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Zombie Factoids: Why won’t they just die!
No, not facts about Zombies, rather those ‘facts’ that permeate society, that somehow people still think are true (and some that might actually have some validity) yet seem to be repeated far too easily by those that really should know better. Do we only use 10% of our brain? Are Hippos really Africa's most dangerous large animal? Do menstrual cycles really synchronise in co-habiting women? Come along and figure out the facts from the zombie facts. About the speakerSean Slater…
Find out more »Radical Thinking: how to see the bigger picture
Professor Peter Lamont (author, historian, psychologist, former magician) reveals the things that shape your thoughts. He shows how, by thinking in a radical way, you can look beyond your limited view of the world to see the bigger picture. The talk, based on his recent book Radical Thinking, includes live demonstrations. Peter Lamont is Professor of History and Theory of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Before that, he worked as…
Find out more »Critical Drinking: Festive social meetup
So, we're not daft enough to try and book in a speaker this close to Chrimbo. Instead, anyone with nothing better to do can come join us for some festive drinkies and a chit chat. We'll book a table in the main bar area of our spiritual home, The Admiral Woods Bar - so, look for at least one of us with a Glasgow Skeptics t-shirt on, or just shout out something fallacious and we'll pop up and correct you.…
Find out more »NASA: For the benefit of all?
How has NASA changed under the Trump administration and what future exists for it in an increasingly uncertain world? Will NASA serve the public imagination for much longer or are its days numbered? Having just resigned, after only 6 months, from his position at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center at the end of November, Dr Graeme Eddolls will highlight the recent attacks on NASA and wider science, offering an insider perspective of what it was like to operate as a…
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