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Invited Speakers

TAM Australia offers a plethora of talent for your education and entertainment – the best and most prestigious line-up of speakers and panellists of any Skeptical convention held in Australia, and one of the best in the world. Following are just some of the members of that line-up (in alphabetical order, not necessarily order of appearance):
  • Steve Cannane - multi award winning journalist with ABC TV
  • Nicholas Cowdery, QC - NSW Director of Public Prosecutions
  • Dr Rachael Dunlop – reporter on The Skeptic Zone, medical researcher, winner of the 2010 Shorty Award for Health and Australian Skeptics Inc vice president
  • Brian Dunning – science journalist and host and producer of the podcast Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena
  • Pamela Gay - astronomer, writer, and Astronomycast podcaster
  • George Hrab – musician, author and podcaster on the Geologic Universe
  • Dr Karl Kruszelnicki – scientist, broadcaster and prolific author of books on science real and bogus, past Skeptic of the Year
  • Catharine Lumby - the Director of the Journalism and Media Research at the University of NSW, author of seven books and numerous book chapters and journal articles
  • Loretta Marron – premier investigator of cancer cures and past Skeptic of the Year
  • Dr Rob Morrison - Professorial Fellow at Flinders University and noted science communicator and award winning presenter (including the Order of Australia)
  • Julian Morrow - co-founder of the Chaser and now part of the Chaser creative team and its Managing Director
  • James Randi – the Amazing Randi is the number-one icon of the Skeptical movement in the world – co-founder of CSICOP, and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation, researcher, investigator and magician, Randi’s reputation for Skeptical thinking and action are second to none
  • Richard Saunders - founder and producer of the Skeptic Zone podcast, origami expert, Australian Skeptics Inc vice president and Mystery Investigator
  • Dr Eugenie Scott - physical anthropologist and executive director of the National Center for Science Education
  • Eran Segev - reporter on The Skeptic Zone, Australian Skeptics Inc president and sometimes photographer
  • Dr Simon Singh – scientist, author and campaigner against bogus medical treatments
  • The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe – the entire crew:
    • Dr Steve Novella - academic neurologist at Yale University and president and co-founder of the New England Skeptical Society
    • Bob Novella - co-founder of the New England Skeptical Society
    • Rebecca Watson - founder of Skepchick (www.skepchick.org)
    • Evan Bernstein – television production specialist and technical adviser for official New England Skeptical Society investigations
    • Jay Novella - skeptical satirist who also creates and maintains the internet technology for www.theness.com and www.theskepticsguide.org.
  • Dick Smith - business man, philanthropist, aviator, CSI fellow and co-founder of Australian Skeptics
  • John Smyrk - management consultant and management lecturer at ANU
  • Simon Taylor - award winning illusionist
  • Dr Fred Watson – astronomer-in-charge of the Anglo Australian Observatory in Coonabarabran and internationally-noted and awarded science communicator
  • Dr Paul Willis - paleontologist and host of Catalyst on ABC television
  • Dr Krissy Wilson – psychologist, entertainer, cricket fanatic and a member of the Aust Skeptics Inc committee       
In addition to the above, the following people will participate in panel discussions and workshops:
  • Jason Ball
  • Joanne Benhamu
  • Elliot Birch
  • Jason Brown
  • Ian Bryce
  • Wilson da Silva
  • Peter Ellerton
  • Martin Hadley
  • Dr Ian Harris
  • Ken McLeod
  • Tim Mendham
  • Dr Steve Roberts
  • Dale Roy
  • Travis Roy
  • Eran Segev
  • Kylie Sturgess
  • Dr Mick Vagg
  • Wendy Wilkinson
  • Barry Williams

TAM Australia cannot be held responsible for the withdrawal of any advertised speaker, for whatever reason, and registration will not be refunded on the basis of such withdrawal.       

Jason Ball
Joanne Benhamu
Eliott Birch
Jason Brown
Ian Bryce
Wilson da Silva
Peter Ellerton
Martin Hadley
Dr Ian Harris
Ken McLeod
Tim Mendham
Dr Steve Roberts
Dale Roy
Travis Roy
Eran Segev
Dr Mick Vagg
Wendy Wilkinson
Barry Williams

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