Here's another account of Phil Plait's talk at TAM5, with more details. I think he threw in a little bit of snark there.
I won't complain, though—I can afford to be magnanimous after my overwhelming victory over Bad Astronomy.
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Cute picture of you, PZ!
There won't be video, at least not for a while. Since Randi's organization makes and sells a DVD of the conference, they asked that nobody video the proceedings.
I will confirm the snark, though. :)
I'm really going to have to get myself to TAM6 so we can have a Snark Duel.
Did you lot see this epistolary debate on stem cells in National Review? It was linked from Feministe. Lee Silver vs. Patrick Lee and Robert George. Worth a look if you've got the time to read all the preceding letters linked at the top of this, the last one.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDk5ZTE4MjBiMDFmZjc0M2EyNjE0MDc2Zj…
"I'm really going to have to get myself to TAM6 so we can have a Snark Duel."
Very true, PZ. But then you'll be coming back again & again. Going to TAM is the sceptical equivalent of potato chips.