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TusCon 48 Urban Legends in Science, commonly held beliefs that are hokum

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We had a great time at TusCon this year, now to get to sharing some of those great panels! But what is TUSCON 48?  Hello, fellow fans. Welcome to TusCon, Arizona! More specifically, welcome to TusCon 48, our 48th annual Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror convention in Tuscon… ah, we mean rather Tucson, Arizona. Attendees of TusCon are among the most dedicated fans of science fiction, fantasy, and horror and many attendees are professional writers, film producers, artists, and reporters who keep others informed about the goings-on in the industry. TusCon is an annual science fiction convention sponsored by the Baja Arizona Science Fiction Association (BASFA), a Southern Arizona section 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization. The primary focus of TusCon is science fiction, fantasy and horror, but we also pay attention to art, animation, science, media and gaming. Urban Legends in Science, commonly held beliefs that are hokum Salt causes high blood pressure. We only use 10% of our brains. Vaccines cause autism. Where does this stuff come from, and why do these fallacies persist? Scientists and science-knowledgeable fans dissect some of the crazy things we hear. – Bruce Wiley, SJ Schauer, Brenda Heuttner, Melanie Lenart, Curt Booth Aliens, Flat earth, and Big foot Oh My! Saturday – Nov 13th, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet the Panelists  Bruce Wiley SJ Schauer Brenda Heuttner Melanie Lenart Curt Booth Santa Knows (google.com)   Thank you TusCon and all you volunteers and panelists for a great weekend! Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at [email protected]

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Urban Legends in Science, commonly held beliefs that are hokum Salt causes high blood pressure. We only use 10% of our brains. Vaccines cause autism. Where does this stuff come from, and why do these fallacies persist? Scientists and science-knowledgeable fans dissect some of the crazy things we hear. – Bruce Wiley, SJ Schauer, Brenda Heuttner, Melanie Lenart, Curt Booth Aliens, Flat earth, and Big foot Oh My! Saturday – Nov 13th, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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