Karl Withakay Related Skeptical Media Links
Links to various photos and videos I have shot at various skeptical conferences.
CSICon 2022
Facebook Photo Albums
-CSICon 2022 Wed, Oct 19 & Thu, Oct 20
-Workshop: Asking good Questions… of others and Yourself by Chip & Grace Denman
-Workshop: Whom to Trust: From Charlatans to Academic Scholars: A Field Guide for the Perplexed by Katie Dyer & Ray Hall
-CSICon Keynote: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization: Neil deGrasse Tyson
CSICon 2022: Friday, Oct 21 Part 1
-Richard Wiseman: Investigating the Impossible
-Eddie Tabash: The Current Supreme Court: A Threat to Science and Secularism
-Lee McIntyre: How to Talk to a Science Denier
-Nathan Lents: The Future is Now! The Emerging Science of Human Improvement
-David Robert Grimes: Situation Critical
-Naomi Oreskes: Can Science Be Saved?
-Book Signings
CSICon 2022: Friday, Oct 21 Part 2
-Susan Gerbic: Undercover with the Grief Vampires and Skeptical Activism During the Pandemic.
-Nick Tiller: Science and Pseudoscience in Health and Wellness: When Medicines Go Rogue.
-Kenny Biddle: Bridging the Gap Between (Some) Paranormal Believers and Skeptics.
-Piff The Magic Dragon
-Richard Dawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Dawkins Award
CSICon 2022: Saturday, Oct 22 Part 1
-Timothy Caulfield: Misinformation and the (Big) Ideology Problem
-Odaelys Walwyn-Pollard: Illusion of Accessibility in STEM: COVID-19 Edition
CSICon 2022: Saturday, Oct 22 Part 2
-John Petrocelli: Persuasive Bullshitters and the Insidious Bullshit Hypothesis
-Panel: James Randi: An Honest Liar (Richard Wiseman, Banachek, Tyler Measom, Deyvi Orangel Peña Arteaga, & Massimo Polidoro)
CSICon 2022: Saturday, Oct 22 Part 3
-Seema Yasmin: Medical Myths and Why We Fall for Them
-Joseph Uscinski: Getting Conspiracy Theories Right
-Nick Little: Pseudoscience and the Law: Why Doesn’t the Government Stop the Charlatans?
-Penn in Conversation with Julia Sweeney
CSICon 2022: Saturday, Oct 22 Part 4
Halloween Mayhem Party
CSICon 2022: Sunday, Oct 23 Part 1
-Balles Award Presentation Paul Fidalgo, Barry Karr, & Natalia Pasternak Taschner
CSICon 2022 Sunday Papers
-Eddy White: Weird Stuff: Using the Supernatural to Teach Critical Thinking
-Guilherme Brambatti Guzzo: Fostering Critical and Scientific Thinking Through a Community of Inquiry
CSICon 2022: Sunday, Oct 23 Part 2
CSICon 2022 Sunday Papers
-Michela Marinelli: Analytical Skepticism in the Classroom
-Rob Palmer: The Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project
CSICon 2022: Sunday, Oct 23 Part 3
CSICon 2022 Sunday Papers
-Melina Rodriguez: Therapeutic Claims Related to Regenerative Medicine Among U.S. Naturopathic
Doctors
-Melanie Trecek-King: Inoculating Minds Against the Infodemic by Creating Misinformation
Panel Discussion: Q & A with all Sunday Papers Presenters
Moderators: Natalia Pasternak & Ray Hall
CSICon 2022: Sunday, Oct 23 Part 4
-Misc fun stuff
-George Hrab Post Con Sing Along
-Ducks
CSICon 2019
Facebook Photo Albums
CSICon 2019 Wed, Oct 16: Part One: Skeptics Toolbox, et al
Skeptics Toolbox with James Alcock, Loren Pankratz, & Ray Hyman. Additional photos from Tues and Wed.
