September 20, 2009
Jud Goodrich, Ph.D.
"Pseudo Science - What's the Harm?"
There is a lot of action by skeptic organizations these days, and
Jud will summarize some of the talks presented at two conferences
that he and his wife recently attended. 
One was a conference at Cal
Tech in October 2008 on the origins of the universe sponsored by
the Skeptic Society and the Templeton Foundation. The other was a
Mexican Riviera Cruise sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation
in March 2009. Of particular interest was a talk entitled "What's
the Harm?", which described the terrible cost of believing in
misinformation, pseudo science or superstition. Jud will also review
some of the latest books and publications dealing with the general
subject of Critical Thinking.
Jud trained as an organic chemist and worked for 34 years in an industrial
research laboratory. 
After retirement in 1985 he forsook chemistry
for other pursuits such as travel, photography, lawn bowling and
music. He has spoken previously at the Sunday Symposium on the Sand
Creek Massacre and the Skeptic Society. He and Leslie have been Oakmont
residents since 1986 and he is a member of the Symposium Board.
Audio of Jud's Talk on "Pseudo Science - What's the Harm?"
Pseudo Science - What's the Harm?
Books Reviewed by Jud
