European Skeptics Congress 2019 – The Joy of Skepticism

The next European Skeptics Congress will be held from 29 August to 1 September 2019 in Ghent, Belgium.

Location: Academieraadzaal of Ghent University, Voldersstraat 9, 9000 Ghent, Belgium The hall is located in this building, next to the “Aula”. It’s not the neoclassic circular hall, but the auditorium next to it. The entrance hall (“Foyer”) will be used for the reception of the participants. Next to it lies the “Peristylium” where a variety of side events and the coffee breaks will be held.

Organisers: SKEPP vzw, Comité Para asbl in cooperation with ‘Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij’ and ‘Stichting Skepsis’

	March 2019
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				1 PRAHA: Dušan Majer: Rosetta - poprvé na kometě PRAHA: Dušan Majer: Rosetta - poprvé na kometě 1st March 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Viničná 1594/7, 128 00 Praha-Nové Město, Czechia Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/255390495346120/ Místo konání: Posluchárna B7 ve druhém patře, Přírodovědecká fakulta UK, Viničná 7. Evropská sonda Rosetta dokázala hned několik prvenství. V této přednášce si zopakujeme celou mimořádně úspěšnou misi a zaměříme se i na objevy, které sonda zjistila. See more details DELFT: Skeptics in the Pub DELFT: Skeptics in the Pub 1st March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Bierhuis De Klomp, Binnenwatersloot 5, 2611 BJ Delft, Netherlands Link: https://www.meetup.com/Skeptics-in-a-Pub-Delft-edition/events/xgspllyzfbcb/ Skeptics in the Pub is your chance to get together with other Skeptics, Freethinkers, and Atheists in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere to talk, debate, and just hang out. What can you expect at our events? Interesting talks, lively debate, a chance to hang with people who have a rational outlook, and people willing to listen to you and answer your questions. See more details CAMBRIDGE: Effective Altruism Pub Meetup for Non-students & Postgrads CAMBRIDGE: Effective Altruism Pub Meetup for Non-students & Postgrads 1st March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Cambridge Brew House, 1 King St, Cambridge CB1 1LH, UK Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/306031530268487/ Non-student and postgrad pub meetups are back! Let's meet on Friday 1st March in The Cambridge Brew House and chat about Effective Altruism or anything else! Effective Altruism is a community of people who are trying to combine empathy and evidence. We aim to use reason and evidence to figure out how to do as much good as we can with our resources, and then try to do it. Newcomers are very welcome! No affiliation with the University of Cambridge is necessary, nor any previous knowledge about Effective Altruism. Undergrads are also welcome if you're around! To find us, look out for a sign/t-shirt with the Effective Altruism Cambridge logo on it (as seen in the image for this event). See more details • • •	2	3
4 GLASGOW: Skeptics - Cafe Sci: Antarctica - The Case of the Missing Water GLASGOW: Skeptics - Cafe Sci: Antarctica - The Case of the Missing Water 4th March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Waterstones Sauchiehall St 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EW Glasgow, United Kingdom Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/304350280266238/ 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 time: Antarctica - The Case of the Missing Water When ice sheets grow, global sea level lowers. At the time of the last glacial maximum, about 22,000 years ago, the global sea level was about 132m lower than it is today. But estimates of the volume of ice held in the North American, Greenland, and Eurasian Ice Sheets add up to an ice-equivalent sea-level change of 104m. The missing 28m of sea level rise has previously been attributed to the less well-known Antarctic ice sheet. We now estimate that the Antarctic contribution since the last glacial maximum is closer to 9.9 m. So where is the missing 18.1m of global sea level? About the Speaker: Derek Fabel works at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre. He is a geomorphologist (studying Earth surface processes and landforms) and AMS ccientist (measuring the concentration of extremely rare cosmogenic isotopes in minerals and organic materials). As Head of the NERC Cosmogenic Isotope Analysis Facility, he is involved in quantifying the natural processes that shape the surface of the Earth. His research focuses on quantifying the rate of change of ice masses on our planet, and the effect this has on global sea level. He has participated in four Antarctic expeditions, most recently in 2018. === For more information about Café Scientifique:Visit their website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/events/cafescientifique/ === The talk is free - although they do ask for donations Accessibility: The talk is on the top floor of the store. There is a lift available for those unable to use the stairs. See more details LONDON (Camden): Talk Yourself Better, Ariane Sherine LONDON (Camden): Talk Yourself Better, Ariane Sherine 4th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm The Monarch Bar 40-42 Chalk Farm Road, Camden, London NW1 8BG, , https://monarchbar.com/, Link: http://www.london.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/21779/Talk-Yourself-Better Comedy writer and journalist Ariane Sherine created and organised the Atheist Bus Campaign, persuading Richard Dawkins and the British Humanist Association (Humanists UK) to support her – and buses with variations on the slogan “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life” ran in 13 countries across the globe. As a result, Ariane received an Inbox full of hate mail from Christians and other religious fanatics, which eventually led to a major nervous breakdown and suicidal ideation. She ended her journalistic career, and didn’t write again for over three years. In this talk, she will tell the full story of how therapy and medication saved her life, prompting her to write her new book, Talk Yourself Better: A Confused Person’s Guide to Therapy, Counselling and Self-Help. Ariane will also be signing copies of Talk Yourself Better after the talk. What people have said about Talk Yourself Better: “Brilliant – makes the baffling comprehensible.” JEREMY VINE "What an excellent, long-overdue idea! A super-accessible guide, through the bewildering marketplace of modern therapy, to ease our noble search for help." DERREN BROWN “How do we cope with this brutal world? In this witty, revealing book Ariane Sherine runs through the ways. An excellent, funny and thought-provoking read for all who seek answers.” ARTHUR SMITH “What makes Ariane Sherine’s Talk Yourself Better stand out from the crowd is its accessibility and humour; to be able to discuss difficult things with a lightness of touch and a comedy that does not trivialise is a rare skill indeed. This, combined with the honest – and often deeply moving – stories of clients and practitioners alike, makes this the ideal introduction to for anyone considering therapy for the first time.” BRIAN BILSTON Ariane Sherine is the comedy writer and journalist who created the Atheist Bus Campaign, as well as the bestselling celebrity book The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas. She has written for BBC1’s My Family, Channel 4’s Countdown and BBC2’s Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, as well as for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Observer, The Daily Telegraph, The Mail on Sunday, New Statesman, New Humanist and The Spectator. She lives in London with her seven-year-old daughter, Lily. The event takes place at The Monarch which has a full menu. Please get there early for a table and to order your food and drinks. https://monarchbar.com/ See more details • •	5 CAMBRIDGE: Games Night CAMBRIDGE: Games Night 5th March 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Blue Moon 2 Norfolk Street, CB1 2LF Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/690532438008297/ Take off your Skepticals for the night and join us for a relaxed social event to play tabletop games with like-minded people. We'll be bringing a few of our own games along, but please feel free to bring your own. This is a social event just for the sake of it and hopefully we'll all make some new skeptical friends. So, please feel free to come whether you've been to our previous events or not - all are welcome. To Find Us: Our table(s) will be clearly marked with Cambridge Skeptics table markers. This is a free event, and no tickets or registration is required. See more details SOFIA: Ratio представя: Гравитационните вълни - прозорец към Вселената SOFIA: Ratio представя: Гравитационните вълни - прозорец към Вселената 5th March 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm City Stage НДК основен подлез, вход от Пилоните, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2361020833961931/ Още през 1916 г. Алберт Айнщайн предсказва, че енергията в космоса се пренася под формата на гравитационни вълни. На 5-ти март нашият лектор, Деян Михайлов, ще ви разкаже подробно за това физично явление и за еволюцията на теорията на относителността. Ще проследим усилията тази теория да бъде потвърдена, кулминиращи в първото засичане на гравитационни вълни през 2016 г. Деян ще ни разкаже още как работят наличните детектори за гравитационни вълни, както и нови методи и модели за тяхното засичане. Ще си поговорим и за бъдещите хоризонти в астрономията, които предоставя откритието на гравитационните вълни и какви практически приложения може да има това за човечеството. Deyan Mihaylov е на 28 години, роден в София, израстнал в Русе, завършил Математическа гимназия. След дипломирането си заминава за Англия, където следва бакалавърска степен по физика в Оксфорд и магистратура и докторантура в Кеймбридж, свързани с изследване на фундаменталните закони на физиката с гравитационни вълни. Към момента е постдок в Кеймбридж. Също така преподава още от започването на магистърската си степен и през 2015 става най-младия лектор в Кеймбридж В момента продължава развитието на научните си проекти, а междувременно основава две компании - едната във Великобритания, занимаваща се с квантови технологии, става първата компания в Европа, изработваща софтуер за квантови компютри, а другата – IT компания в България. Входът за събитието е свободен. See more details NOTTINGHAM: Food Aid: Why we should give it and how we should give it, Mhairi Bowe NOTTINGHAM: Food Aid: Why we should give it and how we should give it, Mhairi Bowe 5th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm The Canalhouse 48-52 Canal St, Nottingham, NG1 7EH Link: http://www.nottingham.