February 23, 2010 5:30 PM. 32 attended.

When Intelligence Goes Bad

The Twisted Hop (map)

Selected By: Unifex

Continuing the goal of having a speaker each month;

The talk will start at 6:30pm. We have the venue until 10pm. If things continue, we can move to the downstairs bar. The venue will have the bar open and bar snacks and meals are available.

A special thanks to The Twisted Hop for the special deal on the location.

When Intelligence Goes Bad
- Richard Graham

History is littered with the intellectual remains of some incredibly smart people who nevertheless let credulity get the better of them. Some have come to believe a wide range of extremely weird things, often in opposition to an overwhelming body of evidence and scientific consensus. In this seminar we will examine some of these cases and identify a set of logical problems in thinking that smart people are paradoxically more vulnerable to than their less intelligent and less educated peers.

  • Paul King
    Paul King

    Great talk, Well done Richard! More please!

    Posted February 23, 2010 at 8:07 PM
  • Robert Zuch
    Robert Zuch

    Unfortunately work comnmitments kept me out of town - such shame. Hope to hear it another time. Robert.

    Posted February 24, 2010 at 12:09 AM
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