the label and get hands-on experience investigating and thinking about actual cases involving paranormal and extraordinary claims. Each participant will be assigned to a team. Each team will be assigned an actual case to investigate and consider. For this first case, the team will be guided by one of the faculty members. Each team will then report, and receive feedback, on the results of its investigation. Next each team will be assigned a new case and will work on this second task without faculty supervision. Finally, everyone will meet in a plenary session in which the teams will report on their findings and discussions will take place.
Faculty:
* James Alcock Professor of Psychology, York University, Member of CSICOP's Executive Council
* Jerry Andrus Magician, inventor, iconoclast, CSICOP Fellow
* Barry Beyerstein Professor of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Member of CSICOP's Executive Council
* Ray Hyman Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon, Member of CSICOP's Executive Council
* Loren Pankratz Clinical Psychologist, Oregon Health Sciences University, CSICOP Fellow
* Massimo Polidoro Author, Executive Director of Comitato Italiano Per Il Controllo delle Affermazioni sul Paranormale (CICAP)
* Wally Sampson Editor, Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, CSICOP Fellow
The Center for Inquiry Institute (founded 1987) is a joint project of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and the Council for Secular Humanism. Its objective is to increase the public awareness and utilization of critical thinking and rationality, particularly with respect to social and ethical concerns. To meet this challenge and to embody the highest standards of academic excellence and objectivity, the Institute has formed a diverse and distinguished international faculty.
The Institute offers seminars and workshops at varied locations in two program areas: (1) Science and the Paranormal, examining the nature of alleged paranormal phenomena; and (2) Humanistic Studies, examining the nature of social and ethical conduct while critically exploring and contrasting the roles of reason, freethought, and religion.
The Institute offers a three-year Certificate Program. Students who complete the program receive a Certificate of Proficiency in their area of concentration (Science and the Paranormal or Humanistic Studies). To earn a Certificate students must complete 30 credit hours (15 credits in core courses, 8 credits in workshops, and a 7-credit research paper or thesis).
Individual courses and workshops may also be taken for credit or audited (no written evaluation, no credit). Should the student later matriculate in the Certificate program, all courses and workshops completed for credit will apply toward program completion.
Schedule
August 17 - Thursday
* 2:00 pm-5:00 pm - Registration, Spiller Lounge
Evening Session - Hamilton Complex
* 7:00 pm-10:00 pm - Conference Room
August 18 - Friday Hamilton Complex Conference Room
* 9:00 am-Noon - Course Work * Noon-2:00 pm - Lunch * 2:00 pm-3:15 pm - Course Work
August 19 - Saturday Hamilton Complex Conference Room
* 9:00 am-Noon - Course Work * Noon-2:00 pm - Lunch * 2:00 pm-5:00 pm - Course Work * 7:00-10:00 pm - Dinner at the Hamilton Complex Conference Room
August 20 - Sunday Hamilton Complex Conference Room
* 9:00 am-Noon - Course Work * Noon-2:00 pm - Lunch