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/19738/Food-Aid-Why-we-should-give-it-and-how-we-should-give-it Food poverty and foodbank use has increased rapidly in the UK during the last decade. Food insecurity is also being experienced by more and more people in times of austerity, insecure employment, low incomes, and rising living costs. Still many people suffering extreme food poverty resist foodbank use due to the stigma of receiving this sort of help and common discourses about ‘foodbank tourists’ and ‘scroungers’. In this talk, Dr Mhairi Bowe will discuss her research looking the reasons for foodbank use in Nottinghamshire, the impact of stigma on the successful delivery of food aid, and the vital support resources being delivered by community-based foodbanks. Dr Mhairi Bowe is a Chartered Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. Her research focuses on the impact of group-based identities and social relationships on psychological well-being and lived experiences. Mhairi’s work focuses on a variety of topics including the impact of social prescription, community engagement, and ecotherapy on mental and physical health. See more details • • •	6 HELSINKI: Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen: Persoonallisuustutkimuksen perusteet HELSINKI: Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen: Persoonallisuustutkimuksen perusteet 6th March 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm House of Science and Letters, Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki, Finland Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/303729900336676/ Helsingin yliopiston emeritaprofessori Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen luennoi Skepsis ry:lle persoonallisuudesta ja sen tutkimisesta. Luennolla käydään läpi mm. seuraavia asioita: • Mitä persoonallisuudella tarkoitetaan ja minkälaisia eri kategorioita on katsottu järkeväksi käyttää? • Miten ihmisen persoonallisuus muodostuu? • Millä tavoin persoonallisuutta tutkitaan? • Minkälaisia asioita persoonallisuuden perusteella voidaan ennustaa ihmisten elämässä? • Mitä "Big Five" persoonallisuuspiirteillä tarkoitetaan ja minkälainen asema tällä on nykypsykologiassa? • Mitä suuren yleisön olisi hyvä tietää persoonallisuustutkimuksen tuloksista? Lisätietoja luennoitsijasta: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liisa_Keltikangas-Järvinen https://tuhat.helsinki.fi/portal/fi/person/keltikan Persoonallisuuden ja persoonallisuustutkimuksen salat aukeavat tarkemmin maaliskuun ensimmäisenä keskiviikkona 6.3.2019 klo 18.00 Tieteiden talon pääsalissa (Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki). Yleisön kysymykset ja rakentavat kommentit otetaan vastaan avosylin, sana on vapaa ja sisäänpääsy ilmainen, tervetuloa! http://www.skepsis.fi/ http://www.facebook.com/groups/skepsisry/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/skepsisfinland/ https://www.youtube.com/user/SkepsisFinland/videos See more details LEIPZIG: Skeptics in the Pub LEIPZIG: Skeptics in the Pub 6th March 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm MIO Restaurant Leipzig, Beethovenstraße 21, 04107 Leipzig, Germany Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1396447840490415/?event_time_id=1396447870490412 Wer bei „Stammtisch“ automatisch an Stammtischparolen, verrauchte Kneipen und engstirnige Ansichten denkt, der ist bei uns genau richtig. Denn: Wir haben auch hier verblüffende Erkenntnisse zu präsentieren: Stammtisch gibt’s auch in nett. Jeden 1. Mittwoch im Monat ab 19:00 Uhr versammeln sich die Leipziger Skeptiker in dem charmanten Lokal Mio im Musikerviertel und tauschen sich aus. Dieser Abend ist nicht nur ein Umschlagpunkt für skeptische Informationen, sondern auch ein Anlaufpunkt für alle, die Lust auf einen tabufreien Austausch haben. See more details GREENWICH: Time to tell: A look at how we tick, Ronald Green GREENWICH: Time to tell: A look at how we tick, Ronald Green 6th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm The Star and Garter 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY Link: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/19696/Time-to-tell-A-look-at-how-we-tick Time seems to flash by when we’re enjoying ourselves, and slows to a crawl when we’re bored. Why? Does time exist, or is it an illusion? How real are our memories? When is now? These are just some of the questions that we will ponder in our foray into what time is for us, and how we live and relate to it in our daily lives. Rattling the comfort of instant satisfaction, of reality shows, celebrity worship and the self-glorification of the I-generation, we will go on a journey that goes to the core of what it means to be human - a journey replete with twists and turns and “aha!” moments. Challenging what is naturally taken for granted (“the willingness to be puzzled by things that look obvious,” as Chomsky put it), we will forge a link between philosophy and science, blowing away the cobwebs that obscure both. How Things Really Are. Can we even refer to that? That is the question. Ronald Green is the author of “Time To Tell: a look at how we tick” (iff Books, 2018) and "Nothing Matters: a book about nothing" (iff Books, 2011). Philosopher, linguist, university lecturer and ESL teacher, with 13 ESL books published, Ronald has lectured and given workshops in Europe, North and South America and the Middle East on linguistics, ESL and the use of the Internet in education. His short stories have been published in Nuvein magazine, Tryst, Aesthetica, the Sink and Unholy Biscuit. He has completed a philosophical novel and co-authored a psychological thriller with strong philosophical underpinnings. After thinking about nothing for five years, he spent the following five years thinking about everything, i.e. time, culminating in his recently-published book and his theory of time. See more details OXFORD: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food and health, Pixie Turner OXFORD: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food and health, Pixie Turner 6th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm St. Aldates Tavern 108 St Aldate's, City Centre, Oxford , OX1 1BU Link: http://www.oxford.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/21803/Why-Diets-Dont-Work--and-other-myths-about-food-and-health Despite a wealth of information at our fingertips there are still so many things we get wrong about our health, and with a new diet book out every other day it’s no wonder people are confused. What should we be eating? When? How often? Just how important is food when it comes to our overall health? Humans have always been a bit weird around food. We’re told eating certain foods are the key to living longer, some foods are ‘sinful’ or ‘bad’, that ‘you are what you eat’, and that we must seek to obtain health at all costs. All this means we follow crazy diets that make things worse rather than better, and have a population where most of us dislike our bodies. Pixie will unpack why diet and nutrition misinformation is so problematic, on social media, in mass media, and on a public health level, and why we could all benefit from taking a moment to assess our personal relationship with food. Expect some mythbusting, diet rants, and lots of fully-referenced evidence-based science. Pixie is a nutritionist (ANutr), food blogger, and science communicator. She graduated with a First Class degree in Biochemistry, and went on to complete a Masters in Nutrition with Distinction. She is the brains behind the 'Pixie Nutrition' social media accounts, which aim to infiltrate the wellness movement and debunk nutrition misinformation online. In addition, she has been featured as a nutrition expert on BBC and Channel 5, and in publications such as Red magazine, Evening Standard, Grazia, the Telegraph and more. Her first book, ‘The Wellness Rebel’ was published early 2018, with her second book, ‘The No Need to Diet Book’ released March 2019. Join the Facebook event and invite your friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/2443616635708253/ See more details HIGH WYCOMBE: Skeptics in the Pub - Social HIGH WYCOMBE: Skeptics in the Pub - Social 6th March 2019 @ 9:00 pm - 12:00 am Mad Squirrel Tap & Bottle Shop, 7 Church St, High Wycombe HP11 2DE, UK Link: https://www.meetup.com/high-wycombe-skeptics/events/xbtvgqyzfbjb/ Join us the first Wednesday of each month for a social. There will be beer, there will be skeptical chat and there will be more beer! Please note we have changed location! We will be trying out the Mad Squirrel Brewery Shop (the old Red Squirrel shop) opposite All Saints Church, as Bootlegger was getting a bit noisy and sports obsessed! Skeptics in the Pub is a place for inquisitive people of all ages to meet and converse in the High Wycombe area. Skeptics are people who yearn to discover the truth behind extraordinary claims that people or groups may make, this can be in areas of alternative therapies, the paranormal, religion and faith, the afterlife and many other areas of life. We we often end up talking about superstition, science, religious fundamentalism, health, censorship and conspiracy theory We make no claims to balance, and actively promote science, freedom of expression and secular humanism.. You are welcome to come along and just sit and listen to others, or if you are braver get stuck right in with conversation and views! Our Website is at wycombe.skepticsinthepub.org (http://wycombe.skepticsinthepub.org/) where you will find links to join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/HighWycombeSkeptics/) page and follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/wycombesitp). See more details BRIGHTON: Towards a secular education system BRIGHTON: Towards a secular education system 6th March 2019 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm King & Queen, 13-17 Marlborough Pl, Brighton BN1 1UB, UK Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/442576509579816/ From faith schools to coercive worship, and from confessional RE to faith based sex education, our school system is full of inappropriate religious influence, privilege and discrimination. But it doesn’t need to be this way, our many fantastic community schools show how we can move towards a secular, inclusive education system. The National Secular Society’s head of education, Alastair Lichten, will talk about the range of the Society’s campaigning, policy and advice work on education, including their No More Faith Schools campaign. The NSS is a non-profit organisation which campaigns for the separation of religion and state and equal respect for everyone's human rights, so no one is either advantaged or disadvantaged because of their beliefs. Alastair Lichten is the Society’s head of education, joined the NSS in 2014 to work on a variety of their campaigns, before focussing on education. See more details • • • • • •	7 STOCKHOLM: Vårsalongen på Liljevalchs med VoF STOCKHOLM: Vårsalongen på Liljevalchs med VoF 7th March 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm Liljevalchs, Djurgårdsvägen 60, 115 21 Stockholm, Sweden Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2232708600390361/ Erbjudande för konst- och kulturintresserade VoF:are som befinner sig i Stockholm den 7 mars! Gratis guidning av Vårsalongen 2019 på Liljevalchs konsthall av den lika delar provocerande som bedårande konsthallslegenden Mårten Castenfors. Vårsalongen på Liljevalchs är en kär, omtvistad och livaktig årlig tradition sedan starten 1921. Vem som helst kan skicka in bidrag till Vårsalongen. Verken bedöms anonymt av en jury, ett upplägg som gjort att tidigare okända konstnärer har fått sitt genombrott på just Vårsalongen. I år visas 254 konstverk av 136 deltagare. Det finns plats för 25 personer på visningen och det är först till kvarn som gäller. Anmäl ditt deltagande till Lotten Kalenius: lottenkalenius@gmail.com OBS! Det räcker inte med att tacka ja för att säkra en plats på visningen. Du måste maila till Lotten Kalenius, ledamot av riksstyrelsen. Tid: Torsdag 7 mars kl. 17:30 Plats: Liljevalchs konsthall, Djurgårdsvägen 60 Samling i entrén. Leta efter den rödhåriga kvinnan med bestämda ögonbryn. Visningen tar ca 45 minuter. Kom i tid! Efteråt kan de som vill ta spårvagnen in mot Östermalm och skeptikersnacka över en öl. Förslag på ingångsämnen vid eventuell pinsam tystnad: - Kan konst och kulturella uttryck användas för att främja folkbildning och kunskap om vetenskapens metoder? - På vilka sätt kan man se samhällstrender (politiska/pseudovetenskapliga etc) i Vårsalongens konstverk? - Vilken konstverk var det mest anskrämliga? För vilket hade du kunnat sälja din mormor för att ha hemma? Varmt välkomna! See more details MALAGA: Sesión informativa de «Ciencia en el Parlamento» MALAGA: Sesión informativa de «Ciencia en el Parlamento» 7th March 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm University of Malaga, Av. de Cervantes, 2, 29016 Málaga, Spain Link: http://www.escepticos.es/node/6412 See more details MANCHESTER: That's a Cult? with Helen McCarthy MANCHESTER: That's a Cult? with Helen McCarthy 7th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm The Kings Arms, 11 Bloom St, Salford M3 6AN, UK Link: https://www.gmss.uk/events/thats-a-cult For March, we have Helen McCarthy, from the That's a Cult? podcast, in which she examines subcultures, mostly online, to see if they're more like a genuine, supportive community, or more like a cult. Her subjects have ranged from anti-vaccinationists to the 'NoFap' movement. See more details TEESIDE: Numbers, Terence Waites TEESIDE: Numbers, Terence Waites 7th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm O'Connells Pub 29-41 Bedford Street,, Middlehaven,, Middlesbrough, TS1 2LL , , http://www.oconnellspub.co.uk/, Link: http://www.teesside.