CSICon 2019 Thu, Oct 17: Part One: Asking Good Questions & Skeptical Activism Workshops
Chip Denman & Grace Denman and Susan Gerbic & Mark Edward
CSICon 2019 Thu, Oct 17: Part Two: The Investigators Workshop
Jim Underdown & Kenny Biddle
CSICon 2019 Thu, Oct 17: Part Three: Teaching Critical Thinking
Kathleen Dyer & Ray Hall
CSICon 2019 Thu, Oct 17: Part Four: Evening Portion Fantasyland: How American Went Haywire
Kurt Andersen MC, Leighann Lord, et al
CSICon 2019 Thu, Oct 17: Part Five Misc Photos
CSICon 2019 Fri, Oct 18: Part One
Fake News and pseudo-profound bullshit: Who falls for it and why? by Gordon Pennycook
FC: Communication Unsound by Janyce L. Boynton
How the Brain Learns and Why It Sometimes Gets It Wrong by Jeff Hawkins
CSICon 2019 Fri, Oct 18: Part Two
Beyond the “Issues”: The Personal Skeptical Existence by Troy Campbell
Junk News as Science by David Mikkelson
Legislative Alchemy: Pseudoscience in the Law by Jann Bellamy
CSICon 2019 Fri, Oct 18: Part Three
How to Win the New Climate War: The Plan to Take Back Our Planet from the Polluters by Michael Mann
Modern Wellness, Women, and the Religion of Pseudoscience by Jen Gunter
The Overblown Breast is Best Mantra by Kavin Senapathy
CSICon 2019 Fri, Oct 18: Part Four
Piff the Magic Dragon
Taking Courage From Darwin by Richard Dawkins
CSICon 2019 Fri, Oct 18: Part Five
Balles Award
Banachek Mentalist Show
CSICon 2019 Sat, Oct 19: Part One
Getting the Chemistry Right by Joe Schwarcz
Human Errors: What Our Quirks Tell Us About Our Past by Nathan Lents
The Little Non-Profit That Could: DFI’s Challenge to pseudoscience and alternative medicine through consumer protection laws by Nick Little
CSICon 2019 Sat, Oct 19: Part Two
Stardust: The Book of Truth by Bailey Harris
CSICon 2019 Sat, Oct 19: Part Three
Do No Harm, But First, Nature by Britt Marie Hermes
Little-Known Acts of Skepticism and How to Join the Home Front for Science by Jonathan Jarry
Looking for aliens: Are they There? Are They Here? by Seth Shostak
The Friction of Memory by Elizabeth Loftus
Susan Gerbic & Mark Edward Ab Fab
CSICon 2019 Sat, Oct 19: Part Four
Cold Comfort by John de Lancie
Older & Wider by Julia Sweeney
CSICon 2019:Sat, Oct 19: ’50s Costume Party Part One
CSICon 2019:Sat, Oct 19: ’50s Costume Party Part Two
CSICon 2019:Sat, Oct 19: ’50s Costume Party Part Three
CSICon 2019:Sat, Oct 19: ’50s Costume Party Part Four
CSICon 2019:Sat, Oct 19: ’50s Costume Party Costume Contest
CSICon 2019: Sun, Oct 20: Sunday Papers
Talk 1: From Boob Tube to Woo Tube: A Method for Examining Science and Pseudoscience in Video Social Media by Jessica E. Tuttle
Talk 2: Belief in Psychics: What’s the Harm? by Rob Palmer
Talk 3: Brazilians Love and Support Science! Or is it Pseudoscience by Natalia Pasternak Taschner
Talk 4: The False Experts Among Us: Why Some (But Not All) Novices Exhibit the Dunning-Kruger Effect by Kathleen Dyer
Talk 5: Promoting Science on Social Media: Is the Public Willing to Believe Physics is Fun? by Ray Hall
CSICon 2019: Sun, Oct 20: The Nature of Space and Time by Brian Greene
CSICon 2019: Sun, Oct 20: Science Friction Pre Screening
with Brian Dunning & Emery Emery
