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Putting the Meta into metastasis – How Facebook facilitates the viral spread of cancer misinformation
When Brian's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer there was just one thing to do: Cry uncontrollably for weeks. Once he'd finished doing that he decided to dip his toes into the murky waters of alternative health groups on social media to see what kind of advice he'd get for his wife's condition. Join us for an express tour of Facebook-fuelled quackery, conspiracism, grifting, and misplaced goodwill. You'll even get to try some of the cancer 'cures' on offer, and…
Find out more »Denialists: The who and why of evolution rejection, and their links with climate change denial
Summary: For our closest event to Darwin Day: The talk will survey evolution rejection around the world, and discuss why it is so prevalent in some countries, over 200 years after Darwin and Wallace’s theories were unveiled. Especially worrying are countries where rejection of evolution has extended into national education practice. Some experience from Scotland will be covered. The links between evolution rejection and climate change denial will also be explored. About the speaker: Roger Downie is a semi-retired University…
Find out more »Science & Skepticism Pub Quiz
To ease us gently into our new venue we’re inviting you to join us and test your levels of general ignorance on all things Science-y and Skepticism-y. You don't need to have a team in advance ... come join us in the evening and you can team up with others when you get there. Our quizmaster for the evening will be Sean Slater from Edinburgh Skeptics, and his judgment will be final! There may or may not be prizes for…
Find out more »My Spooky Life: Ash Pryce – Paranormal Illusionist
Note: This event takes place at the Admiral Woods Bar, 29 Waterloo Street Doors at 7.15, kickoff at 7.30 1989. A young child steps cautiously, terrified, into the back yard of his Grandparent’s home. He stretches out at arms length the item he’s holding – a small, black can with “DO NOT OPEN” printed boldly on it. Pulling the tab, he drops the can and runs back as fast as he can, as the horrifying, electric blue ghost escapes it’s…
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