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/21807/Numbers If like many, you found mathematics at school difficult, too abstract, boring and irrelevant then the idea of pouring over datasets to ensure their validity, veracity and accuracy can seem like a pastime for nerds that it is best not to be involved with. So if we have no time or inclination for personal scrutiny of the numbers being flashed on the screen or reported on in newspapers then how can we decide how much credence should be given to them? How are these numbers arrived at? Why were previous numbers on the same subject wrong? Who discovered they were wrong and how? Were the reports of the original numbers being wrong given the same headlines, distribution and attention as the original skewed numbers? This will be an expansion of the 10-minute presentation given last year by Terry Waites at the Open Mic night and will give a little insight into where giving trust to sources and believing the data used as support is not always straight-forward. Back to the usual format of 45 minute talk followed by Q&A for this meeting. Terry Waites is co-ordinator for and joint founder of Teesside Skeptics-in-the-Pub and helps run Teesside Humanists. He has a background in the military and with Telecommunications Engineering with a BSc in Computational Mathematics and MSc in The Design of Information Systems. Still spending much time ridding his mind of long-believed myths and misinformation. See more details BARNSLEY: The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories, Dr Daniel Jolley BARNSLEY: The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories, Dr Daniel Jolley 7th March 2019 @ 9:00 pm - 12:00 am The Old No.7 7 Market Hill, Barnsley, S70 2PX, , , www.oldno7barnsley.co.uk Link: http://barnsley.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/19691/The-Psychology-of-Conspiracy-Theories Conspiracy theories are associated with almost every significant social and political event, including the theory that the U.S. government orchestrated the 9/11 attacks, that the U.K Government murdered Diana, Princess of Wales, or that the pharmaceutical industry deliberately concealed the fact that the MMR vaccine causes Autism. Belief in these types of conspiracy theories is blooming in the 21st century; millions of people subscribe to them. A basic understanding of logic, rationality, and probability tell us, however, that most of these conspiracy claims are probably false. So why then do so many people believe them? What makes them so attractive and compelling to people? And, anyway, what’s the problem, aren’t they just harmless fun? In this talk, Dr Daniel Jolley will take you through the psychology of conspiracy theories. You will learn why people subscribe to conspiracy theories and discuss some of the misconceptions (including whether all conspiracy believers are paranoid!). He will also uncover some of the potentially damaging consequences of conspiracy theories; maybe they are not just harmless after all, before discussing ongoing research into tools to combat the negative harm of conspiracy theories on individuals and wider society! Bio: Dr Daniel Jolley is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Staffordshire University. He is a Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society, where he is a member of the Executive Committee of the Social Psychology Section. Daniel’s main area of research is the psychology of conspiracy theories. He is particularly interested in using experimental methods to examine the social consequences of exposure to conspiracy theories and test tools to alleviate the negative impact of conspiracy theories on the individual and wider society. Daniel has co-authored articles in outlets such as PLoSONE, the British Journal of Psychology and Political Psychology and has received funding from research bodies such as the British Academy. He blogs at conspiracypsychology.com and tweets @DrDanielJolley See more details LIVERPOOL: Skeptics in the Pub Social LIVERPOOL: Skeptics in the Pub Social 7th March 2019 @ 9:00 pm - 12:00 am Doctor Duncans, St John's Ln, Queen Square, Liverpool L1 1HF, UK Link: https://www.meetup.com/Merseyside-Skeptics-Society/events/257237634/ Join us for good times and good conversation at Dr Duncan's in Liverpool City Centre. Don't be shy, come along and say hello! See more details • • • • • •	8 PRAHA: Milan Halousek: Gagarin nás všechny pozval do vesmíru PRAHA: Milan Halousek: Gagarin nás všechny pozval do vesmíru 8th March 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Viničná 1594/7, 128 00 Praha-Nové Město, Czechia Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/411342372954309/ Srdečně Vás zveme na páteční přednášku Milana Halouska. Místo konání: Viničná 7, Přírodovědecká fakulta UK, posluchárna zoologie B7 druhé patro proti hlavnímu schodišti Kosmický let Jurije Gagarina trval ve středu 12. dubna 1961 pouhých 108 minut, přesto se navždy zapsal do dějin lidstva. Co historickému okamžiku předcházelo a co po něm následovalo? Jaké byly osudy Gagarina a jeho následovníků? A jak to bylo s těmi, kteří údajně letěli do vesmíru již před Gagarinem? Krátký život prvního kosmonauta světa se uzavřel už v roce 1968. Jak to bylo s dodnes přesně neojasněnými událostmi Gagarinovy tragické smrti? Opravdu zahynul při havárii vojenské stíhačky, nebo dodnes létá vesmírem, jak o tom polemizují některé konspirační teorie? See more details •	9 ZÜRICH: Mitgliederversammlung 2019 ZÜRICH: Mitgliederversammlung 2019 9th March 2019 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Riffraff Kino, Neugasse 57-63, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland Link: https://www.skeptiker.ch/event/mitgliederversammlung-2019/ Die Mitgliederversammlung 2019 findet statt am Samstag 9. März im Kino RiffRaff in Zürich. Programm: 10:15 – 11:45 Film «Nuts!» (auf Englisch ohne Untertitel) (für alle) 11:45 – 12:30 Apéro (für alle) 12:30 – 13:30 Mitgliederversammlung Skeptiker Schweiz (für Mitglieder und Gäste) Zum Film sagt Werner Hoffmann vom Vorstand folgendes: "Scharlatanerie kennt viele Erscheinungsformen. Aber dass John R. Brinkley behauptete, Impotenz durch die Transplantation von Ziegenhoden behandeln zu können, gehört wohl doch zu den absurdesten Ideen in diesem an Absurditäten beileibe nicht armen Gebiet. Nicht nur diese fast unglaubliche, aber trotzdem wahre Geschichte macht den Film «Nuts!» von Penny Lane aussergewöhnlich. Auch die Gestaltung ist bemerkenswert: Dass Dokumentarfilme auf nachgespielte Szenen zurückgreifen, wenn kein Originalmaterial greifbar ist, ist ein wohlbekanntes Verfahren. Das Problem dabei ist dann aber oft, dass die Ähnlichkeit der Schauspieler mit den historischen Figuren doch zu wünschen übriglässt, was vom eigentlichen Inhalt ablenken kann. Sehr elegant wird diese Klippe hier umschifft, indem alle derartigen Szenen nicht gespielt, sondern mit gezeichneten Animationen dargestellt wurden. Auch der dramaturgische Aufbau ist raffiniert: in der ersten Hälfte des Films wird die ganze Geschichte weitgehend aus der Optik des Herrn Brinkley erzählt, so dass man als Zuschauer zwar schon die Absurdität der Ziegenhoden-Geschichte versteht, einige andere Aspekte aber durchaus glaubhaft finden könnte; erst gegen Ende wird das ganze Ausmass des Lügengebäudes klar, auf dem er seinen Erfolg aufbaute. Dadurch wird es gut nachvollziehbar, wie es ihm gelingen konnte, zahlreiche Menschen von seinen irren Ideen zu überzeugen. Kurz, ein Film, der einige typische Mechanismen der Entstehung und Verbreitung von widersinnigen Konstrukten analysiert, dabei aber nicht ins trockene Theoretisieren verfällt, sondern unterhaltsam, witzig und pointenreich daherkommt. Ein idealer Einstieg für unsere Mitgliederversammlung!" (Film “Nuts!”, Englisch gesprochen, keine Untertitel, Dauer 1h 19 m) See more details MADRID: Escépticos en el Pub MADRID: Escépticos en el Pub 9th March 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Av. de Alberto de Alcocer, 32, 28036 Madrid, Spain Link: http://www.escepticos.es/node/6425 En marzo Escépticos en el Pub va a abrir el debate sobre una cuestión que podría no parecer polémica: la medicina basada en pruebas. Traemos para ello al médico Manuel Gerónimo Pardo. Este es el enfoque que va a presentarnos: En las últimas décadas ha surgido un nuevo modelo de atención denominado “Evidence-based medicine”, traducido al castellano como “Medicina basada en la evidencia” (MBE), que ha supuesto un cambio de paradigma en medicina. Su premisa es que la atención a un paciente debe estar basada, ya no solo –como hasta ahora– en la experiencia clínica del médico sino también en las expectativas del paciente y en la evaluación de las mejores pruebas científicas disponibles. A su vez, las pruebas (”evidencias”) se han ordenado según una jerarquía de menor a mayor fiabilidad en el que las consideradas menos fiables son la opinión del experto y los casos y series de casos clínicos, mientras que las consideradas más fiables son los ensayos clínicos y, especialmente, las revisiones sistemáticas y los meta-análisis derivados de dichos ensayos. La MBE parte con buenos mimbres. Sin embargo, como todo en la vida, también plantea problemas. En esta charla nos vamos a centrar en lo que, a juicio del ponente, es uno de estos problemas: el mensaje de la MBE ha sufrido una deriva perversa, dogmática y dicotómica (“Sí hay evidencia” o “No hay evidencia”). Esto ocurre porque hay profesionales sanitarios que se han convertido en seguidores fanáticos-dogmáticos de la MBE, basan sus decisiones exclusivamente en la existencia o no de las publicaciones de mejor calidad metodológica, despreciando cualquier otra prueba, y zanjan cualquier atisbo de discusión científica con un categórico “NO HAY EVIDENCIA”. Como consecuencia, la opinión del paciente tampoco suele ser tenida en cuenta. See more details • •	10
11 GLASGOW: The Secret World of Bats GLASGOW: The Secret World of Bats 11th March 2019 @ 8:15 pm - 10:00 pm The Admiral Bar, 72a Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 7DA, UK Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/234071354215162/ Bats: Creepy as heck? Or cute and cuddly? Come along and be amazed by all of the wonderful things there are to know about these elusive creatures, courtesy of Fife's very own 'Batwoman' Tracey Jolliffe. Tracey, a former veterinary nurse, nurses sick, injured and orphaned bats in a custom-built bat hospital in her home until they are fit to return to the wild. The bat hospital has space for assessment and first aid and there’s even room for a short test flight. It’s also Scotland’s only registered quarantine facility for bats. About the speaker: As a microbiologist working in the NHS, Tracey Jolliffe has presented many talks and posters at a national level. Most notably amongst these are her two previous appearances speaking for Glasgow Skeptics: Firstly on STI's with 'The Twelve Lays of Christmas', then subsequently about Organ Donation ... including the story of how she donated one of her own kidneys. === Doors at 7.15, kickoff at 7.30 This is event is free to attend, although we will be asking for donations at the end of the talk. Participants are under no obligation whatsoever to donate, however please rest assured that the money we collect doesn't end up in anyone's pocket - it is used to fund our overhead costs, and travel/accommodation for our speakers who come from further afield. === Accessibility: As per the policy of the Admiral Bar, access to the venue “can only be provided to patrons who are sufficiently mobile and capable of independently evacuating premises, or with the minimum of assistance”. Unfortunately, this leaves the basement inaccessible to most wheelchair users. See more details •	12 UPPSALA: Forskning fascinerar UPPSALA: Forskning fascinerar 12th March 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Folkuniversitetet Uppsala, Bergsbrunnagatan 1, 753 23 Uppsala, Sweden Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2379817435363722/ En studiecirkel med forskare inom biologiområdet. Föredragen är öppna för alla; för deltagande i studiecirkeln kontakta Folkuniversitetet Uppsala. 12 mars: Åsa Johansson, biträdande universitetslektor vid institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, medicinsk genetik och genomik, Uppsala universitet. 19 mars: Tatjana Haitina, forskare vid institutionen för organismbiologi, evolution och utvecklingsbiologi, Uppsala universitet. 