Glennis Nagel
Director, Media Communications, 308.865.8454
Centennial Lecture Series
sponsored by
The College of Natural & Social Sciences
The College of Fine Arts & Humanities
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society
Phi Kappa Phi
Thursday, November 17, 2005
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Room 310 Nebraskan Student Union
hosted by
Phi Kappa Phi
Rick Miller
Professor of Psychology
Predicting the Future: Are Scientists Any Better Than Psychics
Scientific futurism is not that different from psychic futurism or from futuristic fiction. It serves many of the same purposes and is subject to many of the same cognitive biases including belief perseverance, the confirmation bias, and the assimilation bias. Protecting ourselves from both involves similar skills and techniques.
This is a brown-bag luncheon lecture series that will be presented monthly. Cookies/brownies and beverage will be provided and the lecture series is open to the entire campus community and the general public.
