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In the third Rationally Speaking podcast, guest, Prof. Peter Turchin from the University of Connecticut, joins Massimo and Julia to discuss whether history can be studied and understood in a scientific manner. In an article in Nature (3 July 2008) on what he termed “cliodynamics,” he discusses the possibility of turning history into a science. [...] New York City Skeptics is thrilled to announce that Dr. John Snyder will join the NYC Skeptics Board of Advisors, effective immediately. He joins fellow advisory board members John Rennie, Michael Shermer, and James Randi. Taken with a 24-inch RC Optical Systems Telescope by Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona (Board of Regents) Okay. I’m going to admit it, I’m bummed that the US is ducking out of the space race. I’ve heard all the arguments, and I understand them. Yes, the government can be an inefficient mess of bureaucracy [...] If you haven’t subscribed to the Rationally Speaking podcast yet, what are you waiting for? The second episode dropped this week and it is all about love and what philosophy, science, and society has to say about it. Will science ever really be able to explain love? Science has already found correlations between particular hormones [...] Choices, choices! How are you going to celebrate February 12th, the 201st anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 151st of the publication of On the Origin of Species. Here are a couple of suggestions. Attend the Darwin Day event sponsored by NYC Skeptics for an opportunity to participate in a fascinating conversation between Massimo Pigliucci and [...] Just in case you haven’t heard, a UK General Medical Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel found sufficient evidence to suggest “serious professional misconduct” on the part of Andrew Wakefield and his colleagues, who published the very first paper that insinuated a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. Further, The Lancet has retracted the original [...] A packed house listens to John Rennie at NECSS 2009 (photo by Tim Farley) Saturday, April 17th! Registration for the Northeast Conference on Science & Skepticism (NECSS) 2010 is now open! We’ve kept ticket prices the same as last year: $65 general admission, and $40 for students and NYC Skeptics/NESS members. Space is ilmited [...] New York City Skeptics is proud to announce that our new podcast, Rationally Speaking, will officially debut on Sunday, January 31st, but you can get a special preview and listen to the first episode right now by visiting rationallyspeakingpodcast.org or subscribing via iTunes. Rationally Speaking is hosted by Massimo Pigliucci and Julia Galef, contributors to Gotham [...] Time: Saturday, Feb. 13, 2:00 PM One day, I'm gonna be known for staring at people as well as Edgar Cayce! That's not a prediction, that's a fact. THE SKEPTIC PSYCHIC RETURNS!!! This is hard for me to say, because I am a proud member of the Skeptical Community, but it turns out that I have a power that defies explanation. [...] |
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