26 mars: Jens Sundström, universitetslektor och samverkanslektor vid institutionen för växtbiologi, SLU. 4 april: Marie Allen, professor vid institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, medicinsk genetik och genomik, Uppsala universitet. See more details KÖLN: Skeptiker-Stammtisch März 2019 KÖLN: Skeptiker-Stammtisch März 2019 12th March 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm Herbrand's ehrenfeld, Herbrandstraße 21, 50825 Köln, Germany Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2316741165024026/ Wir treffen uns am 12. März zu einem Stammtisch (ohne Vortrag). Gäste sind herzlich willkommen. Auf unserem Tisch liegen immer ein paar Skeptiker. Wir freuen uns. See more details GUILDFORD: Group Meeting Guildford & Woking Humanists GUILDFORD: Group Meeting Guildford & Woking Humanists 12th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm The Guildford Institute, Ward Street, Guildford GU1 4LH Link: https://www.meetup.com/Guildford-Woking-Humanists/events/mhwzglyzfbqb/ Our monthly group meeting at the Guildford Institute is held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. We'll usually have a speaker or a topic for this meeting, if you have any suggestions send me a message on Meetup and I'll forward them to the committee! See more details CAMBRIDGE: Undercover Adventures in the World of Irrationality CAMBRIDGE: Undercover Adventures in the World of Irrationality 12th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:15 pm The Blue Moon, 2 Norfolk St, Cambridge CB1 2LF, UK Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/948243652029294/ Join us for an evening with Michael 'Marsh' Marshall In Partnership with the Cambridge Science Festival 2019 Are psychics really talking to the dead? Is there any harm in selling sugar pills to the sick? And what happens when you begin to ask questions? Based on his adventures as a full-time skeptical investigator, Michael Marshall will show what happens when you go undercover to peek behind the curtain of the most unusual claims around – revealing the surprising, sometimes-shocking and often-comic truths. Michael Marshall is the Project Director of the Good Thinking Society and the Vice President of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. He regularly speaks with proponents of pseudoscience for the Be Reasonable podcast. His work has seen him organising international homeopathy protests and co-founding the popular QED conference. He has written for the Guardian, The Times and New Statesman. £3.00 ADVANCE (+ £0.30 booking fee) £5.00 ON THE DOOR (subject to availability) Accessibility: Ramp access. 76cm doorway opening. See more details BERN: Skeptics in the Pub (Bern) BERN: Skeptics in the Pub (Bern) 12th March 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm Musigbistrot, Mühlemattstrasse 48, 3007 Bern, Switzerland Link: https://www.skeptiker.ch/event/skeptics-in-the-pub-bern-5/ Der «Skeptics in the Pub (Bern)» findet statt im «Musigbistrot Monbijou» in Bern. Um die Diskussionsrunde einzuleiten, gibt es ein Referat von Werner Hoffmann über das kritische Lesen und systematische Beurteilen wissenschaftlicher Studien. See more details • • • • •	13 BOURNEMOUTH: EVP - Electronic Voice Phenomena BOURNEMOUTH: EVP - Electronic Voice Phenomena 13th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Brunswick Pub 199 Malmesbury Park Road, BH8 8PX Bournemouth Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/293618814659925/ Communicating With Ourselves Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) are the anomalous speech-like sounds found on some electronic recordings. For believers, EVP represents communication with paranormal entities and evidence of the afterlife. For sceptics, it is a product of the recording methods and top-down processing of the listener. Whilst we all experience auditory illusions, research suggests some groups may be more susceptible than others. Claire Elliott's MSc research explored the cognitive-perceptual factors and role of suggestion in illusory speech perception (auditory pareidolia). The debate surrounding EVP can tell us much about the human tendency to find meaning in random data (apophenia) and desire to believe. With no scientific evidence for the validity of EVP, are we merely communicating with ourselves? ----------------- Claire Elliott’s fascination with the paranormal started young, listening to her Mother’s ghost stories. She spent most of her childhood desperately wanting to see a ghost. She didn’t. Studying psychology has made her a skeptic but she stills goes ghost hunting. Her MSc masters thesis was entitled: ”Specific paranormal beliefs (haunting) and proneness to hallucinate may be implicated in illusory speech perception (auditory pareidolia)”. She recently wrote an article for The Psychologist magazine on “Meaning in randomness” which explored the research and debate surrounding Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). She regularly gives talks and interviews on her research interests, which include auditory hallucinations, the psychology of paranormal belief, ghost hunting and cryptozoology. ---------------------------------------------- £3 suggested donation ---------------------------------------------- General arrival - 19:00-19:20 Presentation - 19:30 Drinks break - 20:30 Q&A session 20:45 until around 21:30 (Approximate timings only) ---------------------------------------------- See more details CHELMSFORD: How to be your child’s first science teacher CHELMSFORD: How to be your child’s first science teacher 13th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:15 pm The Woolpack, Mildmay Rd, Chelmsford CM2 0DN, UK Link: http://essexskeptics.co.uk/?page_id=8 Doing hands-on activities with children is the best way to get them exploring the world around them and thinking like future scientists and engineers. However, many parents lack confidence in doing science with their children, compared with reading, writing or drawing – even sometimes when they are scientists or engineers themselves! Teacher and author of Mr Shaha’s Recipes for Wonder, Alom Shaha, will talk about his own introduction to science and show how any parent can help their children to really learn from their curiosity about the world – so they can take the step from “wow!” to “how?”. Alom Shaha is a science teacher and dad who has spent most of his professional life trying to share his passion for science and education with the public. Alom was born in Bangladesh but grew up in London. He has produced, directed, and appeared in a number of television programmes for broadcasters such as the BBC, and has held fellowships from the National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts (NESTA) and the Nuffield Foundation. Alom has represented his community as an elected politician, and has volunteered at a range of charitable organisations. He teaches at a comprehensive school and writes for a number of print and online publications. As well as Mr Shaha’s Recipes for Wonder, Alom is the author of The Young Atheist’s Handbook. See more details CHELMSFORD: How to be your child’s first science teacher CHELMSFORD: How to be your child’s first science teacher 13th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm The Woolpack, Mildmay Rd, Chelmsford CM2 0DN, UK Link: http://essexskeptics.co.uk/?page_id=8 Doing hands-on activities with children is the best way to get them exploring the world around them and thinking like future scientists and engineers. However, many parents lack confidence in doing science with their children, compared with reading, writing or drawing – even sometimes when they are scientists or engineers themselves! Teacher and author of Mr Shaha’s Recipes for Wonder, Alom Shaha, will talk about his own introduction to science and show how any parent can help their children to really learn from their curiosity about the world – so they can take the step from “wow!” to “how?”. Alom Shaha is a science teacher and dad who has spent most of his professional life trying to share his passion for science and education with the public. Alom was born in Bangladesh but grew up in London. He has produced, directed, and appeared in a number of television programmes for broadcasters such as the BBC, and has held fellowships from the National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts (NESTA) and the Nuffield Foundation. Alom has represented his community as an elected politician, and has volunteered at a range of charitable organisations. He teaches at a comprehensive school and writes for a number of print and online publications. As well as Mr Shaha’s Recipes for Wonder, Alom is the author of The Young Atheist’s Handbook. See more details BIRMINGHAM: Man's Best Friend, James Williams BIRMINGHAM: Man's Best Friend, James Williams 13th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm The Victoria 48 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN Link: http://birmingham.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/21815/Mans-Best-Friend In 2005 a man named Kenneth Pinyan was anonymously dropped off at a Hospital in Washington, where he was later found dead in the emergency room. The man had died from a perforated colon from receiving anal sex from a full grown horse. In the following investigation the police were lead to a rural Enumclaw-area farm, which was known on the internet as a destination for people who wanted to have sex with livestock. There, they seized hundreds of hours of videotapes of men engaging in bestiality and the incident became known as the Enumclaw horse sex case. The case became infamous and lead to a rapid passing of a bill which made bestiality punishable by up to five years in prison... But what is bestiality? What drove these men to commit the sexual acts they did? Why do people engage in it? How is it defined? And why is it so reviled? Storyteller and skeptic James Williams will be taking a thorough and entertaining look at the murky world of bestiality; disentangling fact from fiction and discussing its bizarre history, zoology, humanity and philosophy. Humans, deer, monkeys, seals, dolphins, pigs, cattle, dogs and more. A world of Minotaurs, Gods disguised as swans and terrifying sounding grizzly–polar bear hybrids. What separates us from the animals? What makes us human? James Williams is a storyteller, science communicator and skeptic based in Bristol who specialises in critically discussing dark and taboo topics with humour and irreverence. An enthusiastic humanist and scientific skeptic, he cares deeply about science, education, critical thinking and social justice. His series of talks on taboos have appeared in venues across the country and covers other taboo topics such as cannibalism and necrophilia... See more details WINCHESTER: Skeptics of the Round Table WINCHESTER: Skeptics of the Round Table 13th March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Bishop on the Bridge, 1 High St, Winchester SO23 9JX, UK Link: http://www.hampshireskeptics.org/?page_id=1374 See more details • • • • •	14 PORTSMOUTH: Alfred Russel Wallace, James Williams PORTSMOUTH: Alfred Russel Wallace, James Williams 14th March 2019 @ 8:15 pm - 11:15 pm The Rifle Goldsmith Avenue, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0AW Link: http://www.portsmouth.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/21791/Alfred-Russel-Wallace Part of British Science Week 2019 Talk details TBC £3 on the door 'Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) was a man of many talents - an explorer, collector, naturalist, geographer, anthropologist and political commentator. Most famously, he had the revolutionary idea of evolution by natural selection entirely independently of Charles Darwin.' via NHM See more details SOFIA: Science night: FAKE? SOFIA: Science night: FAKE? 14th March 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 11:30 pm Muzeiko ул. Проф. Боян Каменов 3, 1700 Sofia, Bulgaria Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2272391749449157/ Екипът на Музейко те кани на вечер за големи (18+) в Детския научен център! 14 март, четвъртък, 19:30 часа Една научна и провокативна вечер - посветена изцяло на състезателни игри, разговори и предизвикателства за интелекта. Ще развенчаваме митове с лекота, любопитство и напитка в ръка. Темата е ✖FAKE✖ и ще бистрим истината за научните аспекти на битието, но не само. Доведи приятели! Не забравяй своето критично мислене и най-проверени познания. Очакваме те с провокация за твоите сетива, хумор, научни вълнения и възприятия за света. Акценти в програмата: 👁️‍🗨️ FAKE археология \| Отворена демонстрация Фалшификати vs. Истински находки. Открий разликите с археолозите от НАИМ и БАН! 👁️‍🗨️ FAKE Photobooth \| Щуро фото предизвикателство 👁️‍🗨️ FAKE News \| Интерактивна лекция с Васко Мавриков 👁️‍🗨️ FAKE or FACT? \| Science speed dating ▪️ Д-р Владимир Божилов, преподавател в Катедра Астрономия, Софийски Университет „Св. Климент Охридски“ \| Тема: Кацал ли е човек на Луната? ▪️ Любомир Тулев, Главен ръководител операции по киберсигурност, АМАТАС \| Тема: FAKE хакери – има ли добри хакери и какво правят те? ▪️ Марин Маринов, Частен детектив Тема: Помощници на истината – какво правят частните детективи? ▪️ Боян Бакърджиев, Димитър Стоянов, ELDRIVE \| Тема: Митове и неистини за електрическите автомобили ▪️ Михаил Драгоданов, главен инспектор в отдел „Киберпрестъпност“ , ГДБОП \| Тема: FAKE of Internet – Измамите, които можете да забележите (и да не забележите) в Интернет 👁️‍🗨️ FAKE Art \| Pop up ателие с Илинка Чергарова, реставратор към Софийска градска художествена галерия Фалшификати в областта на изкуството: Kак се фалшифицира известна творба? Kаква е ролята на реставратора при идентифицирането на фалшификат? Какви специалисти и изследвания са въвлечени в процеса? 