CSICon 2018
Facebook Photo Albums
CSICon 2018 Wed, Oct 17 Precon
CSICon 2018 Thu, Oct 18: Climate Literacy Toolkit
CSICon 2018 Thu, Oct 18: Health Numeracy
CSICon 2018 Thu, Oct 18: Adam Ruins Skepticism
CSICon 2018 Thu, Oct 18: Misc Photos
CSICon 2018 Fri, Oct 19: Part One
Ken Frazier, Mick West, Carl Zimmer, et al (Morning prior to Break)
CSICon 2018 Fri, Oct 19: Part Two
Jen Gunter, Troy Campbell, Craig Foster, Paul Offit (2nd half of morning, including lunch)
CSICon 2018 Fri, Oct 19: Part Three
Deborah Hyde, Steven Pinker, Susuana Martinez-Conde & Stephen Macknik
CSICon 2018 Fri, Oct 19: Part Four
Bil Nye, Banachek Mentalist Show, Ray Hyman, et al
CSICon 2018 Sat, Oct 20: Part One
Yvette D’Entremont, Timothy Caulfield, & Massimo Pigliucci
CSICon 2018 Sat, Oct 20: Part Two
Joseph Uscinski, Kavin Senapathy, & Abby Hafer
Sat, Oct 20: Part Three
Susan Blackmore, John Cook, Massimo Polidoro, Bertha Vasquez, et al
CSICon 2018 Sat, Oct 20: Part Four
Stephen Fry, Richard Dawkins, et al
CSICon 2018 Sat, Oct 20: Part Five
Halloween Pajama Party
CSICon 2018 Sat, Oct 20: Part Six
Halloween Pajama Party Costume Contest
CSICon 2018 Sat, Oct 20: Special TAM/JREF Reunion Photo
CSICon 2018 Sun Oct 21: Part One -Titans of Skepticism
James Randi, Ray Hyman, Jim Alcock, Ken Frazier, & Massimo Polidoro
CSICon 2018 Sun Oct 21: Part Two -Sunday Papers
Sunday Papaers with Natalia Pasternak Taschner, Shantanu Abhyankar, Rick Mc Leod, Stephen Hupp, Rob Palmer, Steen Svanholm & Claus Flodin Larsen
CSICon 2018 Sun Oct 21: Part Three -George Hrab Singalong
George Hrab Sing Along
CSICon 2017
Facebook Photo Albums
CSICon 2017 Wed, Oct 25 & Thu Oct 26 Album
CSICon 2017 Friday, Oct 27 Part One Album
CSICon 2017 Friday, Oct 27 Part Two Album
CSICon 2017 Sat, Oct 28 Part One Album
CSICon 2017 Sat, Oct 28 Part Two (Disco Halloween Party) Album
CSICon 2017 Sat, Oct 28 Part 3 (Disco Halloween Contest) Album
CSICon 2017 Sat, Oct 28 Part Four (Hannah & Aaron) Album
CSICon 2017 Sun, Oct 29 Last Day Album
YouTube Playlists
CSICon 2017 George Hrab Sgt Pepper’s Singalong
CSICon 2016
Facebook Photo Albums
CSICon 2016 Wed, Oct 26 Album
CSICon 2016 Thu, Oct 27 Album
CSICon 2016 Thu, Oct 27 pt 2 Album
CSICon 2016 Fri, Oct 28 pt 1 Album
CSICon 2016 Sat, Oct 29 Part 1 Album
CSICon 2016 Sat, Oct 29 Halloween Party Album
CSICon 2016 Sat, Oct 29 Concert Album
CSICon 2016 Sat, Oct 29 Paula Pics Album
CSICon 2016 Sun, Oct 30 Album
CSICon 2016 Sun, Oct 30 George Hrab & Co Singalong Album
YouTube Playlists
CSICon 2016 George Hrab Impromptu Geo Acoustic Concert
CSICon 2016 George Hrab Post Con Singalong
CSICon 2016 George Hrab Post Con Singalong Paula Serrano Playlist
TAM 13
Facebook Photo Albums
YouTube Playlists
TAM 13 George Hrab Profile in the Bar
TAM 2014
Facebook Photo Albums
TAM 2014 Rock & Roll Bacon and Doughnut Party
TAM 2014 Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Dinner
TAM 2014 Sunday: Randi and Kernan
TAM 2014 Million Dollar Challenge
TAM 2014 George Hrab Barroom Singalong
YouTube Playlist & Single Video
TAM2014 George Hrab Barroom Singalong
TAM 2014 George Hrab Concert Everything Alive
TAM 2013
Facebook Photo Albums
