syracuse events

“The Myths and Magic of Hypnosis” Presentation by Karen Schwarz Sponsored by CNY Skeptics Time: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 7:00 PM Where: Dewitt Community Library in the Shoppingtown Mall, Dewitt, NY Event is Free and Open to the Public Please contact David Harding at 1-315-636-6533, or...

Location: Scotch & Sirloin, 3687 Erie Boulevard E, Dewitt, NY 13214, USA Time: 7:00 PM, February 20, 2013 Come and enjoy stimulating conversation with tasty adult beverages with CNY Skeptics! Must be 21 and over to attend. No cover, but individuals must pay for their own drinks. Contact...

“The Fine Print: Your Pay Shrinks as Monopolies Prosper” Presentation by David Cay Johnston Sponsored by CNY Skeptics http://cnyskeptics.org Time: Monday, January 14, 2013, 7:00 PM Where: Dewitt Community Library in the Shoppingtown Mall, Dewitt, NY Event is Free and Open to the Public...

“A Most Unlikely Obvious Molecule - DNA And Its Consequences” Presentation by Damian Gregory Allis, Ph.D Sponsored by CNY Skeptics Time: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 7:00 PM Where: Dewitt Community Library in the Shoppingtown Mall, Dewitt, NY Event is Free and Open to the Public Please...

CNY Skeptics P.O. Box 417
 Fayetteville, NY 13066-0417 
Phone: 315-636-6533 
E-Mail: info@cnyskeptics.org Web: cnyskeptics.org August 14, 2012 For Immediate Release: "After the Abduction, The Rest of the Betty and Barney Hill Story" Presentation by Kitty Mervine Sponsored by CNY Skeptics...

April 2012 Skeptics in the Pub Wednesday, April 18, 6:30 PM Al's Wine and Whiskey Lounge, 312 S. Clinton Street, Syracuse, NY, 13202 Contact info@cnyskeptics.org 315-636-6533 http://cnyskeptics.org https://www.facebook.com/pages/CNY-Skeptics/12591847671 Come and join fellow skeptics for...

CNY Skeptics September 2011 Meeting Wednesday, September 21, 2011 thru Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Dewitt Community Library CNY Skeptics presents Kitty Mervine from Granite State Skeptics of New Hampshire and her presentation, “Ghost Hunting for Dummies: What you really need to know to do it...

This is my semi-annual "Oh, I should post this info on the forums" post. “The Autism ‘Epidemic’: Science or Pseudoscience?” Presentation by Raymond G. Romanczyk, Ph.D., BCBA, Professor of Clinical Psychology at SUNY Binghamton and founder and director of the Institute for Child Development...

CNY Skeptics' good friend, Joe Nickell, will be returning to Syracuse to talk to us about his recent paranormal investigations. It's sure to be an entertaining and enlightening evening, and Joe always leaves time for a Q & A session. Hope some of you skeptics in the area will be able to make...

Here's some information about our upcoming events: Wednesday, February 28 CNY Skeptics Monthly Meeting Speaker: Stan Wilczek, Jr. Topic: Skepticism and Terrorism: Fact vs Fiction Business Meeting at 6:30 Program at 7:00 Stan Wilczek is a local...

Eugenie Scott will be giving the Technology Society of Central New York's 2006 Sweet Lecture, "What's Wrong with Intelligent Design Creationism," on Thursday, March 30, at 5 PM. Eugenie Scott, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, which I'm sure...

Central New York Skeptics - Not just for old white guys :wink: (Not that we don't love our old white guys!) : ) Lead Solder in Electronics - A Phantom Menace? Bill Busher will give a presentation on lead solder in electronics at the October meeting of CNY Skeptics. With landfill space...

I have been remiss in posting about our meetings (about a year's worth, I think). While I can't catch you up on what you've missed, I can tell you what's coming up this month (details below). For November we're planning a discussion on facilitated communication, which again has been in the...

I'm sorry to be posting this at the last minute. It's been very busy with the Joe Nickell/Benjamin Radford workshop coming up in June. Go to www.cnyskeptics.org and click on "What's New?" for more information. "The Skeptic in the Library" May 19, 7:00 PM, Betts Branch Library, 4862 S. Salina...

Sunday, June 6, 2004, Central New York Skeptics is presenting an all-day paranormal investigations workshop. This workshop gives participants the unique opportunity to study investigation techniques with Joe Nickell, one of the top paranormal researchers in the world, and Ben Radford, managing...

Wednesday, April 21, at 7 PM, CNY Skeptics holds its monthly meeting. The speaker this month is Steve Wood who will give a talk entitled “Myths, Folklore, Old Wives Tales, and Urban Legends.” We meet at the Betts Branch Library, 4862 S. Salina (just south of Seneca Turnpike), Syracuse. Please...

I'm preparing a presentation for the CNY Skeptics meeting next week, and I remember John Brown saying skeptics should be skeptical of skepticism. He then said something about how not everything is testable. Can someone help me out here? What examples did he give? Lisa Goodlin