By Page, on October 27, 2010, at 7:28 am This month’s Drinking Skeptically is tonight! Join your fellow skeptics at the Four Faced Liar (165 West 4th St., between Sixth and Seventh Avenues) starting at 8PM.
The latest Rationally Speaking podcast is now available featuring our second Q&A episode with Massimo & Julia.
Our October event, a special tour of the Gravesend Inn haunted attraction [...]
By Michael Rosch, on October 22, 2010, at 7:03 am  Earlier this year, British skeptics launched the ’10:23 Campaign’ against homeopathy. The name came from the Avogadro Constant, the scientific principle in which homeopathy would violate…if it were true. The slogan they came up with for the campaign was “Homeopathy: There’s Nothing In It.”
For many years prior, skeptics like James Randi had attempted to illustrate that there’s nothing in homeopathy but water or sugar pills by giving public demonstrations in which he swallows whole bottles of alleged homeopathic sleep aids, what should constitute as some kind of overdose. In 2004, the Australian Skeptics even videotaped “The Great Skeptic Attempted Mass Suicide Using Homeopathic Crap”. … continue reading this entry.
By New York City Skeptics, on October 20, 2010, at 7:03 am
- The latest Rationally Speaking podcast episode is now available. This week’s special guest is Brendan Nyhan discusses why false beliefs refuse to die.
- For the third year in a row, Brooklyn’s high-tech Gravesend Inn haunted attraction at NYC College of Technology is welcoming NYC Skeptics. This year, in addition to a backstage tour with systems designer John Huntington, NYC Skeptics attendees are invited to participate in a skeptical psychological research study! The festivities will take place on Saturday October 30, 2010 at 6PM. For more information click here.
- This year NYC Skeptics is proud to sponsor our second SkeptiCamp — an “open” skeptical and scientific conference. The format differs from a traditional conference in that the attendees themselves also function as presenters. This year we will have more space, more presenters, and more fun! We again expect to have a full house of attendees and we encourage you to register early, as we cannot guarantee tickets will be available at the door. This year’s SkeptiCamp will take place on December 4, 2010 from 10AM-6PM. Registration is $15 and directly helps cover the costs of the conference. Register today!
- In case you haven’t heard, President Obama will soon be appearing on Mythbusters to promote science education. AWESOME!
By Page, on October 13, 2010, at 7:38 am If you’re a fan of the Gotham Skeptic blog or the Rationally Speaking podcast then please help them continue by becoming an NYC Skeptics member today! We are a small but thriving group with limited financial resources, and every membership helps tremendously. Also, all new and upgrading members will receive a special [...]
By Page, on October 7, 2010, at 7:03 am
Register to Attend!
Saturday, December 4th, 2010 in New York City
What is it?!
SkeptiCamp is like a science conference, except that the content is provided by the attendees themselves! Some prefer to call it an “unconference” for that reason.
It is based on a successful model of gatherings referred to as “BarCamp“, which have primarily focused [...]
By New York City Skeptics, on October 6, 2010, at 7:03 am
Don’t forget to follow us on twitter! You can follow NYC Skeptics (@nycskeptics), the Rationally Speaking podcast (@rspodcast), as well as the Northeast Conference on Science & Skepticism (@necss), plus our board members @jamyianswiss, @juliagalef, @mpigliucci, and @mike_feldman (Page and Benny are either anti-twitter or ludites).
For the third year in a row, [...]
By Page, on September 29, 2010, at 7:03 am The latest Rationally Speaking podcast, on evolutionary psychology, is now available for download.
Audio from Beth Fertig’s NYC Skeptics Public Lecture “Why Can’t U Teach Me 2 Read?” is now available in the media archives section of the NYC Skeptics website.
For the third year in a row, Brooklyn’s high-tech Gravesend Inn haunted attraction at NYC College [...]
By Page, on September 15, 2010, at 7:27 am Last Saturday almost 100 skeptics packed the NYPL to hear Professor Graham Priest’s NYC Skeptics Public Lecture “Speaking of Paradoxes.” This incredible turnout makes Professor Priest’s talk our most well attended lecture since Professor Richard Wiseman’s talk last January. Thank you everyone for turning out! Reaction to the lecture is popping up [...]
By New York City Skeptics, on September 8, 2010, at 8:30 am
Our next public lecture will feature Professor Graham Priest, and will take place on Saturday Sept. 11. After the lecture, please join Prof. Priest and your fellow skeptics for a casual meal at Agave restaurant, located at 7th Ave South between Charles and West 10th Street. We are set to begin at 3PM [...]
By Michael Rosch, on September 4, 2010, at 7:03 am  One of the prevailing themes to have come out of The Amazing Meeting 8 seems to have been, “Don’t be a dick,” which also happened to be the specific name of Phil Plait’s talk. Now I didn’t attend TAM8, so I’ve only recently gotten to hear the talk now that it’s made its way online. The issue that Plait was addressing was that of the tone skeptics use when challenging a particular belief, and it’s been a common topic of discussion among skeptics for some time now. In his talk, Plait draws a distinction between what he calls “warriors” and “diplomats” within the skeptical community.
In times of war, we need warriors. But this isn’t a war. You might try to say it is, but it’s not a war. We aren’t trying to kill an enemy. We’re trying to persuade other humans with logic and reason. And at times like that, we don’t need warriors, what we need are diplomats. … continue reading this entry.
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