Boston Skeptics in the Pub: March 24!

[rebecca]

It's about time The Hub of the Universe got its very own skeptical event: a monthly Skeptics in the Pub event based on London's popular lecture series. We'll be starting off with Mike the Mad Biologist from ScienceBlogs, and it's sure to be a blast. I hope some JREFfers can make it!

WHEN
Monday, March 24 2008
7pm


WHO
Mike the Mad Biologist!


WHERE
The Asgard
(a few blocks toward MIT from the Central Square Red Line T stop)
350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
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On Facebook? Check out the event page here and the Boston Skeptics Group page here.


Part of the Drinking Skeptically network.




Oh, I've also set up a Boston Skeptics blog to keep all this info in a handy place.

 

[SkepticScott]

I'll raise a beverage with my fellow skeptics!

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Cancel this event. I can't make it.

 

[Mercutio]

If Scrut can't make it, I ain't gonna be there.

 

[Wowbagger]

Dang. I wish I could go: Mike sounds like he would be a very entertaining speaker. But, I live too far away, and ought to be working on that day, anyway.

 

[sadluxation]

Looks sooooo good, even Nature are giving it a shout-out.



Editor's blog

All the Boston science news that's fit to blog, and then some. From the editor of Nature Network Boston.
Corie Lok

• Skeptics in the pub—coming to Boston
  
  
  In London, a group of people have been gathering once a month for the past nine years to talk skeptically about pseudoscience, the paranormal, alternative medicine, etc. They are appropriately called Skeptics in the Pub (judging from their list of recent speakers, they seem to be duly skeptical. To learn more, check out this article from Nature Network London) and it’s gone international, with similar events happening in Sydney, Vancouver, and now—Boston!
• 
  Boston Skeptics is hosting its first event March 24. They describe themselves as: a group of critical thinkers who get together to talk, eat, drink, and be skeptical about things like homeopathy, creationism, psychics, aliens, alternative medicine, conspiracy theories, and whatever else catches our attention.
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[Mattfn]

Oooooooh!

This could be worth blowing a day off!

 

[supercorgi]

Well since I'm unemployed and lonely, I'll be there!

 

[supercorgi]

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make this after all. My mom is going in for heart surgery on Monday and I'll be in Connecticut. Have fun everyone!

 

[rebecca]

Aw, sorry you can't make it supercorgi, I was looking forward to seeing you again. I hope everything goes well for your mom.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Due to my inability to attend, this event has been canceled.

 

[Wolfman]

I'd just like to make a quick request...I started another thread elsewhere to discuss the fact that I'll be starting a skeptic organization in China (so far as I'm aware, the first one), and plan to organize similar events. I'd appreciate it if those who have organized or attended such events in their own town/country might pop over to that thread and give me some advice?

Thanks!

 

[rebecca]

Bump, event is tonight!

Wolfman: I didn't respond to your thread because Sid appears to have covered anything I could offer. He's my resource for getting this Skeptics in the Pub up and running....

 

[Wolfman]

Bump, event is tonight!

Wolfman: I didn't respond to your thread because Sid appears to have covered anything I could offer. He's my resource for getting this Skeptics in the Pub up and running....

I thought it was just because you're a Bad Mamma Jamma

So, when'll you be coming over to China for a visit? We could schedule you in one of our meetings, I'm sure You've even inspired me for our organization's name...

...you've got SkepChick...and we'll have...

...wait for it...

...SkepChink!!!

(My Chinese friends all thought this was hilarious, my foreign friends generally wanted to beat me about the head for saying it)

 

[SkepticScott]

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make this after all. My mom is going in for heart surgery on Monday and I'll be in Connecticut. Have fun everyone!

I hope your mother's surgery goes OK. I'm sorry you can't make it. Perhaps next time?

 

[rebecca]

I thought it was just because you're a Bad Mamma Jamma

So, when'll you be coming over to China for a visit? We could schedule you in one of our meetings, I'm sure

As soon as you buy me a ticket!

I'd love to visit China one day, but no clue when, sadly.

You've even inspired me for our organization's name...

...you've got SkepChick...and we'll have...

...wait for it...

...SkepChink!!!

(My Chinese friends all thought this was hilarious, my foreign friends generally wanted to beat me about the head for saying it)

Hmm, maybe when you use that, don't mention your inspiration!

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

I'd love to visit China one day, but no clue when, sadly.

I just sensed a disturbance in The Force. It was as if 1.3 billion Chinese people suddenly cried out "Nooooooooooooooooo!".

 

[Wolfman]

I just sensed a disturbance in The Force. It was as if a billion Chinese people suddenly cried out "Nooooooooooooooooo!".

That's okay...that still leaves another 300 million who apparently wanna' meet her.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

That's okay...that still leaves another 300 million who apparently wanna' meet her.

I fixed my post. No one wants to meet Rebecca.

 

[rebecca]

Scrut? You're being sad again.