Glasgow Skeptics

So, we didn't book a speaker this month because our date clashes with a Scotland (football) match. Instead, if you don't fancy the footie, then why not come join us for a drink and a chinwag. We've got a small area booked in Waxy O'Connors ... so part of your challenge is to work your way through the labyrinth and find us. You might meet David Bowie in tights and a codpiece on your way! See you there hopefully

In a time of misinformation, purchasable blue ticks, and spurious claims to be ‘following the science’, how do we ask the right questions of information we find from social media, companies, and politicians? 61% of people think it’s important the government shows the public all the evidence used to make policy decisions. And yet, the sources of data used in policy making become more complex, modelling and big data being two key examples. But you don’t need to be an…