Event Listing
March Social
Everyone is welcome for friendly conversation with pie and ale.
Denialism — What’s the Alternative?
Keith Kahn-Harris argues that to really understand denialism, we have to face up to what he calls 'the deniers alternative'. In thinking about how to combat denialism, we have to consider whether a world without it might not be a truth-filled utopia, but something even worse.
February Social
Everyone is welcome for friendly conversation with pie and ale.
Circular Reasoning: The Rise of Flat Earth Belief
In 2013, when Michael Marshall first interviewed the Vice President of the Flat Earth society, people could scarcely believe that anyone could genuinely think the Earth was flat. Five years later, Flat Earth belief has gone mainstream. How did we get here?
January Social
Join us to cast a skeptical eye over the start of a new decade or just have a few drinks to try and forget 2019.
December Social
As it is the end of term feel free to bring some games!
The AI Does Not Hate You
The AI does not hate you, nor does it love you, but you are made of atoms which it can use for something else. This is a talk about AI and AI risk. Along the way, we discover how a more rational approach to life could be what saves us all.
November Social
Join us for chats and laughs. Many of us order food as we arrive. The pie is good.
Fascist Thought in Britain: Past & Present
Focusing on several Anglo-German examples, this talk will explore the links between elements of fascist thinking in the past and present, British influences on the development of Nazi ideology, and the legacies of these ideas in politics today
October Social
Join us for chats and laughs. Many of us order food as we arrive. The pie is good.