Event Listing
May Social
It's been a while but join the rebellion for Star Wars Day and skeptical chit-chat at Pie and Ale this Thursday.
Evolutionary Perspectives On Religion — Dr Kat Ford
From an evolutionary perspective, religion presents something of a challenge. It is ubiquitous, but can be costly, while serving no obvious function. Is it just a collection of highly successful memes? Is it an inevitable but largely benign by product of minds highly evolved for social living? Or are there some real evolutionary benefits to religious cognition?
February Social
Casual chatting over drinks and optional food (as in, when we individually feel like ordering).
Ivermectin for COVID-19: A Tale of Science Gone Wrong? – Jack Lawrence
If you missed our Ivermectin talk with Jack Lawrence, then good news — he's giving the talk for Skeptics in the Pub Online.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
Building bridges – how to talk to conspiracy believers – Ulrike Schiesser
In the last two years conspiracy theories seemed to have spread even to people we would never have expected to be susceptible. We lost friends, saw family members drifting away and experienced an increasing radicalization. How can we connect despite such different world views?
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
January Social
Casual chatting over drinks and optional food (as in, when we individually feel like ordering).
The Skeptics’ Guide to Vexillology – Dr Tom Williamson
Flags! They’re everywhere, from battlefields to Pride marches to the World Cup. But what secrets and mysteries do flags hold? Why do some people get upset if you say Union Flag instead of Union Jack? Are remainers right when they say they want their star back?
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
Decembrr Social
Casual chats and laughs. Talk about the latest scientific news, question the universe or have a friendly debate. Or just natter about casual stuff like podcasts, films, and comedy.
Why Sharks Matter: the Science and Policy of Saving Threatened Sharks – Dr David Shiffman
Sharks are some of the most fascinating, most ecologically important, most threatened, and most misunderstood animals on Earth. More often feared than revered, their role as predators of the deep have earned them a reputation as a major threat to humans. But the truth is that sharks are not a danger to us — they’re in danger from us.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
Ivermectin for Covid-19: A Tale of Science Gone Wrong?
The COVID-19 pandemic has been responsible for a whole host of scientific triumphs but also some failures and declining reputations. One of the pandemic’s many victims is ivermectin, an antiparasitic medication that had enjoyed a stellar reputation as a ‘wonder drug’ for decades prior. As this talk will examine, during the COVID-19 pandemic, ivermectin was trumpeted as a miracle COVID-19 cure before being revealed to have little effect.