Event Listing
Skeptical Social
If you're of a skeptical or scientific mindset and enjoy good company and good beers, come and join us for our monthly Manchester Skeptics in the Pub Social. We'll be meeting in Sandbar, which is located very near to Oxford Road train station and only a 12-minute walk from Piccadilly.
It's a brilliant bar with plenty of great beers at a reasonable price. There will be no speaker at this event, just good company and interesting conversation.We may even qualify for some free bowls of chips just for turning up!
August Skeptical Soapbox Special
It’s August, which means it’s time for our annual soapbox event! We’ll be giving a platform to 4 or 5 speakers to vent their skeptical spleen or to wax lyrical on their topic of interest.This year we will have Twitter legend Andrew Taylor mounting an attack on prescriptivist linguists. Andrew asserts that this is a whole genre of widely believed but non-evidence-based nonsense that he assures us has yet to be tackled by skeptics. So we may be in for a first here.
Also joining us will be Katie Steckles from Manchester Girl Geeks who will be talking about philosophers such as Descartes and Russell, but with a twist. Aside from being philosophers they were also accomplished mathematicians. So come along for some skeptimaths.
Head honcho of Skeplit, Joely Black, will be attending skeptical confession, when she discloses her dark past as a tarot reader. 20 renditions of the periodic table and 10 Demon Haunted Worlds for her!
We may also be entertained, enthralled and educated by not just one but possibly even two Callisters. Details TBC!
GMSS Social
It's our regular social event at Sandbar! Come along for an evening of interesting chat about all things skeptical. Don't worry if you haven't been before, we're not curmudgeonly unfriendly skeptics (well, most of us aren't). If you're a new attendee then feel free to collar either Geoff, Rick, Gavin, Alex, Aisha or Joely (or even Allan or Janis if they're able to make it).
SitP with Ash Pryce - How to Predict the Future.
Since early man with his rattles and whistles first read the entrails of a rabid mule, people have thought it possible to see into the future. You can predict certain things based on trends, but an all seeing third eye with aspirations of being the new Nostradamus is not a reality. However, it is almost impossible to walk through a busy town centre without seeing adverts for tarot readers and psychics who can tell you what’s in your future- using my own prediction ability I see a loss of about £10 in the future of anyone deciding to engage with a bit of pub tarot.
So join us as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of predicting the future, from phrenology to crystal gazing- feeling your bumps and playing with balls if you will- this show will use humour and audience participation to investigate prophecy. Is there anything to it or is it all just bunk? (hint: it’s probably the latter. Not that I’m psychic or anything).
Manchester Skeptics Social
f you're of a skeptical or scientific mindset and enjoy good company and good beers, come and join us for our monthly Manchester Skeptics in the Pub Social. We'll be meeting in Sandbar, which is located very near to Oxford Road train station and only a 12-minute walk from Piccadilly.
It's a brilliant bar with plenty of great beers at a reasonable price. There will be no speaker at this event, just good company and interesting conversation.
If you’ve never been to a social before, then don’t worry. We’re a friendly bunch, and there's no skeptical test you need to pass or anything :)Look for GMSS signs, probably A4 sized with GMSS and the jigsaw piece on it, and if you’ve never been before, then ask for Geoff, Rick, Alex or Gavin to get yourself introduced to a few friendly faces and settled in.
See? Lovely.
See you on Thursday, folks!
SitP with Rebecca O’Neill: Confessions of a Former Health Food Shop Worker
Confessions of a Former Health Food Shop Worker: Three and a half years behind the counter in a health food shop can be a learning experience in more ways than one. From vitamins and minerals to the latest celebrity-endorsed wonder supplement, no main street or shopping centre is complete without a purveyor of alternative therapies. Likewise, there are very few people who don’t associate vitamin C or echinacea with the treatment of colds or flu. If these ideas are so pervasive, one question is why? What is it about the sellers of these therapies that make them seem so valid or trustworthy?
Well, take it from a former believer: the answer is definitely not black and white.
This talk is open to the public, and is free to attend, with a suggested voluntary donation of the price of a drink!
ThanksGeeking: GMSS Geek Pride Day '12
Come along to ThanksGeeking…a GMSS event that celebrates Geek/Nerd Pride Day(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerd_Pride_Day). A firm annual favourite now, we’ve had bowls of petunias, the amazing fancy dress shenanigans, the fabulous Sci-fi & Geek pub quiz prizes? Did you consume the blue Vogon cake (and who knew they like chocolate chips?)? And what about the fantastic PICO? Well, if you haven’t been before, and you didn’t catch the magnificent Pico and friends from Puppetual Motion getting their geek on, then no fear, for the time is almost upon us again, and PICO WILL BE BACK!
So, it may seem a way away, but it’s time to think about a costume!*
Due to venue availability, this will take place on the 24th May- otherwise known as Geek/Nerd pride Eve, from 7pm. Watch out for the upcoming details on our various channels!
*Costumes are by no means a requirement to attending the event, but you may lose serious Geek Points if you don’t!
Greater Manchester Skeptics Social
If you're of a skeptical or scientific mindset and enjoy good company and good beers, come and join us for our monthly Manchester Skeptics in the Pub Social. We'll be meeting in Sandbar, which is located very near to Oxford Road train station and only a 12-minute walk from Piccadilly.
It's a brilliant bar with plenty of great beers at a reasonable price. There will be no speaker at this event, just good company and interesting conversation.
If you’ve never been to a social before, then don’t worry. We’re a friendly bunch, and there's no skeptical test you need to pass or anything :)Look for GMSS signs, probably A4 sized with GMSS and the jigsaw piece on it, and if you’ve never been before, then ask for Janis, Allan, Geoff, Rick, Alex or Gavin to get yourself introduced to a few friendly faces and settled in.
See? Lovely.
See you on Thursday, folks!
Manchester Skeptics in the Pub with Iszi Lawrence
Come along and join us for the next Skeptics in the Pub in April.
Stand-up comedian Iszi Lawrence will be discussing "The Experiences of an Awkward Atheist - How superstition, belief and reason are intermingled in comedy and everyday life"
Iszi Lawrence is the resident compere of the Lil Fat Comedy Club Whitney, has had sell out shows at the Camden, Brighton, Oxfringe and Edinburgh Fringe. Her debut four star show "Matter of Tact" was Time Out Recommended and London Lite Comedy Pick. She also appeared on BBC Radio 1, BBC7 as well as on local radio. Iszi is co-host of the Sundays Supplement podcast, and comperes Oxford Skeptics in the Pub.
Doors 7:30pm for a 8pm start.
Voluntary contribution- suggested donation of the price of a drink!Greater Manchester Skeptics Social
If you're of a skeptical or scientific mindset and enjoy good company and good beers, come and join us for our monthly Manchester Skeptics in the Pub Social. We'll be meeting in Sandbar, which is located very near to Oxford Road train station and only a 12-minute walk from Piccadilly.
It's a brilliant bar with plenty of great beers at a reasonable price. There will be no speaker at this event, just good company and interesting conversation.
If you’ve never been to a social before, then don’t worry. We’re a friendly bunch, and there's no skeptical test you need to pass or anything :)Look for GMSS signs, probably A4 sized with GMSS and the jigsaw piece on it, and if you’ve never been before, then ask for Janis, Allan, Geoff, Rick, Alex or Gavin to get yourself introduced to a few friendly faces and settled in.
See? Lovely.
See you on Thursday, folks!