TAM 2013 Science Based Medicine Workshop
TAM 2013 Selected Shots #TAM2013
TAM 2012
Facebook Photo Albums
TAM 2012 The Truth About Alternative Medicine Panel
TAM 9
Facebook Photo Album
Television Programs/Vidcasts/ YouTube Videos featuring my Footage or Photos
PBS News Hour
How misinformation and the partisan divide drove a surge in U.S. COVID deaths
(My above photo of Joe Uscinski is at 6:52)
The Skeptic Zone #577 – 3.November.2019
Sunday Papers Videos from CSICon 2018 Featuring my Photos:
Sunday Papers 2018 Natalia Pasternak Taschner
Sunday Papers 2018 Shantanu Abhyankar
Sunday Papers 2018 Rick McLeod
Sunday Paper CSICon 2018 Stephen Hupp
Sunday Paper CSICon 2018 Claus Larsen and Steen Svanholm
Sunday Paper CSICon 2018 Rob Palmer
Skepticality September 2016 interview of George Uki Hrab by Susan Gerbic
(Featuring my video of one of his Post-TAM barroom singalongs. My footage starts around the 16 min mark)
Claire Klingenberg Interview November 2016 – QED – CSICON – ECSO
My photos at 1:43, 11:59, 12:27, 13:05, 5:18, 15:26, 15:37, 15:48, 15:55, 16:16, & 16:31
GeorgeHrab.com
Articles Featuring My Photos
ABC (Spanish Newspaper)
Stuart Vyse, el gran estudioso de la superstición: «El rechazo a la ciencia nunca ha sido mayor»
(Translation: Stuart Vyse, the great scholar of superstition: “The rejection of science has never been greater”)
Skepsis.nl (In Dutch)
Rebellenclub Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia
(Translation: Rebel Club Guerilla Skepticism on Wikipedia)
T24 (In Turkish)
Fizik Profesörü Taner Edis: Elimizde pankart taşımasak da bir ölçüde siyasete bulaşmak zorundayız…
(Translation: Physics Professor Taner Edis: if we don’t carry a banner, we have to get involved in politics.)
EcoWatch/ Nexus Media
The Desperate But Effective Attempts to Silence Climate Scientists
Think Progress
Courts back climate scientists, but right-wing attacks are disrupting research
Same Photo as above
True North Reports
Supreme Court asked to hear case involving leaked ‘Climategate’ emails
Same Photo as above
DESMOG
Same Photo as above
Eyepiece
The Grand Tour with Dr. David Helfand
Physics Today
Q&A: David Helfand on combating misinformation
Same Photo as above
Resilience
CFI (Center For inquiry), CSI (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry), Skeptical Inquirer, & Free Inquiry Articles
Harriet ‘SkepDoc’ Hall (1945–2023)
Kendrick Frazier Never Had a Dull Moment
Social Trivia by Susan—for the Rest of Us!
How to Help Your Conspiracy Theorist Friend: Mick West on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, April 29
Vaccine Activism: The Day the Vaxxed Bus Came to Town
Timothy Caulfield Fights the Battle against Bunk on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Dec. 17
Ten New Fellows Elected to Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
Nathan H. Lents on Our Not So Intelligent Design
Oh No, It’s Ross Blocher! Part 1
A Cunning Plan – Bringing Students to CSICon
CSICon 2019: Meet the First-Timers
Brazil Launches Its First Institute for the Promotion of Skepticism
CSICon 2018: Meet the First-Timers
Ten Tricks of the Psychics I Bet You Didn’t Know (You Won’t Believe #6!)
