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Susan is also founder of the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW) project. She is a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and writes for her column, Guerilla Skepticism, often. You can contact her through her <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://abouttimeproject.wordpress.com/">website</a>.</p> </div> </header> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-one-where-psychic-tyler-henry-reads-alan-thicke/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/tyler-henry.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-one-where-psychic-tyler-henry-reads-alan-thicke/"><h5>The One Where “Psychic” Tyler Henry Reads Alan Thicke</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">September 15, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Is <em>Hollywood Medium</em> blaming Alan Thicke for not taking Tyler Henry’s reading seriously?</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/an-interview-with-csicon-speaker-kavin-senapathy/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/Kavinheadshotblue.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/an-interview-with-csicon-speaker-kavin-senapathy/"><h5>An Interview with CSICon Speaker Kavin Senapathy</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">September 14, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Kavin Senapathy will be speaking at CSICon Saturday, October 28 along with Natalie Newell at 11:00 a.m. She is a science communicator who lives in Madison, Wisconsin and writes for Forbes Magazine. Get to know her in this interview.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/james-alcock-an-interview-with-susan-gerbic/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/JamesAlcock2016-photobyKarlWithakay.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/james-alcock-an-interview-with-susan-gerbic/"><h5>James Alcock – an Interview with Susan Gerbic</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">September 6, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>James Alcock is a professor of psychology at York University in Toronto, Canada. He is also a fellow and member of the Executive Council for the Committee for the Skeptical Inquirer and one of the original faculty lecturers with the Skeptic’s Toolbox.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/robert-brotherton-habla-sobre-las-teorias-conspirativas-solo-la-punta-del-i/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/rob-brotherton-2.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/robert-brotherton-habla-sobre-las-teorias-conspirativas-solo-la-punta-del-i/"><h5>Robert Brotherton habla sobre las teorías conspirativas: “solo la punta del iceberg”</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">August 30, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/traducido-por-alejandro-borgo">Traducido por Alejandro Borgo</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Rob Brotherton es autor y profesor en el Barnard College, ciudad de Nueva York, EE.UU. Tiene un doctorado proveniente de la Goldsmiths University of London; su tesis se refería a la psicología de las teorías conspirativas.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/puzzling-world-nz/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/Hollow-Face Illusion - photo by Susan Gerbic (4).JPG)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/conference-report/" rel="tag">Conference Report</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/puzzling-world-nz/"><h5>Puzzling World – NZ</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">August 25, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>The world is turned inside out for Susan Gerbic, as she makes a visit to the Puzzling World, located in New Zealand</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/enter-the-skeptic-zone-an-interview-with-csicon-speaker-richard-saunders/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/saunders-interview-01.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/enter-the-skeptic-zone-an-interview-with-csicon-speaker-richard-saunders/"><h5>Enter the Skeptic Zone: An Interview with CSICon Speaker, Richard Saunders</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">August 24, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Richard Saunders is twice president of the Australian Skeptics, founder of the popular Sydney Skeptics in the Pub event, actor, and also a professional origamist.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/looking-back-at-the-2016-new-zealand-skeptics-conference/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/ViewfromConferencevenuePhotobyCraigShearer.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/conference-report/" rel="tag">Conference Report</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/looking-back-at-the-2016-new-zealand-skeptics-conference/"><h5>Looking Back at the 2016 New Zealand Skeptics Conference</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">August 24, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Susan Gerbic re-caps her recent experiences in New Zealand at the Skeptics Conference.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/this-is-genetic-engineering-2-0/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/folta-monkey.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/this-is-genetic-engineering-2-0/"><h5>This is Genetic Engineering 2.0!</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">August 14, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Kevin Folta is a professor at the University of Florida and the chairman of the Horticultural Sciences Department. He will be speaking at CSICon on Friday October 27.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/addressing-the-fear-based-narrative-around-gmos-with-natalie-newell/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/newell.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/addressing-the-fear-based-narrative-around-gmos-with-natalie-newell/"><h5>Addressing the Fear-Based Narrative Around GMOs with Natalie Newell</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">August 8, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Natalie Newell is the director and producer of the Science Moms documentary that will be shown at CSICon on Saturday, October 28 at 11:00 a.m.