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Canberra Skeptics — Free Screening of “Here Be Dragons — A Guide to Critical Thinking”
[ Sunday, January 20, 2013; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Date: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 14:00 Location: Questacon Questacon, King Edward Terrace Parkes, ACT Australia See map: Google Maps Canberra Skeptics will be putting on a free public screening of Brian Dunning’s “Here Be Dragons – An Introduction to Critical Thinking” in the Japan Room. Brian is the producer of the Skeptiod podcast, and will be the international guest-of-honour at the 2013 Australian … Read on »
More Scientists in Parliament? How Good Would It Be?
[ Saturday, November 10, 2012; 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Speaker: Dr Will Grant Date: Saturday, 10 November 2012 Time: 1:30 – 3:00pm Location: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT Free Admission We often hear moans that our current parliament features far too few scientists, and instead is packed with lawyers, economists and used car salesmen. But what would it actually mean to pack our parliament … Read on »
The Last Canberra Skeptics Meeting Ever? A Skeptical Take on the Upcoming End-Of-The-World
[ Saturday, December 8, 2012; 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Speaker: Peter Bowditch Date: Saturday, 8 December 2012 Time: 1:30 – 3:00pm Location: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT Free Admission* With the end of the world predicted on December 21 this could possibly be the last meeting of this kind ever. Peter Bowditch will try to raise people’s hopes by looking at failed apocalyptic predictions … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: An Evening with Lawrence Krauss
[ Wednesday, September 5, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Date: Wednesday, 5 September 2012 Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm Location: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation All Welcome World-renowned theoretical physicist and science-communicator Professor Lawrence Krauss will the guest-of-honour at a Q&A session of Canberra Skeptics. If you want to learn about everything from the Higgs Boson to the Mars Curiosity Rover, … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Challenging Pseudoscience in the most scientific of all ages
[ Saturday, August 11, 2012; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Date: Saturday, 11 August 2012 Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm Location: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Speaker: Professor John Dwyer, AO, PhD, FRACP, FRCPI, Doc Uni (Hon) ACU Free Entry Towards the end of 2011, the Skeptics’ Tim Mendham published a table documenting the universities in Australia that seemed to be teaching various “pseudosciences” as … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: The Choice Shonky Awards — six years of naming and shaming the shonkiest rip-offs and shoddiest products being sold in Australia
[ Friday, July 13, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Date: Friday, 13 July 2012 Time: 6.00 — 7.30pm Venue: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Speaker: Scott O’Keefe Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation CHOICE’s annual Shonky Awards are an opportunity for the people’s watchdog to hand out lemons to manufacturers, service providers, marketers, advertisers, and government agencies that fail to deliver on their promises. Since … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: The Great Debate – Should Illegal Drug Laws Be Changed?
[ Tuesday, June 12, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] 12 June 2012 Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm Venue: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation The topic of illicit drugs in Australia is a topic that attracts continued controversy. Some argue that drug policy should continue to remain based on the principle of prohibition while others argue that such prohibition should be repealed. Canberra … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Nuclear Issues in Australia and Beyond; One Perspective
[ Monday, May 14, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Date: Monday, 14 May 2012 Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm Venue: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Speaker: Professor Dr George Dracoulis, FAA Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation Nuclear issues in Australia have had a conflicted history. We are a country with significant uranium resources but no nuclear power. This talk will cover selected aspects of uranium production, … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: The Atlas of Living Australia: an online tool for discovering Australia’s biodiversity
[ Tuesday, April 17, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Speaker: John La Salle, Director Atlas of Living Australia Date: 17 April 2012 Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm Venue: Optus Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation The Atlas of Living Australia is a national initiative to deliver web-based information about Australian plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms. Existing information about Australian species is distributed … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: CRITICAL THINKING AND COGNITIVE BIAS
[ Wednesday, March 14, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Speaker: Dr Karen Macpherson Date: 14 March 2012 Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm Venue: Optus Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Science Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation The chances of winning Lotto are 8,145,060:1. Many newspapers carry astrological forecasts. Most people think they are above average drivers. And astoundingly, most university academics think their research is more … Read on »
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