James Alcock – an Interview with Susan Gerbic
The Age of Misinformation is More Global Than We Might Think
Photography Nerds Discuss CSICon (CSICon2016)
You thought your weekend was interesting? Ellen Tarr talks about Rh-negative blood and Sasquatch DNA (CSICon2016)
Skeptic from Czech Republic Checks Out CSICon (CSICon 2016)
Pratkanis on Altercasting and CSICon—an Interview with Susan Gerbic (CSICon 2016)
Predicting Pseudoscience Conspiracy Theories – An Interview with Craig Foster (CSICon 2016)
Susan Gerbic talks with Katie Dyer about her CSICon Experience (CSICon 2016)
Susan Gerbic talks with Bob Knaier about his CSICon Experience (CSICon 2016)
From Chemtrails to CSICon: An Interview with Mick West (CSICon 2016 Mentioned)
Don’t Blame Yourself: Exposing Deflection and Shame at CSICon
Flaws, Courage, and Conviction at CSICon
Kickstarting the Inquiry at CSICon
It’s Always Been a Matter of Trust: Tokens of Efficacy at CSICon 2018
Wikipedia Pages Featuring My Photos
Below are links to Wikipedia pages that (as of 2-2-2018) feature photos I have taken (photos shown below are mine).
Yvette d’Entremont (SciBabe)
(Photo no longer in use as of Nov 14, 2019. Photo linked to archived page.)
(First Photo no longer in use as of Nov 14, 2019. Photo linked to archived version.)
Maria Konnikova German Wikipedia Page
Timothy Caulfield Wikipedia Page
Timothy Caulfield French Wikipedia Page
Also includes 2nd pic from above English Page
Anthony Pratkanis Wikipedia Page
Joseph A. Schwartz Wikipedia Page
(No longer in use as of Nov 14, 2019. Above photo linked to archived version.)
Dave Thomas (Skeptic) Wikipedia Page
Michael E. Mann Wikipedia Page
Wikimedia Commons Page of My WM Uploads
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles/Karl_Withakay
Misc Web Pages/ Bios Featuring My Photos
Mark Edward’s Web Site
Ohlone College
Psychology Club Speaker Series October 5, 2018
SkepDoc
The Bio Footer on the blog posts, like this on on The Trans Fat 51 Hour Half Life Myth
(Same pic as used by Ohlone College Psychology Speaker Series)
Bertha Vazquez Crowdcast Page
Meet Bailey Harris, 13-year old author of science books for children
Meetup
Sacramento Freethinkers Atheists & Nonbelievers (FAN)
Sheldon W. Helms on Counseling Quackery
CFI Speakers Bureau
Same Photo as above
Appearances or Mentions of Me in Articles, Blogsposts, Podcasts, & Videos
Podcasts
SGU Podcast 402 – March 30, 2013 My Guest Rogue appearance on The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast
The Geologic Podcast Episode #485 2 November 2016 (I’m briefly mentioned near the very end.)
CSI (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry)/ Skeptical Inquirer Articles
CSICon 2017 Photo Tribute to James Randi (I am the 2nd row of chairs wearing a black T-shirt, wristwatch, and glasses in the photo)
Photography Nerds Discuss CSICon (2016: I am interviewed by Susan Gerbic )
CSICon Las Vegas: “Go for the speakers, return for the people” (From 2016. I am briefly mentioned)
YouTube Videos
Monday TAM morning odyssey End of TAM 2014 Video by Susan Gerbic (Footage featuring me starts around 11 min 12 sec)
Nathan H. Lents on Our Not So Intelligent Design
Oh No, It’s Ross Blocher! Part 1
A Cunning Plan – Bringing Students to CSICon
CSICon 2019: Meet the First-Timers
Brazil Launches Its First Institute for the Promotion of Skepticism
CSICon 2018: Meet the First-Timers
Ten Tricks of the Psychics I Bet You Didn’t Know (You Won’t Believe #6!)