👁️‍🗨️ FAKE Astro \| Интерактивна лекция с Иво Славов Искрено и лично: Истина ли са зодиите? 👁️‍🗨️ FAKE Bio \| Интерактивна лекция с RATIO Д-р Никола Кереков (имунолог с широки биологични познания) Бойко Неов (паразитолог с интереси и в сферите на химията и физиката) Защо способността да заблуждаваш околните е от ключово значение за еволюцията? Кои са най-умелите измамници в природата? Имитират ли птиците любимия Ви рингтон? 👁️‍🗨️ FAKE or REAL? \| Изобличаващи експерименти в лабораторията/кухнята на Mузейко 👁️‍🗨️ FAKE Elvis \| В компанията на българския Елвис – Цветелин Атанасов. Роден през 1971 г., открива музиката на Елвис Пресли само на 8 години и посвещава кариерата си на Краля на рока. 👁️‍🗨️ ANTI-FAKE CORNER \| Да eлиминираме всичко FAKE! ▪️ Internet - забавно и интересно място с Жюстин Томс ▪️ Урок по журналистика с Асоциацията на Европейските журналисти в България (АЕЖ) ▪️ Критично мислене в медийна среда с Коалиция за медийната грамотност в образованието 💰 ВНИМАНИЕ! Първите 50 билета на промоционална цена от 5 лева вече свършиха. :) Стандартна цена: 10 лева В деня на събитието: 15 лева Купи online или от касата на Музейко. See more details • •	15 PRAHA: Slavnostní udílení Bludných balvanů za rok 2018 PRAHA: Slavnostní udílení Bludných balvanů za rok 2018 15th March 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Posluchárna F1 (MFF UK) Ke Karlovu 2026/5, Prague, Czech Republic Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2179986962253538/ Český klub skeptiků Sisyfos vás zve na slavnostní udílení Bludných balvanů za rok 2018. Ceny za matení české veřejnosti budeme předávat v pátek 15. března od 17:00 ve Strouhalově posluchárně (F1) Matematicko-fyzikální fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, Ke Karlovu 5 - Praha 2. Vstupné dobrovolné. Rezervace netřeba. Web: https://www.sisyfos.cz/clanek/1275-pozvanka-na-slavnostni-predavani-bludnych-balvanu See more details ALMERIA: «La aportación de los refugiados», en Demodè Ciencia y Tertulia ALMERIA: «La aportación de los refugiados», en Demodè Ciencia y Tertulia 15th March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Plaza Masnou, Almería, Spain Link: http://www.escepticos.es/node/6438 Cristina Escandón Licenciada en Biología y máster en Diseño gráfico y Editorial. Es directora de Arte e ilustradora de Principia (Premio bitácoras 2016 a mejor blog de arte y cultura), Principia Magazine y Principia Kids. También es directora de arte de la exposición Ciencia de Acogida, que ocupó el Ayuntamiento de Madrid de mayo a noviembre de 2017. Charla: La aportación de los refugiados Cris nos hablará de la ciencia y la historia como llave para sensibilizar a la sociedad sobre la situación actual de los refugiados, poniendo en valor la importancia de la investigación científica a través de la vida y aportaciones de conocidos exiliados del mundo de la ciencia y en particular de las contribuciones de las mujeres en un contexto histórico en el que no solo fueron víctimas de los regímenes dictatoriales sino tuvieron que vivir en una sociedad hecha por y para los hombres. See more details • •	16	17 READING: SAR - Fossils and the Forgotten Woman READING: SAR - Fossils and the Forgotten Woman 17th March 2019 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Reading Irish Centre, 96-104 Chatham St, Reading RG1 7HT, UK Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/403276623765304/ Mary Anning was an overlooked pioneer of palaeontology. As a working class, non-educated woman in the 1800s, she never published her findings but her discoveries paved the way for the modern understanding of our planet's history and the creatures that once roamed upon it. Hear about her life, the amazing creatures she found, and how we are looking to spread her story to inspire a new generation of geologists. Mary’s achievements will be extolled by Dr Katie Cooper, a lapsed geologist, science communicator and badge-wearing STEMinist, who is championing the Mary Anning Rocks campaign to erect a statue of Mary in her home town of Lyme Regis. We will also be rocking with the Sunday Assembly Reading band and getting you to make your own discoveries. After the Assembly, we meet once again at Brewdog More Info Sunday Assembly Reading is free to attend and runs entirely on donations. The Sunday Assembly Reading is a secular congregation that celebrates life, meeting once a month at The Reading Irish Centre. Members of the Assembly believe in Living Better, Helping Often and Wondering More, for no other reason than to make the most of the one life we know we have. The morning is a lively combination of group singing, silly games, interesting words, and eating cakes, in the company of a lovely diverse bunch of people. The Sunday Assembly welcomes all - of all ages and of all backgrounds. The best way to meet new people is to come early and enjoy some tea, coffee, homemade cakes and savouries (vegan-friendly). We can always do with a few extra help, so if you want to really feel part of our community, offer a hand or two. Either contact us now or arrive a bit earlier on the day and we'll find you something fun to do. * Travel * The Assembly is at The Reading and District Irish Centre, Chatham Street. Doors open at 10:30 am with the Assembly starting at 11. A 10-minute walk from Reading train station. The closest car park is Q-Park Chatham Place Cheapest car park in Reading is most probably on Napier Street - £1.10 per hour. There is free parking on Sundays on the streets north of the Irish Centre. Try Weldale, North and Great Knollys Streets. There is a footpath that leads from Weldale Street to Chatham Street, and then the Irish Centre will be on your right. Travel issues? Post in our Facebook group page, there are sure to be others travelling in your direction. * More Info * Brewdog is at 11 Castle Street. It is a 7 min walk from the Assembly and we typically get there about 13:15. https://www.maryanningrocks.co.uk/ See more details •
18 GLASGOW: Pixie Turner: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food GLASGOW: Pixie Turner: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food 18th March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Waterstones Sauchiehall St 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EW Glasgow, United Kingdom Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/384522822335783/ Despite a wealth of information at our fingertips there are still so many things we get wrong about our health, and with a new diet book out every other day it’s no wonder people are confused. What should we be eating? When? How often? Just how important is food when it comes to our overall health? Humans have always been a bit weird around food. We’re told eating certain foods are the key to living longer, some foods are ‘sinful’ or ‘bad’, that ‘you are what you eat’, and that we must seek to obtain health at all costs. All this means we follow crazy diets that make things worse rather than better, and have a population where most of us dislike our bodies. Pixie will unpack why diet and nutrition misinformation is so problematic, on social media, in mass media, and on a public health level, and why we could all benefit from taking a moment to assess our personal relationship with food. Expect some mythbusting, diet rants, and lots of fully-referenced evidence-based science. About the speaker: Pixie is a nutritionist (ANutr), food blogger, and science communicator. She graduated with a First Class degree in Biochemistry, and went on to complete a Masters in Nutrition with Distinction. She is the brains behind the 'Pixie Nutrition' social media accounts, which aim to infiltrate the wellness movement and debunk nutrition misinformation online. In addition, she has been featured as a nutrition expert on BBC and Channel 5, and in publications such as Red magazine, Evening Standard, Grazia, the Telegraph and more. Her first book, ‘The Wellness Rebel’ was published early 2018, with her second book, ‘The No Need to Diet Book’ released March 2019. === Kickoff at 7pm sharp. This is event is free to attend, although we will be asking for donations at the end of the talk. Participants are under no obligation whatsoever to donate, however please rest assured that the money we collect doesn't end up in anyone's pocket - it is used to fund our overhead costs, and travel/accommodation for our speakers who come from further afield. === Accessibility: The talk is on the top floor of the store, however there is however a lift available for customers to use. See more details GRONINGEN: Peter ten Wolde - Reset your worldview with factfulness GRONINGEN: Peter ten Wolde - Reset your worldview with factfulness 18th March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Cafe buckshot Gedempte Zuiderdiep 58 · Groningen Link: https://www.meetup.com/Groningen-Skeptics-In-The-Pub/events/258522532/ Due to availability issues at Cafe Buckshot, we had to move to March 18th. Factfulness is a term that was coined by Ola Rosling of the Gapminder foundation (www.gapminder.org) which means: the stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. Ola is the son of the late Hans Rosling, the professor of International Health and master-statistician-story-teller who sadly passed away in 2017. This evening Peter ten Wolde will lecture about our worldview, how this is shaped by our background, education and the news sources we use. That worldview turns out to be distorted and outdated for most people. The lecture covers: - The mechanisms of pre-conceived ideas; - A different approach how to deal with these; - And that in many respects the world is in much better shape than we are often inclined to think. Both from a personal and business perspective a very relevant topic in this turbulent age of cursory news and a globalised world that changes at an ever-increasing rate. Peter (@peter_tenwolde) graduated from The Hague University of Applied Science in 1993 where he studied information management. For more than 20 years he consulted companies about topics like reporting, analysis, scorecards and budgeting. Peter is now dedicated to spread Roslings’ Factfulness message as a public speaker. See more details SHEFFIELD: Many Happy Returns? Investigating Reincarnation Claims in Lebanon, Chris French SHEFFIELD: Many Happy Returns? Investigating Reincarnation Claims in Lebanon, Chris French 18th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm Farm Road Sports & Social Club Farm Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S2 2TP, , (Press the buzzer to be let in. We are in the back room of the Club.) Link: http://www.sheffield.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/19744/Many-Happy-Returns-Investigating-Reincarnation-Claims-in-Lebanon This talk will describe my experience of taking part in a documentary investigating reincarnation claims amongst the Druse in Lebanon. The Druse are a religious sect for whom reincarnation is a central belief. The general conceptual problems with reincarnation will be outlined as will the specific problems associated with the Druse version. Case histories that were featured in the documentary are presented and discussed. A plausible alternative (non-paranormal) explanation for apparent past-life memories is outlined. It is argued that, regardless of the truth of such beliefs, believing in reincarnation has been beneficial for the Druse. Professor Chris French is Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and a Patron of the British Humanist Association. He is a member of the Scientific and Professional Advisory Board of the British False Memory Society. He has published over 150 articles and chapters covering a wide range of topics within psychology. His main area of research is the psychology of paranormal beliefs and anomalous experiences. He writes for the Guardian and The Skeptic magazine. His most recent books are Anomalistic Psychology, co-authored with Nicola Holt, Christine Simmonds-Moore, and David Luke (2012, Palgrave Macmillan), and Anomalistic Psychology: Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience, co-authored with Anna Stone (2014, Palgrave Macmillan). See more details • • •	19 MALMÖ: Årsmöte VoF Skåne MALMÖ: Årsmöte VoF Skåne 19th March 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sir Toby's, Davidshallsgatan 21, 211 45 Malmö, Sweden Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/768955320149876/ Lokalavdelningen VoF Skåne håller sitt årsmöte den 19 mars klockan 18:00. Platsen är Glorias Sportsbar och Restaurant, Sankt Petri Kyrkogata 9, Lund, 046-15 19 85 Agenda enl stadgarna: 1. Styrelsens verksamhetsberättelse 2. Frågan om ansvarsfrihet för avgående styrelse 3. Fastställande av verksamhetsplan och budget för kommande år 4. Eventuella motioner (inga motioner har inkommit inom föreskiven tid) 5. Val av styrelse 6. Val av ordförande för lokalavdelningen 7. Val av revisor 8. Val av valberedning Förslag till valberedningen kan skickas till mejladress: valberedningen.vof.skane@gmail.com Sittande ordförande kan nås på: ordf.skane@vof.se Anmälan kan göras här på Facebook See more details UPPSALA: Forskning fascinerar UPPSALA: Forskning fascinerar 19th March 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Folkuniversitetet Uppsala, Bergsbrunnagatan 1, 753 23 Uppsala, Sweden Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2379817435363722/ En studiecirkel med forskare inom biologiområdet. Föredragen är öppna för alla; för deltagande i studiecirkeln kontakta Folkuniversitetet Uppsala. 