The Scientific Method

 

Called to Question

presents

The Scientific Method:

How To Make Sense Of A World That Increasingly Makes Less Sense

with return guest speaker

Stephen Brown, Ph.D.

(Stephen completed his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience in 2015 at Leiden University (The Netherlands). His dissertation focused on the role of the locus coeruleus, a small brainstem nucleus, and noradrenaline (a signalling chemical in the brain) in attention and learning.)

Can COVID vaccines make you magnetic? Why are eggs claimed to be healthy one day only to be identified as harbingers of terrible disease a while later? What is truth?  More importantly: How do we distinguish what is plausible, and likely to be true, from what is not true?  We have an outstanding and reliable system to make such decisions, called the scientific method.  In this discussion, I would like to discuss what this method entails (e.g. Does all research allow you to infer causality? Is all research experimental?  What does it mean for a scientist to publish something?), how this method can be used and how it should not be used. We will also create a mental toolkit to distinguish good research from bad research, and bad research from blatant nonsense.

Date and Time:

Saturday, 18th, 2021 at 7pm

Coffee and snacks provided. 

*If you are experiencing any flu-like symptoms, stomach bug and/or respiratory sickness (or have been in contact with someone who does) within ten days of the event, we encourage you to skip out on this event. We'll catch you at the next one. Thanks for the consideration. 

**Please let us know if you plan on attending as seating is limited.

Living, Working And Relating In An Ever Changing, Racially Charged World

Called to Question

presents

Living, Working And Relating In An Ever Changing, Racially Charged World

with guest speaker 

Dayle Binet

(Dayle Binet is an eight year member of the City of Calgary Police Service,  and currently holds the position of School Resource Officer in High Schools. Prior to that Dayle was an Associate Pastor at the church she helped start in the town of Okotoks, where she still resides with her children, ages 23, 21, 17. During her time in Church Leadership roles Dayle has held positions of Youth Director, Music Director, and taught at a Bible College and has had the opportunity to travel to several countries with both youth and music teams to provide food relief, assist with building and other projects. Her greatest passion is relationships.)

 Dayle will begin with a brief explanation of her experiences policing in a dynamic climate. She will then proceed to discuss navigating life and relationships within the racial tensions of today's world.

Date and Time:

Saturday, July 24th, 2021 at 7pm

Coffee and snacks provided.