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Glasgow Skeptics visit Cafe Scientifique: Social Robots
Correction: The venue is Waterstones on Sauchiehall Street (not the Admiral Bar as initially stated. Apologies for any confusion). So we don't have an official Glasgow Skeptics event on this date ... but our friends over in Cafe Scientifique have got something to tickle your fancy instead. The topic this month: Social Robots View event on Facebook View event on Meetup Speaker: Emily Cross Understanding how we perceive and interact with others is a core challenge of social cognition research.…
Find out more »10th Birthday Special: Ash Pryce, Paranormal Illusionist
So, what's special about this event? Well, there'll be cake (probably). More importantly than that though, we're going to celebrate ten years of bringing science, skepticism, and critical thinking in the best possible way by bringing back our first ever speaker - the one and only Ash Pryce! View event on Facebook View event on Meetup A Special edition of the Spooky 👻 Magic 🧙 show comes to Glasgow. 'Fraidy cats and brave souls 😱 welcome for unsettling paranormal illusions…
Find out more »Some things you might not know about HIV
In this talk we take a look at some of the current issues around HIV including PrEP, ageing with HIV, stigma, U=U, criminalisation and looking at the progress on treatments and potential vaccines and cures. All from the point of view of an involved patient. View event on Facebook View event on Meetup About the speaker: Running parallel with a career in EFL/ESOL teaching in the UK and faraway places, Cathy has lived with HIV for over 20 years and…
Find out more »Are we alone in the universe? The scientific evidence and the philosophical implications
The Chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department, Avi Loeb, has recently argued in a leading astrophysics journal that Oumuamua, the first interstellar object ever detected passing through the Solar System, may best be explained as a probe from an alien civilization. How likely is it that Loeb was right? How can we assess the likelihood that we are alone in the galaxy or wider universe? What would be the philosophical implications either way? Should we expect extra-terrestrial life to have any…
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