12 mars: Åsa Johansson, biträdande universitetslektor vid institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, medicinsk genetik och genomik, Uppsala universitet. 19 mars: Tatjana Haitina, forskare vid institutionen för organismbiologi, evolution och utvecklingsbiologi, Uppsala universitet. 26 mars: Jens Sundström, universitetslektor och samverkanslektor vid institutionen för växtbiologi, SLU. 4 april: Marie Allen, professor vid institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, medicinsk genetik och genomik, Uppsala universitet. See more details SOFIA: Ratio представя: An Honest Liar SOFIA: Ratio представя: An Honest Liar 19th March 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm City Stage НДК основен подлез, вход от Пилоните, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/976996832497528/ На 19 март ви каним да надникнем заедно в живота и кариерата на Джеймс Ранди с прожекцията на An Honest Liar и дискусия на тема скептицизъм, критично мислене и фалшиви новини. Филмът ще бъде излъчен с английско аудио и без субтитри на български. Дискусията ще се проведе на български език. An Honest Liar e биографичен документален филм за живота на Джеймс Ранди. Изумителния Ранди (The Amazing Randi), както още е известен, е илюзионист и скептик, както и отявлен противник на паранормалното и псевдонауката. Филмът документира разследванията, чрез които Ранди публично изобличава хора, които демонстрират паранормални или свръхестествени сили. Филмът е прожектиран на редица филмови фестивали и е отлично приет както от критиката, така и от широката публика. Ето и повече за участниците в дискусията: Владислав Апостолов е журналист и автор с интереси в сферите на киното, политиката като продукт на културата и уискито като продукт на ечемика. Ценител е на Западната цивилизация, свободата на словото, динозаврите и други изчезващи и изчезнали неща. Негови статии, репортажи, интервюта и коментари са публикувани във всички водещи български вестници (още ги има), в дузина (не мръсна) дигитални медии и са превеждани в англоезични издания. Понякога се явява като говореща глава по национални телевизии в опит да бъде поне малка - но не и като ръст - опозиция на доминиращите ефира политикоректности, лечения с урина, религиозни догми и други фанатизми. Д-р Стефан Митев е лекар-гастроентеролог, защитник на медицината, базирана на доказателства и противник на алтернативните терапии. Съосновател и председател на фондация "Инициатива за българско рационално общество". Мурад Реджеб защитава докторантура по химия през 2017 г. в Университета в Гент в Белгия. Научната си дейност, обаче, извършва в института по микроелектроника imec, Льовен, където изучава материали с ниска диелектрична константа (изолатори) за приложение в бъдещите поколения микропроцесори. Вход: 10 лв. Вземи своя билет на http://ratio.bg/monthly/an-honest-liar/ Покупката на билет не гарантира седящо място – препоръчваме ви да дойдете навреме, за да намерите най-удобното за вас. See more details KUMLA: Med känsla för is: Föredrag av Ann KUMLA: Med känsla för is: Föredrag av Ann 19th March 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Kumla bibliotek, Parkgatan 14, 692 80 Kumla, Sweden Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1947423992051900/ Vetenskapsjournalisten Anna Schytt berättar och visar bilder från den första internationella forskningsresan till Antarktis efter kriget. Hennes föreläsning baseras på boken hon skrivit om fadern Valter Schytt och hans glaciärforskning. Anna Schytt är sedan 2001 chef på vetenskapsredaktionen på Sveriges Television och är producent för Vetenskapens värld. Efter föredraget blir det eftersnack med föredragshållaren på en restaurang i Kumla. See more details SOFIA: Ratio представя: An Honest Liar SOFIA: Ratio представя: An Honest Liar 19th March 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm City Stage НДК основен подлез, вход от Пилоните, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/976996832497528/ На 19 март ви каним да надникнем заедно в живота и кариерата на Джеймс Ранди с прожекцията на An Honest Liar и дискусия на тема скептицизъм, критично мислене и фалшиви новини. Филмът ще бъде излъчен с английско аудио и без субтитри на български. Дискусията ще се проведе на български език. An Honest Liar e биографичен документален филм за живота на Джеймс Ранди. Изумителния Ранди (The Amazing Randi), както още е известен, е илюзионист и скептик, както и отявлен противник на паранормалното и псевдонауката. Филмът документира разследванията, чрез които Ранди публично изобличава хора, които демонстрират паранормални или свръхестествени сили. Филмът е прожектиран на редица филмови фестивали и е отлично приет както от критиката, така и от широката публика. Ето и повече за участниците в дискусията: Владислав Апостолов е журналист и автор с интереси в сферите на киното, политиката като продукт на културата и уискито като продукт на ечемика. Ценител е на Западната цивилизация, свободата на словото, динозаврите и други изчезващи и изчезнали неща. Негови статии, репортажи, интервюта и коментари са публикувани във всички водещи български вестници (още ги има), в дузина (не мръсна) дигитални медии и са превеждани в англоезични издания. Понякога се явява като говореща глава по национални телевизии в опит да бъде поне малка - но не и като ръст - опозиция на доминиращите ефира политикоректности, лечения с урина, религиозни догми и други фанатизми. Д-р Стефан Митев е лекар-гастроентеролог, защитник на медицината, базирана на доказателства и противник на алтернативните терапии. Съосновател и председател на фондация "Инициатива за българско рационално общество". Мурад Реджеб защитава докторантура по химия през 2017 г. в Университета в Гент в Белгия. Научната си дейност, обаче, извършва в института по микроелектроника imec, Льовен, където изучава материали с ниска диелектрична константа (изолатори) за приложение в бъдещите поколения микропроцесори. Вход: 10 лв. Вземи своя билет на http://ratio.bg/monthly/an-honest-liar/ Покупката на билет не гарантира седящо място – препоръчваме ви да дойдете навреме, за да намерите най-удобното за вас. See more details CAMBRIDGE: A Reluctant Futurist CAMBRIDGE: A Reluctant Futurist 19th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Babbage Theatre David Attenborough Building Pembroke Street, CB2 3QZ Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/313263669494959/ Reluctant Futurist in partnership with the Cambridge Science Festival 2019 Speaker: Mark Stevenson https://markstevenson.org/ ‘Reluctant futurist’ and award-winning best-selling author Mark Stevenson takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the next 30 years. Old models – for healthcare, education, food production, energy supply and government – are creaking under the weight of modern challenges. How can we re-invent ourselves for the future? Stevenson spent 4 years at the cutting edge of change with the outsiders set on rebooting our world to find out. Tickets: Not on sale yet. This will be a free event. Tickets will be limited and on a first-come-first-served basis. Subscribe to our events for the latest information. All tickets for this event will be managed by the Cambridge Science Festival. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes (ramp access, 76cm doorway opening) See more details CHICHESTER: Communicating Climate Change, Dr Mark Hardiman CHICHESTER: Communicating Climate Change, Dr Mark Hardiman 19th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm Chichester Inn 38 West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RP, , Tel: 01243 783185, Email: info@chichesterinn.co.uk, Website: www.chichesterinn.co.uk Link: http://chichester.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/21763/Communicating-Climate-Change Scientists predict unprecedented climatic changes over the next hundred years and a British landscape which will be significantly altered. Despite this many people remain skeptical of the underlying science and even of scientists themselves. In this talk Dr Mark Hardiman attempts to both bust common climate change myths and misunderstandings and consider how scientists may improve the public communication of future climate change. Dr Mark Hardiman is a Physical Geographer who researches past environmental and climatic change, including specialisms in wildfire and volcanic histories. Although Mark's research is focused on the past he is very much interested in the unprecedented climatic changes likely to occur in the near future, and in particular how the British landscape which will be altered. See more details LEICESTER: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food and health, Pixie Turner LEICESTER: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food and health, Pixie Turner 19th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm Brewdog, Leicester 8 Friar Lane, , Leicester, LE1 5RA Link: http://www.leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/21781/Why-Diets-Dont-Work--and-other-myths-about-food-and-health Despite a wealth of information at our fingertips there are still so many things we get wrong about our health, and with a new diet book out every other day it’s no wonder people are confused. What should we be eating? When? How often? Just how important is food when it comes to our overall health? Humans have always been a bit weird around food. We’re told eating certain foods are the key to living longer, some foods are ‘sinful’ or ‘bad’, that ‘you are what you eat’, and that we must seek to obtain health at all costs. All this means we follow crazy diets that make things worse rather than better, and have a population where most of us dislike our bodies. Pixie will unpack why diet and nutrition misinformation is so problematic, on social media, in mass media, and on a public health level, and why we could all benefit from taking a moment to assess our personal relationship with food. Expect some mythbusting, diet rants, and lots of fully-referenced evidence-based science. Pixie is a nutritionist (ANutr), food blogger, and science communicator. She graduated with a First Class degree in Biochemistry, and went on to complete a Masters in Nutrition with Distinction. She is the brains behind the 'Pixie Nutrition' social media accounts, which aim to infiltrate the wellness movement and debunk nutrition misinformation online. In addition, she has been featured as a nutrition expert on BBC and Channel 5, and in publications such as Red magazine, Evening Standard, Grazia, the Telegraph and more. Her first book, ‘The Wellness Rebel’ was published early 2018, with her second book, ‘The No Need to Diet Book’ released March 2019. See more details EDINBURGH: Pixie Turner: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food EDINBURGH: Pixie Turner: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food 19th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm The Banshee Labyrinth, 29-35 Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1LG, UK Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1963716277082073/ Monthly Talk format with Q&A. FREE ENTRY. Bar opens at 7, room open from 7:25. Voluntary donations are welcome to help cover costs. - PLEASE NOTE THE DATE HAS CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY 20TH. Pixie Turner - Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food and health Despite a wealth of information at our fingertips there are still so many things we get wrong about our health, and with a new diet book out every other day it’s no wonder people are confused. What should we be eating? When? How often? Just how important