In 2019 the European Skeptics Congress was held from 29 August to 1 September 2019 in Ghent, Belgium.
Location
List of Speakers
Talks and Panels
Location
Academieraadzaal of Ghent University, Voldersstraat 9, 9000 Ghent, Belgium The hall is located in this building, next to the “Aula”. It’s not the neoclassic circular hall, but the auditorium next to it. The entrance hall (“Foyer”) was used for the reception of the participants. Next to it lies the “Peristylium” where a variety of side
Organisers: SKEPP
List of Speakers
Norbert Aust — Informationsnetzwerk Homöopathie[42]
Mathijs Beckers — How skepticism helped me become pro-nuclear
Johan Braeckman — Con men in the art world
Vanessa Charland — Near-death experiences: actual considerations
Ovidiu Covaciu — The antivaccination activists, misinformation and the damage done
Edzard Ernst — The battle against SCAM. Are we winning?
Farah Focqaert — How con men operate
André Fougeroux — Is it still possible to rationally address modern agriculture?
Lieven Gheysen (Aka. Gili)
Michael Heap — Anomalistic Psychology in the Classroom
Inge Jeandarme — Dealing with psychopathy
Catherine de Jong — Chairperson for the session The never-ending struggle against quackery
Michel Naud — Science and decision: towards restoring scientific integrity in policy making
Jan Willem Nienhuys — Descent into one’s own illusion
Geerdt Magiels — Chairperson for the session on Anomalistic Psychology
Christine Mohr — When using magicians to study how paranormal beliefs come about
Iida Ruishalme — Energy and decarbonisation
Amardeo Sarma — Chairperson for the session on Green Skepticism
Kavin Senapathy — GMOs, modern agriculture, and the People
Lukas Stalpers — Vitamin B12 clinics: An example of a hype that results in clinics with quackery
Tim Trachet — Chairperson for the session on 30 Years of European Skepticism
Dirk Vogelaers — Lyme disease: An example of a real disease misused by quacks
Wietse Wiels — Co-chairing the session The never-ending struggle against quackery
David Zaruk — Reason has left the building: How the emotional need for certainty and safety has handcuffed research and technology
Sophie van der Zee — How con men operate in cyberspace