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This sampling of past Society of Skeptics speakers gives visitors an idea of the wide range of industries and perspectives represented by the weekly lecturers who have visited campus in recent years. This program is funded in part by The Class of 1968 Society of Skeptics Endowment Fund.
Visiting Blair for the second time on Tuesday, September 26, for Skeptics will be Christopher Nixon Cox, the son of former President Richard M. Nixon’s eldest daughter, who plans to speak about his unique upbringing and his own path to public service.
On Tuesday, September 19, Blair students will get to hear from a leader and former Blair student who is trying to help make the world a better and cooler place: Rick DeFino ’07. In his Skeptics lecture, the founder and manager of Vanguard Solar Services will discuss the path that led him to success.
On September 12, Peter Caravella P’25, a celebrated vascular and general surgeon kicked off Blair's Society of Skeptics season. Dr. Caravella has performed over 5,000 robotic procedures since starting his medical career and will discuss why he finds practicing medicine using modern, innovative technology so enthralling.
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