8 -11 September 2011, Zürich

09.15-11.30

Skeptical views on conspiracy theories

John Ray Washington DC (USA): 9/11 conspiracies ten years on

Florian Freistetter Jena (D), astronomer: where’s «planet X» hiding?

Beda Stadler Uni Bern (CH), immunologist: health implications of vaccine conspiracies

11.30-13.30

Lunch break

13.30-14.30

Cutting edge science III

Melody Swartz EPFL (CH), bio engineer: Trends in Immunobioengineering

14.30-16.00

Panel discussion:

Getting critical thinking right: How thin a line between skepticism and denialism?

Annemarie Pieper Uni Basle (CH), professor emerita of philosophy
Andreas Fischlin ETH Zürich (CH), Head of Terrestrial Systems Ecology
Amardeo Sarma Roßdorf (D), president Skeptics Organisation GWUP
Kathryn Schulz New York (USA), Author «Being wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error»
Moderation: Christoph Keller Basel (CH), Head of editorial office «society» Swiss Radio DRS 2

16.00-16.15

Closing words

16.15-17.00

Coffee