is food when it comes to our overall health? Humans have always been a bit weird around food. We’re told eating certain foods are the key to living longer, some foods are ‘sinful’ or ‘bad’, that ‘you are what you eat’, and that we must seek to obtain health at all costs. All this means we follow crazy diets that make things worse rather than better, and have a population where most of us dislike our bodies. Pixie will unpack why diet and nutrition misinformation is so problematic, on social media, in mass media, and on a public health level, and why we could all benefit from taking a moment to assess our personal relationship with food. Expect some mythbusting, diet rants, and lots of fully-referenced evidence-based science. Pixie is a nutritionist (ANutr), food blogger, and science communicator. She graduated with a First Class degree in Biochemistry, and went on to complete a Masters in Nutrition with Distinction. She is the brains behind the 'Pixie Nutrition' social media accounts, which aim to infiltrate the wellness movement and debunk nutrition misinformation online. In addition, she has been featured as a nutrition expert on BBC and Channel 5, and in publications such as Red magazine, Evening Standard, Grazia, the Telegraph and more. Her first book, ‘The Wellness Rebel’ was published early 2018, with her second book, ‘The No Need to Diet Book’ released March 2019. See more details • • • • • • • • •	20 PRAHA: Ludmila Hamplová: Hoaxy v medicíně PRAHA: Ludmila Hamplová: Hoaxy v medicíně 20th March 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Akademie věd České republiky Národní 3, 117 20 Prague, Czech Republic Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/395058721060991/ Český klub skeptiků Sisyfos vás zve na přednášku Ludmily Hamplové na téma Hoaxy v medicíně. Přednáška se koná 20. března od 17:00 v budově Akademie věd ČR na Národní 3, místnost č. 206. Vstup zdarma, registrace netřeba. Web: https://www.sisyfos.cz/clanek/1277-hoaxy-v-medicine See more details GRAVESEND: What makes the Angry Chef angry?, Anthony Warner GRAVESEND: What makes the Angry Chef angry?, Anthony Warner 20th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm No. 84 Tea Room 84 Parrock Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1QF Link: http://gravesend.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/18680/What-makes-the-Angry-Chef-angry Anthony Warner is a professional chef and writer. A regular contributor to New Scientist and The Pool, his articles have also been featured in the Guardian, Mail on Sunday,The Sun and many more. He writes the regular Angry Chef column for The Sunday Times, exposing food myths and misunderstandings. In 2017, he was named on the Telegraph's Food Power List of tastemakers changing the way we eat and drink. His first book, The Angry Chef - Bad Science and the Truth About Healthy Eating, won the Hearst Big Book Awards Health and Lifestyle Category in 2018, and was double nominated by the Guild of Food Writers in the same year. His second book, The Truth About Fat, is published by Oneworld in January 2019, and will definitely upset a lot of people. He lives in Nottinghamshire, blogs at angry-chef.com and you can follow him @One_Angry_Chef See more details WORTHING: Faith vs Science?, Dr Zachary Ardern and John Richards WORTHING: Faith vs Science?, Dr Zachary Ardern and John Richards 20th March 2019 @ 9:00 pm - 12:00 am Grand Victoria Hotel function room Link: http://www.worthing.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/21800/Faith-vs-Science Dr Zachary Ardern and John Richards Zac and I debated for New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists in Auckland in January 2018. This is the rematch! We will toss for who goes first. See more details HIGH WYCOMBE: Talk-Perils of Perception, Why we are wrong about nearly everything -Bobby Duffy HIGH WYCOMBE: Talk-Perils of Perception, Why we are wrong about nearly everything -Bobby Duffy 20th March 2019 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Wycombe Arts Centre, 19 Desborough Rd, High Wycombe HP11 2RQ, UK Link: https://www.meetup.com/high-wycombe-skeptics/events/259447781/ Ipsos MORI began a series of studies on how people misperceive social realities back in 2012. After around one hundred thousand interviews in up to 40 countries, Bobby Duffy has written a book on how wrong we are, why and what we can do about it, this talk will be based on the findings of this study. This unique study of misperceptions covers everything from our guesses at obesity levels, immigrant numbers, trends in crime and terrorism, how much we need in a pension pot, the sex lives of young people - and our misperceptions around Brexit, Trump and Facebook. Who is the speaker? Bobby is Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute at King's College London. Prior to joining King's, Bobby was Managing Director of the Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute, which is a team of around 230 researchers in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Brussels, and Global Director of the Ipsos Social Research Institute, across around 30 countries. He has worked across most public policy areas in his career of 25 years in policy research and evaluation, and has been seconded to the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at the LSE. Bobby also sits on several advisory boards for think tanks and universities, as well as the Campaign for Social Science.. Who are we? Skeptics in the Pub is a place for inquisitive people of all ages to meet and converse in the High Wycombe area. Skeptics are people who yearn to discover the truth behind extraordinary claims that people or groups may make, this can be in areas of alternative therapies, the paranormal, religion and faith, the afterlife and many other areas of life. We we often end up talking about superstition, science, religious fundamentalism, health, censorship and conspiracy theory We make no claims to balance, and actively promote science, freedom of expression and secular humanism.. You are welcome to come along and just sit and listen to others, or if you are braver get stuck right in with conversation and views! Our Website is at wycombe.skepticsinthepub.org (http://wycombe.skepticsinthepub.org/) where you will find links to join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/HighWycombeSkeptics/) page and follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/wycombesitp). See more details • • • •	21 GÖTEBORG: Månpub med VoF Göteborg GÖTEBORG: Månpub med VoF Göteborg 21st March 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Haket - Bar å sånt Första långgatan 32, 413 27 Gothenburg Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/316402132331078/ Månen är full. Varje VoFfares högtidsstund. Nu är det dags för månpub på Haket igen. Alla är välkomna, såväl medlemmar som icke medlemmar. Kliv in i värmen, ta nåt att dricka i baren och slå dig ner med oss. Varmt välkomna! See more details BEDFORD: Effective Altruism, Richard Clarke BEDFORD: Effective Altruism, Richard Clarke 21st March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm North End Social Club 60 Roff Avenue, Bedford MK41 7TW Link: http://bedford.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/19733/Effective-Altruism Effective Altruism is the idea behind a growing movement of philosophy, science and evidence minded individuals with a passion to doing as much good as they possible can. Effective Altruism involves using a combination of the head (reason, logic and evidence) and the heart (empathy/compassion) to systematically fight towards making the world a better place for all that live in it. As skeptics we apply critical thinking to a wide range of topics in our everyday lives however our charity and altruistic behaviours often gets a free pass. In this talk we will explore why this is the case and how a few small choices in your life can have life changing positive impact on someone else’s. Richard Clarke is a health psychologist and skeptic currently conducting a PhD in the area of information seeking and vaccine hesitancy with the Vaccine Confidence Project based at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine and due to the reasoning behind Effective Altruism in 2014 he decided to pledge 10% of his income over the course of his life time to charities that are likely to have the most impact in the world. He also writes the blog https://steemit.com/@nonzerosum and tweets as @RichClarkePsy See more details EDINBURGH: Pixie Turner: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food EDINBURGH: Pixie Turner: Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food 21st March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm The Banshee Labyrinth, 29-35 Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1LG, UK Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1963716277082073/ Monthly Talk format with Q&A. FREE ENTRY. Bar opens at 7, room open from 7:25. Voluntary donations are welcome to help cover costs. Pixie Turner - Why Diets Don’t Work – and other myths about food and health Despite a wealth of information at our fingertips there are still so many things we get wrong about our health, and with a new diet book out every other day it’s no wonder people are confused. What should we be eating? When? How often? Just how important is food when it comes to our overall health? Humans have always been a bit weird around food. We’re told eating certain foods are the key to living longer, some foods are ‘sinful’ or ‘bad’, that ‘you are what you eat’, and that we must seek to obtain health at all costs. All this means we follow crazy diets that make things worse rather than better, and have a population where most of us dislike our bodies. Pixie will unpack why diet and nutrition misinformation is so problematic, on social media, in mass media, and on a public health level, and why we could all benefit from taking a moment to assess our personal relationship with food. Expect some mythbusting, diet rants, and lots of fully-referenced evidence-based science. Pixie is a nutritionist (ANutr), food blogger, and science communicator. She graduated with a First Class degree in Biochemistry, and went on to complete a Masters in Nutrition with Distinction. She is the brains behind the 'Pixie Nutrition' social media accounts, which aim to infiltrate the wellness movement and debunk nutrition misinformation online. In addition, she has been featured as a nutrition expert on BBC and Channel 5, and in publications such as Red magazine, Evening Standard, Grazia, the Telegraph and more. Her first book, ‘The Wellness Rebel’ was published early 2018, with her second book, ‘The No Need to Diet Book’ released March 2019. See more details LIVERPOOL: Massimo Polidoro – Leonardo Da Vinci: Disciple of Experience LIVERPOOL: Massimo Polidoro – Leonardo Da Vinci: Disciple of Experience 21st March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm The Casa, 29 Hope St, Liverpool L1 9BQ, UK Link: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/meetup-event/massimo-polidoro-leonardo-da-vinci-disciple-of-experience/ 500 years after his death, we celebrate Leonardo as a master artist, inventor and universal genius. But what is often forgotten is that he was a man like us. A man of his times, who faced difficulties and frustrations and often had to deal with ignorance, superstition and closed mindedness. How did he cope? He described himself as a “disciple of experience”, anticipating of about a century the adoption of the scientific method by Galileo and Descartes. Massimo Polidoro will take us back in time to see how Leonardo thought and reasoned and will help us understand if his approach to life still holds something useful for us today. Massimo Polidoro is a writer and an internationally recognized “mystery detective.” He began his career as James Randi’s apprentice and is the cofounder and head of the Italian skeptics group CICAP. He is a TV personality in Italy, a research fellow for CSI, he has published 50 books and is a longtime columnist for the Skeptical Inquirer. He has a series on his YouTube channel investigating strange stories. See more details MANCHESTER: March Social MANCHESTER: March Social 21st March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm 57 Thomas Street Marble Beers, 57 Thomas St, Manchester M4 1NA, UK Link: https://www.gmss.uk/events/mar-social-19 Once again we're upstairs at Marble's bar at 57 Thomas Street. There's a chance it'll be our last time there as we're considering trying out a new venue for the socials. If you have strong opinions about where it should be or what you're looking for in