Category Archives: Upcoming Events
(Melbourne) Lunch With Dr Rachael Dunlop
[ Sunday, June 26, 2011; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Dr Rachael Dunlop will be guest speaker, on the subject of Dr Google at a special lunch organised by Vic Skeptics. Sunday June 26: Dr Rachael Dunlop will be our featured guest speaker at a Lunch at La Notte Restaurant. Rachael, a researcher into heart disease, is well known to Victorians as Dr Rachie in Skeptic … Read on »
(Melbourne) Dave The Happy Singer at The Clyde
[ Tuesday, June 21, 2011 6:00 pm to Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:30 pm. ] … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Seeing Through The Haze – A Clear Perspective On Australia’s Drinking Culture
[ Tuesday, June 21, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Speaker: Michael Thorn Date: Tuesday, 21st of June 2011 Time: 6:00 — 7:30 p.m. Place: Optus Theatre, CSRIO Discovery Science Centre, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601 Free Admission Michael Thorn, Chief Executive of the Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation, will talk about what we do and don’t know about the way we drink in Australia. In this lecture Michael will provide … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Cold on the Trail of Cryptids
[ Wednesday, July 13, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Speaker: Dustin Welbourne Date: Wednesday 13th of July 2011 Time: 6:00 — 7:30 p.m. Place: Lecture theatre, Innovations Building, Eggleston Rd, ANU Dustin will be speaking on what he calls the ‘crypto continuum’, and the evidence, or lack of evidence for unlikely organisms. His talk will range from unusual animal behaviour on one end of the continuum, — … Read on »
Witch-hunters, Injustice and Superstition: How Science and Skepticism Will Benefit Africa?
[ Thursday, August 18, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Canberra Skeptics Inc. and the CSIRO Discovery Science Centre Proudly Present: Mr Leo Igwe Date: 18 August 2011 Time: 6 – 7.30pm Location: Optus Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Science Centre, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601 Free Admission Africans stand to gain a lot by embracing the skeptical outlook; what are those gains? Will Africans ever harvest them? And how do we ensure that Africa … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Australia’s Foreign Aid: Who For? What For?
[ Friday, May 13, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Time: 6pm Friday 13th May 2011 Place: Innovations Lecture Theatre, Eggleston Road ANU Speaker: Philip Eliason Does aid reflect Australia’s domestic political wishes and worries of the voter or is it a tool in the Government’s outward looking foreign policy kit? Where should aid sit as a diplomatic instrument? This talk will assess foreign aid … Read on »
Great Ocean Road Skeptics (Geelong Vic)
[ Wednesday, March 30, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] GORSkeptics meet on the last Wednesday of each month from 6.30. For March 30, it’s at City Quarter Bar on Cunningham Pier Geelong. All welcome. For further details contact Carolyn Coulson, CAROLCO(AT)BarwonHealth.org.au … Read on »
Melbourne Skeptics In The Pub
[ Monday, April 25, 2011; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Monday, May 23, 2011; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Monday, June 27, 2011; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Monday, July 25, 2011; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Monday, August 22, 2011; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Monday, September 26, 2011; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Monday, October 24, 2011; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Monday, November 28, 2011; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Melbourne Skeptics In The Pub is held at the James Squire Brewhouse in Waterfront City, Docklands. The event kicks off at 6:30pm, and we usually sit down for dinner sometime after 7pm. We have a website and a Facebook page. There are no speakers scheduled at present, but that may change depending on … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics lecture: TOO EASY TO BELIEVE? Skepticism and the Psychology of Suggestibility
[ Wednesday, April 13, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Speaker: Dr Krissy Wilson Location: Lecture Theatre, Innovations Building, Eggleston Road, ANU Cost: Free Dr Krissy Wilson will review the nature, mechanism and psychological impact of suggestibility, including hypnotic suggestibility and how this relates, for example, to false memories. Dr Wilson is a graduate of the University of London. Formerly at the University of Tasmania, she now teaches at … Read on »
Terrific Tuesday Trivia Night (Launceston)
[ Tuesday, March 1, 2011; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] 1st Tuesday of each month. 7:00pm @ Star Bar Cafe & Hotel — 113 Charles Street, Launceston Details: meetup.launcestonskeptics.com. … Read on »
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