Skeptics

Questionnaire

by Gareth August 30, 2010

The Cognitive Science Lab at the University of Western Australia has put together an internet survey to test people’s attitudes to science. Prof Stephan Lewandowsky describes it thus: “the rationale behind the survey is to draw linkages between attitudes to climate science and other scientific propositions (eg HIV/AIDS) and to look at what skepticism might [...]

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Talk in the town

by Gareth March 24, 2010

Last night’s session with the Skeptics in the Pub in Christchurch was an interesting experience (some nice feedback too, thanks). It gave me a chance to develop a few of the thoughts that have been running through my mind recently — and it’s good to do that by presenting them to an audience willing to [...]

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The man who loved beer: Skeptics in the pub talk next week

by Gareth March 18, 2010

Christchurch readers might like to know that I’m talking at the local Skeptics in the pub meet up next Tuesday evening (23 March) — working title is Sceptics, skeptics and septicsâ„¢. Should be a lively evening… Meet at The Twisted Hop from 5-30pm, talk begins at 6pm, probably over the road at CPIT before returning [...]

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