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/kenny-biddle-at-csicon-you-are-going-to-love-his-workshop/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/KennyBiddle-photoprovided.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/kenny-biddle-at-csicon-you-are-going-to-love-his-workshop/"><h5>Kenny Biddle at CSICon: You Are Going to Love His Workshop!</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">August 4, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Kenny Biddle lives in Pennsylvania and was a paranormal investigator until he began questioning ghost photographs he and his peers kept shooting. He is a professional photographer, blogger, writer and science enthusiast. He will be speaking at CSICon 2017 Thursday, October 26.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/robert-brotherton-on-conspiracy-theories_-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/rob-brotherton.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/robert-brotherton-on-conspiracy-theories_-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/"><h5>Robert Brotherton on Conspiracy Theories: “…just the tip of the iceberg.”</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">August 2, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>I got into conspiracy theories very early in my psychology career, while I was still an undergrad. Around that time I was getting into the skeptical movement, reading books such as Flim Flam and The Demon Haunted World, and it got me interested in the weird side of psychology – false memories, magical beliefs, and the like.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-age-of-misinformation-is-more-global-than-we-might-think/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/Edis2015-photographerKarlWithakay.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-age-of-misinformation-is-more-global-than-we-might-think/"><h5>The Age of Misinformation is More Global Than We Might Think</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">July 31, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Taner Edis is a professor of physics at Truman State University in Missouri. He is a Scientific and Technical Consultant for CSI and has written several books on religion and science. He will be speaking at CSICon 2017 at 9am on Saturday, October 28.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-bloody-work-of-naturopathic-doctors-with-britt-hermes/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/britt-hermes.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-bloody-work-of-naturopathic-doctors-with-britt-hermes/"><h5>The Bloody Work of “Naturopathic Doctors” with Britt Hermes</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">July 25, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>So, I was one of these “naturopathic doctors.” I went to a school near Seattle named Bastyr University, which told prospective students that its curriculum was “just like” medical school.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/principles-of-curiosity-review/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/curiosity.JPG)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/guerrilla-skepticism/" rel="tag">Guerrilla Skepticism</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/principles-of-curiosity-review/"><h5>Principles of Curiosity Review</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">July 24, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Susan Gerbic Reviews a New Skeptoid Media Production, Principles of Curiosity</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/skepti-cal-2017/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/SkeptiCal1.JPG)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/conference-report/" rel="tag">Conference Report</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/special-report/" rel="tag">Special Report</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/skepti-cal-2017/"><h5>SkeptiCal 2017</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">July 20, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Race, Pornography, Fake News, Eclipse, Brain Myths, Popular Assumptions, and the Magic of Science…</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/we-shall-see-if-the-spirits-are-willing-csicon-speaker-mark-edward/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/Edward1.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/we-shall-see-if-the-spirits-are-willing-csicon-speaker-mark-edward/"><h5>“We shall see if the spirits are willing” – Meet CSICon Speaker Mark Edward</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">July 19, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Everyone will have the opportunity to learn how to cold read up close and personal and there may be some amazing other more experimental things that will happen.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/eventually-im-going-to-piss-off-tyler-henry/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/cosmotylerhenry.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/guerrilla-skepticism/" rel="tag">Guerrilla Skepticism</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/eventually-im-going-to-piss-off-tyler-henry/"><h5>Eventually I’m going to piss off Tyler Henry</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">July 3, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>I have written extensively that from everything I have seen he is using cold-reading tactics.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-real-esp-building-a-bridge-for-skeptics/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/TheESPgang.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/guerrilla-skepticism/" rel="tag">Guerrilla Skepticism</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-real-esp-building-a-bridge-for-skeptics/"><h5>The Real ESP–Building a Bridge for Skeptics</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">June 15, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>This interview with the European Skeptics Podcast is an example of what can happen when you venture out and meet others who share the same passion and worldview.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/gsow-audio-of-skeptics-project/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/wikiaudio.