IIG Seminar - Scientific Paranormal Investigations: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries

Starts
Saturday, March 13th 2010 at 1:00 pm
Ends
Saturday, March 13th 2010 at 4:00 pm
Location
621 Pennsylvania Ave, SE (Eastern Market Metro), Washington, DC 20003

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Ever wondered how a person goes about investigating a haunted house, a Bigfoot sighting, or a crop circle? In movies and on television it looks easy, but how do real-life paranormal investigators discover what really happened, separating truth from myth? (Hint: Ghost Hunters ain't it!)

Come find out in a unique, three-hour intensive workshop taught by Benjamin Radford. Radford is a Research Fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, managing editor of Skeptical Inquirer magazine, columnist for LiveScience.com, and author of five books and hundreds of articles on skepticism, investigation, and the paranormal. He will share his experience and insights gained over a decade of first-hand field investigations of mysterious phenomena. Drawing from dozens of case studies involving monsters, psychics, and ghosts, Ben will explain the step-by-step process in investigations, including critical thinking, evaluating unusual claims, interviewing eyewitnesses, and conducting field experiments.

The Independent Investigations Group (IIG) investigates fringe science, paranormal and extraordinary claims from a rational, scientific viewpoint, and disseminates factual information about such inquiries to the public.

Stick around after the event for the Independent Investigations Group (IIG) Kick-Off with CFI Los Angeles Executive Director Jim Underdown and senior Independent Investigations Group Steering Committee member Brian Hart.

$25 Public, $20 for Friends of the Center, $15 for Students

Admission includes a $5 discount on Radford's upcoming book on scientific paranormal investigation.

Register today here ! Class sizes are limited.