What about history?

📍 — New York, NY

Welcome to “Skeptic Dinners,” a series of events facilitated by Prof. Massimo Pigliucci, a philosopher and biologist at the City College of New York. The idea is similar to that of the Ancient Greek symposia: let’s get a small number of like-minded people together over drinks... Welcome to “Skeptic Dinners,” a series of events facilitated by Prof. Massimo Pigliucci, a philosopher and biologist at the City College of New York. The idea is similar to that of the Ancient Greek symposia: let’s get a small number of like-minded people together over drinks and food and discuss interesting subjects!

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Is history just one darn thing after another? Or is there a pattern to the apparent madness? Is the study of history a science or part of the humanities? Does it matter?

Join us for a lively conversation based on two articles that explore the difference between observational and historical science as well as whether history can predict the future.

Suggested readings / viewing:

* Can science tell us what happened in the past? (free pdf download here)

* If history was more like science, would it predict the future? (free pdf download here)

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Location: a private apartment in mid-town Manhattan (west side), the exact address will be communicated to members who rsvp for the event. We will order pizza, feel free to bring wine to share. View more

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