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/guerrilla-skepticism/" rel="tag">Guerrilla Skepticism</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/gsow-audio-of-skeptics-project/"><h5>GSoW Audio of Skeptics Project</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">June 2, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Wikipedia as you know contains lots of text, but the better pages also contain photos, audio, and video…</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/march-for-science-now-what/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/MarchforScienceMonterey.JPG)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/guerrilla-skepticism/" rel="tag">Guerrilla Skepticism</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/march-for-science-now-what/"><h5>So, you supported the March for Science. Now what?</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">May 31, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>We care about science, education, critical thinking, and the Earth. Okay, now what?</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/anatomy-of-a-reading/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/Anatomy.JPG)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/guerrilla-skepticism/" rel="tag">Guerrilla Skepticism</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/anatomy-of-a-reading/"><h5>Anatomy of a Reading</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">May 3, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>I’ve seen a lot of criticism of Tyler Henry, and I might be alone in thinking that what is going on with his readings has nothing to do with Google and everything to do with cold-reading.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/caution-photography-nerds-discuss-csicon/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/CSIconPhoto2.JPG)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/conference-report/" rel="tag">Conference Report</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/caution-photography-nerds-discuss-csicon/"><h5>Photography Nerds Discuss CSICon</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">April 13, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>It’s very validating as an amateur photographer to have someone want to use one of your photos, especially if it’s for something important… It’s my small contribution to the movement.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/facilitated-communication-on-wikipedia-gets-an-update/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/WikiFC.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/guerrilla-skepticism/" rel="tag">Guerrilla Skepticism</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/facilitated-communication-on-wikipedia-gets-an-update/"><h5>Facilitated Communication on Wikipedia gets an Update</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">April 3, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>To the scientific skeptic community, the evidence presented is going to have to reach a high bar before it will be accepted. To the believer, in many cases the word <em>evidence</em> means that they have seen it work.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/ellen-tarr-rh-negative-blood-and-sasquatch-dna/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/EllenTarr.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/ellen-tarr-rh-negative-blood-and-sasquatch-dna/"><h5>You thought your weekend was interesting? Ellen Tarr talks about Rh-negative blood and Sasquatch DNA</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">March 27, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Once I did the research, I wanted to publish it so others had the information. I looked around and decided a strictly academic journal would probably not get the audience I wanted, and I found the <em>Skeptical Inquirer</em>.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/vandalism-on-wikipedia/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/WikiPetty.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/guerrilla-skepticism/" rel="tag">Guerrilla Skepticism</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/vandalism-on-wikipedia/"><h5>Vandalism on Wikipedia</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">March 24, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>I really want to use this opportunity to explain the inner workings of Wikipedia and how everyone is needed to help police it.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/skeptic-from-czech-republic-checks-out-csicon/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/Claire3.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/skeptic-from-czech-republic-checks-out-csicon/"><h5>Skeptic from Czech Republic Checks Out CSICon</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">March 23, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>After getting to know the other participants, it started to feel like a family, community meeting, even to my Czech colleague and me, who were complete outsiders.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/03/como-me-involucre-en-el-mundo-esceptico/"><h5>Cómo me involucré en el mundo escéptico</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">Skeptical Inquirer <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/volume/vol-40/">Volume 40</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/volume/no-6-vol-40/">No. 6</a></span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/volume/no-6-vol-40/">November / December 2016</a><br/></span> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/traducido-por-alejandro-borgo">Traducido por Alejandro Borgo</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Yo era extremadamente crédula e ingenua. No tenía a quién preguntarle y la Guerra Fría estaba en su esplendor.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/pratkanis-on-altercasting-and-csiconmdashan-interview-with-susan-gerbic/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/Pratkanis1.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/pratkanis-on-altercasting-and-csiconmdashan-interview-with-susan-gerbic/"><h5>Pratkanis on Altercasting and CSICon–an Interview with Susan Gerbic</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">March 14, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Well, we still live in a demon-haunted world, even though all of us have the opportunity to hold up a candle to the darkness. That’s the way it has been for the length of our species’ existence.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/predicting-pseudoscience-conspiracy-theories/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/CraigFoster1.