EVENTS
A SKEPTICAL FUNDRAISER
Thursday, April 9 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | CAMPIO BREWING | 10257 105 St NW
​An evening dedicated to examining extraordinary claims, from haunted houses to visiting aliens.​ More details coming soon...
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All proceeds support MacEwan students in courses focused on scientific skepticism and critical thinking.
SKEPTICAMP 2026
Friday, February 13 | Student Session: 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM. | Evening Session: 6:00 – 7:30 PM | Room 5-268, MacEwan University
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Free and open to the public.
Skepticamp is back! ​
Schedule
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3:30 - 4:50 PM: Student presentations on topics ranging from paraskevidekatriaphobia to pyramid power.
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5:00 - 6:00 PM: Free pizza and socializing.
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6:00 - 7:30 PM: The evening session includes talks from The Skeptic Zone podcast hosts, Adrienne Hill and Kat McLeod, and a keynote presentation from Dr. Scott Semenyna from the Department of Psychology. Topics will cover Valentine's Day history, love superstitions, and romantic competition.
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SKEPTICAMP
OCT. 27
Monday, October 27 | Student Session: 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM. | Evening Session: 6:00 – 8:30 PM | Room 7-276, MacEwan University
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Free and open to the public.
Afternoon Session (2:00–4:50 PM)
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Students from PSYC 441: Separating Sense from Nonsense will present on topics including conspiracy theories, haunted tourism, viral pseudoscience, and the psychology of magic.
Evening Session (6:00–8:30 PM)
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We’re joined by leading figures in the skeptic community — Adrienne Hill, Kenny Biddle, and Kat McLeod — who will explore the myths and mysteries surrounding the Winchester House and a reported haunting in Room 202 at Winnipeg’s Fort Garry Hotel. As well, I'll give my annual Student Psychology Network Halloween talk. This year it's on why people love to be scared, what happens in the brain during a fright, and how psychology helps explain the thrill of haunted houses.
Come for the science, stay for the scares.
More information: https://lnkd.in/gm_qGVfa
YOU HAD ME UNTIL SLIDE TWO: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BETTER PRESENTATIONS
Thursday, October 23 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Room 7-265, MacEwan University
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We’ve all sat through talks where the lights dim, the slides fill with text, and the audience quietly checks their email. It doesn’t have to be that way.
This workshop will show you how to give talks and create posters that people actually want to pay attention to. We’ll cover how to distill complex research into clear, memorable messages, use visuals that work, and shape your presentation around a story worth telling.