A MATTER OF CON SCIENCE Presented at the 2013 National Puzzlers League Convention by Drs. Dart, Tinhorn, and Zebraboy (aka Darren Rigby, David Shukan, and Mark Halpin) INTRODUCTION Introduction to the Event Punchcard Stone (as briefly displayed initially) SOCIAL SCIENCES Cryptogeography Cryptopolitics Cryptohistory / (pieces) Cryptopsychology Cryptomusicology Cryptourbanology Breakthrough Research / (potsherds) Darren Rigby David Shukan Mark Halpin David Shukan Mark Halpin Darren Rigby Darren Rigby LIFE SCIENCES Cryptoecology Cryptocryptozoology Cryptoantiophthalmology / (powerpoint) / (slides) Cryptoterraforming Cryptokinesiology Cryptoaphasiology / (pieces) Breakthrough Research Darren Rigby Mark Halpin / Darren Rigby Mark Halpin / Darren Rigby Mark Halpin David Shukan Darren Rigby Mark Halpin PHYSICAL SCIENCES Cryptooceanography Cryptoastronomy Cryptomechanics Cryptoacoustics Cryptospectrology Cryptochemistry Cryptoinformatics Breakthrough Research David Shukan Mark Halpin Darren Rigby Mark Halpin Mark Halpin / David Shukan Mark Halpin David Shukan David Shukan ENDGAME - BUILDING A THINKING MACHINE Solving Breakthrough Research in the Social Sciences gets you this. Solving Breakthrough Research in the Life Sciences gets you this. Solving Breakthrough Research in the Physical Sciences gets you this. Solving all three Breakthroughs also gets you this. Some Endgame Hints: Endgame Hint 1 Endgame Hint 2 Endgame Hint 3 We would very much like to thank the following for their generosity in testing-solving and miscellaneous other support: David Arnott, Ben Bass, John Beck, Trysta Bissett, Ryan Davis, Mike Gardner, Amy Goldstein, John Greg Gomez, Chris Johnson, Mike King, Doug Peterson, Jeff Shearer, Rebecca Shukan, Nathan Squires, Ian Tullis, and Patti Varol

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