London Skeptics in the Pub on 1 April with Naomi Ryan and The Devil’s Advocate: Demons and the Law.
A look at real legal cases involving possession, witchcraft, and other supernatural claims — and how courts have handled them.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/#nex…
London Skeptics in the Pub on 4 Feb with investigative journalist Meirion Jones and How THEY stop you finding out the TRUTH.
A look at the Freedom of Information Act, what it briefly revealed, and how secrecy closed back in.
@MeirionTweets
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/#nex…
London Skeptics in the Pub on 4 Feb with investigative journalist Meirion Jones and How THEY stop you finding out the TRUTH.
A look at the Freedom of Information Act, what it briefly revealed, and how secrecy closed back in.
@MeirionTweets
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/#nex…
Skeptics in the Pub is finally back in London with @jourdemayne!
We’re kicking off our return on 3 Dec with Deborah Hyde, who’ll talk about Krampus and the folklore that shadows St Nicholas. A great way to restart a long-running tradition.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/#nex…
The full schedule for SkeptiCamp at @QEDcon 2024 is now live on our website! We start with number 1s and number 2s, and end with unruly children. It's a pretty standard day in the SitPO HQ and we can't wait to see you there!
sitp.online/skepticamp/sched…
Skeptics in the Pub Online is back tomorrow (Thu 22nd Aug), 7pm UK time at twitch.tv/sitp
Come join us for an incendiary talk covering what movies get wrong about fire.
Have your say in the Q&A, and you could even join us afterwards in our virtual pub.
For more information: sitp.online/show/what-the-mo…
Hello you fabulous folk! We've had a flurry of last-minute applications to the QED Attendance Fund and we can't afford to help everyone who has applied so if you can, please throw some money in the pot so we can get as many people as possible to QED!
sitp.online/qed/
Calling all volunteers!
We couldn’t make QED work without volunteers to help us make sure the conference runs smoothly for all our speakers and attendees. To any attendee who'd like to volunteer, please get in touch!
qedcon.org/updates/2024/call…
While QED doesn't officially start until 9am on Saturday morning, there are all sorts of FREE things happening on the Friday including our mixer and quiz!
The quiz is super popular so make sure you register your interest using the link on our webpage.
qedcon.org/updates/2024/frid…
ALT Graphic with a photo of lots of people chatting at the QED mixer
It's getting dangerously close to us closing the applications to speak at SkeptiCamp in October, so make sure you get your submissions in before it's too late!
sitp.online/skepticamp/appli…
Every week, whether we have one of our speakers or not, we open the Lock In's Razor, our weekly Zoom pub on a Thursday evening at 8:30pm UK time, (that's tonight!)
It doesn't matter if you have been before or not, if you would like to chat with some skeptics over a beer or two, then join us at sitp.online/virtualpub
Former speaker for SitPO, Dr Cassandra Hall, recently gave a @TEDTalks talk. She spoke about her work using AI to help in the search for exoplanets. Check it out!
youtube.com/watch?v=Sk8g3Mur…
Call for speakers! We're hosting the pre @QEDcon Skepticamp again this year, and we're looking for people like YOU to fill the roster.
Can you make it to Manchester on Fri 18th October?
Can you speak about something interesting for ten minutes?
Then apply here: sitp.online/skepticamp
QED is coming up in October and the SitPO team is once again running the QED Attendance Fund to help people get there who would not be able to afford it otherwise. We are looking to fund both tickets and hotels for as many people as possible, and we need your help! Follow the link below if you can donate some money or would like to apply for assistance. QED is an amazing weekend and we want to share it with as many people as possible.
sitp.online/qed
📢📢 Tickets to QED 2024 are on sale now! 📢📢
Our weekend celebration of science, reason and critical thinking, returns for 2024.
qedcon.org/updates/2024/tick…
ALT Graphic with photos of speakers: Bola Grace, Sabine Hossenfelder, Robin Ince, Joe Ondrak, Rina Raphael, Richard Wiseman, James Wilson, Shema Tariq and MC Siân Docksey.
Back at 2022's #QEDCon, Mark and Jim did a talk at Skepticamp, the brilliant pre-QED event run by @sitp. Thanks to the wonders of camera, computer and internet technology, you are able to see that talk now:
buff.ly/3POXn3O
Just over half an hour until we are live with Robert Llewelyn from @FullyChargedShw (and of course, Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge!) talking electric vehicles. Come join us for free at twitch.tv/sitp and let us know where you are and what you are drinking!
Our first social/planning session will be held at the Town Wall, near Central Station on 9th May from 7:30pm. Everyone is welcome to join in, even if you want to come and say hi. All the details are on Facebook and website.
sitp.online/sitp/newcastlefacebook.com/events/25185199…