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January 2025

Putting the sex into wellbeing – Professor Kirstin Mitchell

January 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Admiral Woods Bar, 29 Waterloo Street
Glasgow, G2 6BZ United Kingdom
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The science - and pseudoscience - of wellbeing is burgeoning. Surveillance of wellbeing involves aspects like health, relationships and community, but rarely includes sex and intimacy. This is odd because humans are sexual beings and sex is everywhere. This talk will explore the science of sexual wellbeing. Does measurement of general wellbeing improve if we include sexuality? What are the critical elements of sexual wellbeing and what can an individual's sexual wellbeing tell us about their social context? How can…

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February 2025

EMPIRE FIRST: Churchill’s War Against D-Day

February 18 @ 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
The Admiral Woods Bar, 29 Waterloo Street
Glasgow, G2 6BZ United Kingdom
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Why did Churchill oppose Overlord? Why did he want to send Allied troops into easily defended, mountainous regions - Italy, Greece, the Balkans - instead of Normandy? Did he fear Hitler’s Army? Did he dread a re-run of 1914-18? Or did he prioritise British Oil and Empire interests over the task of liberating Europe from fascism? Did the 'Greatest Ever Briton' favour a ‘Brexit’ military strategy which would have gifted western Europe to Stalin? Join us as author Graeme Bowman…

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March 2025

Staying Safe From Misinformation, Fake News and Conspiracism

March 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate
Edinburgh, EH1 1JS United Kingdom
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Note: This event takes place in Edinburgh and not our normal Glasgow location. Staying Safe From Misinformation, Fake News and Conspiracism. Brought to you thanks to a collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh Skeptics, and Glasgow Skeptics, we will be spending the evening dissecting elements of the Disinformation Superhighway. The event will feature short talks from each of our three expert speakers, followed by a panel discussion / Q&A where you the audience get to ask questions of the panel!…

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April 2025

The paradox of expertise in forensic science

April 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Admiral Woods Bar, 29 Waterloo Street
Glasgow, G2 6BZ United Kingdom
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What is cognitive bias? How does cognitive bias influence expert decision-makers in forensic settings? This talk will discuss human cognition, the paradox of expertise, and the effects of different types of cognitive bias in forensic science. Whether it is fingerprint evidence or DNA mixtures, the potential for human error and bias is always present, with certain contexts increasing the risk. The talk will end with a discussion surrounding recommendations to attenuate bias within forensic decision-making. About the speaker: Dr Lee…

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