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/predicting-pseudoscience-conspiracy-theories/"><h5>Predicting Pseudoscience Conspiracy Theories – An Interview with Craig Foster</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">March 3, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>This might seem odd, but I did leave CSICon with a greater appreciation for skepticism as a movement. The world would be a much better place if we could mitigate some of the implausible beliefs that are ultimately harmful.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/03/how-i-got-hooked-on-the-skeptical-world/"><h5>How I Got Hooked on the Skeptical World</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">Skeptical Inquirer <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/volume/vol-40/">Volume 40</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/volume/no-6-vol-40/">No. 6</a></span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/volume/no-6-vol-40/">November / December 2016</a><br/></span> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>I was extremely gullible and naive, had no one to ask, and the Cold War was in full swing.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/forum/" rel="tag">Forum</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/03/let-your-questioning-start-with-wikipedia/"><h5>Let Your Questioning Start with Wikipedia</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">Skeptical Inquirer <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/volume/vol-41/">Volume 41</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/volume/no-2-vol-41/">No. 2</a></span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/volume/no-2-vol-41/">March / April 2017</a><br/></span> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Do you remember January 18, 2012? That was the day many websites protested the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), which were proposed laws in the U.S. Congress. Wikipedia for a whole day blacked out their site, instead displaying the message “Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge” and asking people to …</p> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This article is available to subscribers only.<br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/?utm_source=search_results&utm_campaign=subscribe_message">Subscribe now</a> or <a href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#loginModal">log in</a> to read this article. </div> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/susan-gerbic-talks-with-katie-dyer-about-her-csicon-experience/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/KatieDyer1.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/susan-gerbic-talks-with-katie-dyer-about-her-csicon-experience/"><h5>Susan Gerbic talks with Katie Dyer about her CSICon Experience</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">February 24, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>“I care about teaching my students about skepticism. And CSICon is a place where I can meet up with folks interested in the same things.”</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/susan-gerbic-talks-with-bob-knaier/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/Knaier2.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/susan-gerbic-talks-with-bob-knaier/"><h5>Susan Gerbic talks with Bob Knaier about his CSICon Experience.</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">February 21, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>You can imagine my excitement (and dismay) when I came across an example of expert testimony being offered in support of a classic piece of pseudoscience: homeopathy.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/from-chemtrails-to-csicon-an-interview-with-mick-west/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/MickWestCSICONphotobyKarlWithakay.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/from-chemtrails-to-csicon-an-interview-with-mick-west/"><h5>From Chemtrails to CSICon: An Interview with Mick West.</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">February 10, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Skeptics are fairly politically diverse, but we are united in our opposition to fake science, alternative facts, charlatans, and bunk. CSICon is part of the solution…</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/mcs-skepticamp/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/MCSCamp5.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/conference-report/" rel="tag">Conference Report</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/mcs-skepticamp/"><h5>Local Skeptical Outreach & Activism: Monterey County SkeptiCamp</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">February 3, 2017</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>Skepticism as a “thing” is unknown to most people; they don’t understand that there are communities, conferences, books, podcasts, and more that focus on all kinds of topics. It’s our responsibility to educate the public about these matters.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/lets-bring-more-students-to-csicon/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/StudentsCSICON.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/conference-report/" rel="tag">Conference Report</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/category/csicon/" rel="tag">CSICon</a><br/></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/lets-bring-more-students-to-csicon/"><h5>Let’s Bring More Students to CSICon</h5></a> <span class="grey-tags">December 21, 2016</span><br/> <span class="grey-tags"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/susan-gerbic">Susan Gerbic</a><br/><div style="height:25px;"></div></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <span class="grey-tags"></span> <p>I’m not advocating for the conference organizers to lower their costs to students, but for the community to step up and help fund getting new people to the conference.</p> </div> </div><hr style="margin: 25px 0px;"/> <div class="article-row"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/csicon-las-vegas/"><div class="article-image img-fit" style="background-image:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162238im_/https://centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/uploads/images/si/SGcsicon4.jpg)"></div></a> <div class="article-info"> <span class="grey-tags"><a 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