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Gábor Hraskó
Gábor Hraskó (born 26 August 1963) is a Hungarian science communicator and scientific skepticism, skeptic, well known within the Hungarian and international movement as the president of the Hungarian Skeptic Society and chairman of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (2013-2017). He is a member of the Club of Hungarian Science Journalists, author of the ''"X-Aknák"'' popular science blog, and was co-editor and co-host of the television series of the same name. Hraskó is a scientific and technical consultant for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Personal life and education He's the oldest son of Péter Hraskó, renowned physicist, recognised for his research and teaching activities on the field of Theory of relativity, relativity. Following his high school graduation in 1981, he went on to study biology at the Eötvös Loránd University, where he finished his studies with a Research master's degree in 1987. After that he worked as a biologist at the Zoology D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Skeptics Congress
European Skeptics Congresses (ESCs) – a series of congresses now supported by the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO), in which skeptical organisations from many different European countries participate. They have been held ever since 1989. The conferences are often held in the month of September, and may last from two up to four days. The ECSO was formed at the 6th ESC on 25 September 1994 in Ostend, Belgium. Since its foundation, the ECSO co-ordinates in the organisation of new ESCs that take place (on average) every other year, and is hosted by a different member organisation each time. Skeptical organisations that are non-ECSO members may also send their delegations. Past ESCs are enumerated below. ESC 1, Germany 1989 Date: 5–7 May Place: Bad Tölz ESC 2, Belgium 1990 Date: 10–11 August Place: Brussels ESC 3, Netherlands 1991 Date: 4–5 October Place: Amsterdam ESC 4, Italy 1992 Date: 17–19 July Place: Saint-Vincent ESC 5, United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
