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First link is to the March installment of the NYC Skeptics Public Lecture Series. Did you know that we audio or video record all of our events and make them available FOR FREE on our website?? But nothing beats attending our events in person, and if you never have attended, this weekend is a great [...] 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. 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 [...] 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. [...] “Investigating the Impossible.” Join New York City Skeptics as we kick off our 2010 Public Lecture Series with noted skeptic, psychologist, and magician Richard Wiseman. For over 20 years, Professor Richard Wiseman has investigated a whole host of strange psychological phenomena. In this talk, he describes some of his more colourful adventures, including his work into why [...] |
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