Skeptic

Skeptic Material

Below are links to all the skeptcism-related material on this site, in one place.

COMPUTER PROGRAMS

The Origin Codes


Bible Code spoof showing 'hidden' encoded word clusters in Darwin's Origin of Species.

The ICE Applet


An animated genetic algorithm for the evolution of irreducible complexity.

VIDEOS

My Backmasking Example


Did I find a hidden satanic message in a Mormon hymn played backwards? Well, of course not.

TAM7, Vegas, In Pictures


A video I put together from photos taken at The Amazing Meeting 7, 2009. Most are from interviews conducted by the hosts of The Reality Check podcast.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Artificial Creatures, Real Evolution


Conference: The Amaz!ng Meeting, TAM6 (LINK)
Date: June 19 - 22, 2008
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Pictures: CLICK HERE

Digital Darwinian Evolution Produces Irreducible Complexity


Conference: The Amaz!ng Meeting, TAM5 (LINK)
Date: January 18 - 21, 2007
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Pictures: CLICK HERE
DVDs: CLICK HERE

PHOTOS

Las Vegas


The Amazing Meeting 5 skeptics' conference
January 2007

Las Vegas


The Amazing Meeting 6 skeptics' conference
June 2008

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Irreducible Complexity in a Genetic Algorithm


Authors: Lee Graham, Steffen Christensen, Franz Oppacher
Conference: IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation - CEC-2007 (LINK)
Date: September 25 - 28, 2007
Location: Singapore

CONFERENCE POSTER PAPERS

A Simple Genetic Algorithm for Reducible Complexity


Conference: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO-2007 (LINK)
Date: July 7 - 11, 2007
Location: London, England

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

Evolutionary Computing and 3DVCE


Group: The Ottawa Skeptics (LINK)
Date: August 2, 2009
Location: Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Darwin's Algorithm: Building Creatures in Simulation


Group: The Purdue Skeptics Society (LINK)
Date: April 1, 2008
Location: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA (presented over the web from Ottawa)
Video: CLICK HERE

Digital Darwinian Evolution Produces Irreducible Complexity


Group: HAO (Humanist Association of Ottawa)(LINK)
Date: October 26, 2007
Location: Jean Talon building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

MISCELLANEOUS

The Reality Check podcast, episode 37


Topic: Interview about my EMCP enrichment mini-course on skepticism, pseudoscience, and critical thinking
Date: May 7, 2009
URL: HERE

The Reality Check podcast, episode 36


Topic: Interview about the Bible Code and the Origin Codes
Date: April 30, 2009
URL: HERE

Bogosity Web Video Series by Shane Killian


Topic: Guest appearance in episode 5 on The Bible Codes
Date: February 2008
URL: HERE