James Alcock – an Interview with Susan Gerbic
The Age of Misinformation is More Global Than We Might Think
Photography Nerds Discuss CSICon (CSICon2016)
You thought your weekend was interesting? Ellen Tarr talks about Rh-negative blood and Sasquatch DNA (CSICon2016)
Skeptic from Czech Republic Checks Out CSICon (CSICon 2016)
Pratkanis on Altercasting and CSICon—an Interview with Susan Gerbic (CSICon 2016)
Predicting Pseudoscience Conspiracy Theories – An Interview with Craig Foster (CSICon 2016)
Susan Gerbic talks with Katie Dyer about her CSICon Experience (CSICon 2016)
Susan Gerbic talks with Bob Knaier about his CSICon Experience (CSICon 2016)
From Chemtrails to CSICon: An Interview with Mick West (CSICon 2016 Mentioned)
CFI (Center For Inquiry) Online Articles
Don’t Blame Yourself: Exposing Deflection and Shame at CSICon
Flaws, Courage, and Conviction at CSICon
Kickstarting the Inquiry at CSICon
It’s Always Been a Matter of Trust: Tokens of Efficacy at CSICon 2018
Wikipedia Pages Featuring My Photos
Below are links to Wikipedia pages that (as of 2-2-2018) feature photos I have taken (photos shown below are mine).
Yvette d’Entremont (SciBabe)
(Photo no longer in use as of Nov 14, 2019. Photo linked to archived page.)
(First Photo no longer in use as of Nov 14, 2019. Photo linked to archived version.)
Maria Konnikova German Wikipedia Page
Timothy Caulfield Wikipedia Page
Timothy Caulfield French Wikipedia Page
Also includes 2nd pic from above English Page
Anthony Pratkanis Wikipedia Page
Joseph A. Schwartz Wikipedia Page
(No longer in use as of Nov 14, 2019. Above photo linked to archived version.)
Dave Thomas (Skeptic) Wikipedia Page
Michael E. Mann Wikipedia Page
Wikimedia Commons Page of My WM Uploads
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles/Karl_Withakay
Misc Web Pages/ Bios Featuring My Photos
Mark Edward’s Web Site
Ohlone College
Psychology Club Speaker Series October 5, 2018
SkepDoc
The Bio Footer on the blog posts, like this on on The Trans Fat 51 Hour Half Life Myth
(Same pic as used by Ohlone College Psychology Speaker Series)
Bertha Vazquez Crowdcast Page
Meet Bailey Harris, 13-year old author of science books for children
Meetup
Sacramento Freethinkers Atheists & Nonbelievers (FAN)
Sheldon W. Helms on Counseling Quackery
CFI Speakers Bureau
Same Photo as above
Appearances or Mentions of Me in Articles, Blogsposts, Podcasts, & Videos
Podcasts
The Skeptic Zone #736 13 November, 2022 (I am Interviewed by my friend, Rob Palmer (The Well Known Skeptic) at about 0:27:07
The Geologic Podcast Episode #485 2 November 2016 (I’m briefly mentioned near the very end.)
SGU Podcast 402 – March 30, 2013 My Guest Rogue appearance on The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast
CSI (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry)/ Skeptical Inquirer Articles
CSICon 2017 Photo Tribute to James Randi (I am the 2nd row of chairs wearing a black T-shirt, wristwatch, and glasses in the photo)
Photography Nerds Discuss CSICon (2016: I am interviewed by Susan Gerbic )
CSICon Las Vegas: “Go for the speakers, return for the people” (From 2016. I am briefly mentioned)
YouTube Videos
Monday TAM morning odyssey End of TAM 2014 Video by Susan Gerbic (Footage featuring me starts around 11 min 12 sec)
Cordial Deconstruction 