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4th November 2009, 11:00pm
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#1 | | Experimental stooge
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| Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
Dunno if this will interest anyone but on the off chance...
Skeptics in the pub Glasgows first event is coming up:
Alex Pryce - Skepticism & Psychic Frauds 10th Novemeber Quote: |
Alex Pryce, founder of Edinburgh Skeptics, will be giving an introduction to skepticism, its origins, why it is necessary, investigations into the supernatural and the Skeptics in the Pub movement. He will then go on to give a sample of his upcoming talk "Psychic Frauds" which will take place in January in Edinburgh. Warning to those on the front row- there will be blood.
| Alex is a good bloke, used to do ghost tours over here in Edinburgh and has done investigations with Richard Wiseman, Caroline Watt and IIRC the bloke who wrote ghostwatch. I've seen some of the talk he's likely to give and it's reasonably entertaining. There might even be some psychic surgery!
I suspect a bigger draw will be the following event however:
Ariane Sherine 17th December Quote: |
Journalist and comedy writer Ariane Sherine will talk about creating the global Atheist Bus Campaign, now running in twelve countries across the world, and how it started with just 700 words on The Guardian’s website. She’ll also talk about editing the new charity book The Atheist’s Guide To Christmas, which features 42 of the world’s most entertaining atheists, including Richard Dawkins, Charlie Brooker and Derren Brown.
| Although that's perhaps more atheism orientated then skepticism it's a fairly high profile speaker for them to get on their second outing!
Full details of the Glasgow SiTP group can be found here.
They also have a page on the SiTP site here | 
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4th November 2009, 11:05pm
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#2 | | tired and emotional Editor
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub.
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Originally Posted by endless psych  Dunno if this will interest anyone but on the off chance...
Skeptics in the pub Glasgows first event is coming up:
Alex Pryce - Skepticism & Psychic Frauds 10th Novemeber
Alex is a good bloke, used to do ghost tours over here in Edinburgh and has done investigations with Richard Wiseman, Caroline Watt and IIRC the bloke who wrote ghostwatch. I've seen some of the talk he's likely to give and it's reasonably entertaining. There might even be some psychic surgery!
I suspect a bigger draw will be the following event however:
Ariane Sherine 17th December
Although that's perhaps more atheism orientated then skepticism it's a fairly high profile speaker for them to get on their second outing!
Full details of the Glasgow SiTP group can be found here.
They also have a page on the SiTP site here | I'm into this. Might be worth sticking the venue in the title, I'll get on it.
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4th November 2009, 11:07pm
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#3 | | Purple Haze
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
Slight tangent, but has that mad yin Derek Acorach tried to contact Michael Jackson from beyond the grave yet?
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4th November 2009, 11:07pm
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#4 | | tired and emotional Editor
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
Guess there's no chance of a Goldacre talk given his announcement today. LAWL.
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4th November 2009, 11:09pm
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#5 | | Aurë enteluva Gallery SuperMod
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
Sounds like a lark. | |
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4th November 2009, 11:21pm
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#6 | | Experimental stooge
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
Edinburgh has Richard Wiseman, Dr. Ciaran O'Keefe, Professor David Colquhoun and Andy Lewis (of the quackometer) coming up over the next year.
We also have someone coming to do a talk on cryptozoology (which should be interesting) Dr. Charles Paxton apparently.
If that appeals to anyone? | |
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4th November 2009, 11:30pm
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#7 | | terrifying snail of metal
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
if work and rush hour traffic hasn't left me to frazzled and jaded at the world i shall endevour to pop along
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4th November 2009, 11:33pm
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#8 | | Experimental stooge
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
I think a few Edinburgh Skeptics will be along. There will probably be some form of donation at the door to cover expensesbut I dunno how much (no more then the cost of a pint) | |
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5th November 2009, 4:10pm
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#9 | | 1 part bitch of eastwick
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
ooh. this looks interesting.
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6th November 2009, 1:59am
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#10 | | corky
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
Looks good. | |
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6th November 2009, 2:07am
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#11 | | LAST SONG KILL AUDIENCE
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
Weltschmerz. | |
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6th November 2009, 2:10am
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#12 | | corky
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
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Originally Posted by MarkMono Weltschmerz. | Just in general? | |
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6th November 2009, 2:18am
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#13 | | LAST SONG KILL AUDIENCE
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
In referernce to my own outlook.
Would "People who hate people" be a more populist reference.? | |
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6th November 2009, 2:22am
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#14 | | corky
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
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Originally Posted by MarkMono In referernce to my own outlook.
Would "People who hate people" be a more populist reference.? | Aye, I had to look up weltschmerz. | |
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6th November 2009, 2:27am
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#15 | | LAST SONG KILL AUDIENCE
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| Re: Glasgow Skeptics in the pub. - Drum and Monkey, 10th November
It's nice to know that there exist languages in the world which have words which succesfully encompass my worldview.
Ones which I am far too lazy and disaffected to learn, but nonetheless, it is still reassuring to know that they are there. | |
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