a social pub then get in touch on the usual Twitter, Facebook and email. Specifically, we'd like to know what parts of town are best and whether you care about the pub doing food, but anything that's important to you is relevant. See more details • • • • •	22 PRAHA: Lucie Krejčová: Vliv pornografie na partnerský a sexuální život PRAHA: Lucie Krejčová: Vliv pornografie na partnerský a sexuální život 22nd March 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Viničná 1594/7, 128 00 Praha-Nové Město, Czechia Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2257479614571871/ Srdečně Vás zveme na Páteční přednášku. Místo konání Viničná 7, Přírodovědecká fakulta UK, posluchárna zoologie B7 ve druhém patře přímo proti hlavnímu schodišti Téma pornografie vyvolává ve společnosti řadu otázek a to zejména ve vztahu k jejímu dopadu na sexuální život jednotlivců a jejich fungování v partnerském svazku. Výzkumy na toto téma nepřinášejí zrovna jednotnou odpověď a také názory vědců (a společnosti) v tomto směru nejsou jednotné. Věda ve svém zkoumání pornografie naráží na celou řadu překážek, které k těmto nejednotným výsledkům přispívají. Cílem přednášky je představit dosavadní studie na toto téma a uvést překážky, se kterými se během výzkumu pornografie věda střetává. See more details •	23 CÓRDOBA: XIV Jornada Laicista de Europa Laica CÓRDOBA: XIV Jornada Laicista de Europa Laica 23rd March 2019 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm El Centro de Recepción de Visitantes de Córdoba Link: http://www.escepticos.es/node/6392 El Centro de Recepción de Visitantes de Córdoba (junto a la Mezquita-Catedral) acogerá el próximo 23 de marzo la XIV Jornada Laicista de Europa Laica, que en esta ocasión lleva el lema "Laicidad y Democracia". See more details BRUXELLES: Qu’est-ce que la psychologie « scientifique » ?, Jacques Van Rillaer BRUXELLES: Qu’est-ce que la psychologie « scientifique » ?, Jacques Van Rillaer 23rd March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm La fleur en papier doré Rue des Alexiens 55, 1000 Bruxelles Link: http://brussels.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/21802/Questce-que-la-psychologie-171-scientifique-187- Jacques Van Rillaer est professeur émérite de psychologie à l’université de Louvain. Il viendra exposer ce qui fait la spécificité de la psychologie scientifique par rapport à d’autres formes de psychologies (intuitives, philosophiques, psychanalytiques). La psychologie scientifique s’est développée à partir du XIX e siècle. Les premières recherches ont porté notamment sur des illusions de perception et d’interprétation. Elles ont débouché au début du XXe siècle sur la « révolution behavioriste » (volonté de s’en tenir à l’observation de quatre variables : les stimuli environnementaux, les actions, les conséquences d’actions, des processus physiologiques). Ensuite se sont multipliées des études scientifiques de processus cognitifs et affectifs. Les recherches ont permis des applications pratiques, p.ex. pour le traitement de troubles psychologiques. Comme dans toutes les activités humaines, il y a des erreurs et des mensonges. Toutefois, la communauté scientifique finit tôt ou tard par dépister des erreurs et des « fake news », de sorte que des connaissances bien validées s’accroissent. See more details • •	24
25 GLASGOW: PubhD: Three Researchers and a Flipchart GLASGOW: PubhD: Three Researchers and a Flipchart 25th March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 9:45 pm The Admiral Bar, 72a Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 7DA, UK Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/990627434476870/ This event comes to you in association with our friends from PubhD Glasgow. The format is nice and simple: 1: Three researchers will each have 10 minutes to talk about their subject area to an interested audience in a pub 2: There will be up to 20 minutes of (friendly!) Q&A per speaker. 3: Each speaker gets at least one pint (or other drink of their choice). A whiteboard/flip chart and coloured pens will be provided. Speakers & Topics: Michelle Jamieson: I'll be using quantitative methods, and health and admin data to look at the relationship between Severe Mental Illness - such as schizophrenia and psychosis - and employment across the lifespan in Scotland. James Chilembwe: The topic of the research is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices in the tourism industry in Malawi The study focuses on travel agencies and tour operators doing business in Malawi and it is an exploratory qualitative study. The main study objective is to evaluate the understanding of CSR in the context of Malawi's tourism industry and its contribution to sustainable tourism development in Malawi. A total of 27 in-depth interviews were conducted with managers and were selected using simple random approach. Results will be presented according themes Michele Hilton Boon: Clinical trials offer the best evidence that a treatment is effective. How can we be confident that something works to improve people's health when we can't conduct a clinical trial? Taking advantage of 'natural experiments' in practice and policy will require changes to our ideas about 'the best evidence' and will enable us to have greater certainty about what works. === Doors at 7.15, kickoff at 7.30 This is event is free to attend, although we will be asking for donations at the end of the talk. Participants are under no obligation whatsoever to donate, however please rest assured that the money we collect doesn't end up in anyone's pocket - it is used to fund our overhead costs, and travel/accommodation for our speakers who come from further afield. === Accessibility: As per the policy of the Admiral Bar, access to the venue “can only be provided to patrons who are sufficiently mobile and capable of independently evacuating premises, or with the minimum of assistance”. Unfortunately, this leaves the basement inaccessible to most wheelchair users. See more details •	26 UPPSALA: Forskning fascinerar UPPSALA: Forskning fascinerar 26th March 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Folkuniversitetet Uppsala, Bergsbrunnagatan 1, 753 23 Uppsala, Sweden Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2379817435363722/ En studiecirkel med forskare inom biologiområdet. Föredragen är öppna för alla; för deltagande i studiecirkeln kontakta Folkuniversitetet Uppsala. 12 mars: Åsa Johansson, biträdande universitetslektor vid institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, medicinsk genetik och genomik, Uppsala universitet. 19 mars: Tatjana Haitina, forskare vid institutionen för organismbiologi, evolution och utvecklingsbiologi, Uppsala universitet. 26 mars: Jens Sundström, universitetslektor och samverkanslektor vid institutionen för växtbiologi, SLU. 4 april: Marie Allen, professor vid institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, medicinsk genetik och genomik, Uppsala universitet. See more details CAMBRIDGE: Professor David Nutt - Why It's Time to Change Drug Laws - Improve Treatment & Research CAMBRIDGE: Professor David Nutt - Why It's Time to Change Drug Laws - Improve Treatment & Research 26th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:15 pm The Cambridge Union 9A Bridge Street, CB2 1UB Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/341763663259229/ Why It's Now Time to Change the Drug Laws to Improve Medical Treatment and Research Professor David Nutt is a psychiatrist and the Edmund J. Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology in the Division of Brain Science, Dept of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London. Here he uses a range of brain imaging techniques to explore the causes of addiction and other psychiatric disorders and to search for new treatments. He has published over 450 original research papers, a similar number of reviews and books chapters, eight government reports on drugs and 30 books, including one for the general public, Drugs: without the hot air, that won the Transmission Prize in 2014. He is currently the President of the European Brain Council and Founding Chair of DrugScience.org.uk (formerly the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (ISCD). Previously he has been president of the British Association of Psychopharmacology, the British Neuroscience Association and the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Professor Nutt worked as an advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Department of Health, and the Home Office. He repeatedly clashed with government ministers over issues of drug harm and classification. In January 2009 he published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology an editorial ('Equasy – An overlooked addiction with implications for the current debate on drug harms') in which the risks associated with horse riding (1 serious adverse event every ~350 exposures) were compared to those of taking ecstasy (1 serious adverse event every ~10,000 exposures). In February 2009 he was criticised by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for stating in the paper that the drug ecstasy was statistically no more dangerous than an addiction to horse-riding. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Professor Nutt said that the point was "to get people to understand that drug harm can be equal to harms in other parts of life". The issue of the mismatch between lawmakers' classification of recreational drugs, in particular that of cannabis, and scientific measures of their harmfulness surfaced again in October 2009, after the publication of a pamphlet containing a lecture Profesor Nutt had given to the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London in July 2009. In this, he repeated his view that illicit drugs should be classified according to the actual evidence of the harm they cause, and presented an analysis in which nine 'parameters of harm' (grouped as 'physical harm', 'dependence', and 'social harms') revealed that alcohol or tobacco were more harmful than LSD, ecstasy or cannabis. In this ranking, alcohol came fifth behind heroin, cocaine, barbiturates and methadone, and tobacco ranked ninth, ahead of cannabis, LSD and ecstasy, he said. In this classification, alcohol and tobacco appeared as Class B drugs, and cannabis was placed at the top of Class C. He also argued that taking cannabis created only a "relatively small risk" of psychotic illness, and that "the obscenity of hunting down low-level cannabis users to protect them is beyond absurd". He objected to the recent re-upgrading (after 5 years) of cannabis from a Class C drug back to a Class B drug (and thus again on a par with amphetamines), considering it politically motivated rather than scientifically justified. Following the release of this pamphlet, Nutt was dismissed from his ACMD position by the Home Secretary, Alan Johnson. Professor Nutt now broadcasts widely to the general public both on radio and television. In 2010 The Times Eureka science magazine voted him one of the 100 most important figures in British Science, and the only psychiatrist in the list. In 2013 he was awarded the John Maddox Prize from Nature/Sense about Science for standing up for science. Tickets: £5.00 ADVANCE (+£0.30 booking fee) £8.00 ON THE DOOR (card/contactless only - no cash) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes (ramp access, double-doorway opening) See more details • •	27 MAIDESTONE: A Skeptics Guide To Spotting Bullshit MAIDESTONE: A Skeptics Guide To Spotting Bullshit 27th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm The Market House Earl Street Maidstone, ME14 1PS Kent, Kent, United Kingdom Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1795983627172305/ Do you have a blind spot? You’re probably sure that other people have. When Carmen started looking into the subject she found that sometimes, just when it’s important, our capacity for critical thinking goes out of the window and we make poor decisions. In this talk Carmen will take us through: An introduction to the many different shades of bullshit How to spot it live in action How to counteract it How to not be a dick about it Come and get riled up about why this is so important at what feels like a golden opportunity to bring some much needed critical thinking skills into the world right now. Carmen D’Cruz has been the part of the London Skeptics in the Pub team since 2009 and has worked with critical thinking groups around the world to promote the rational application of evidence in as many areas as possible. £5 on the night with extra raised going to charity See more details •	28 ALBACETE: «Esto no estaba en mi libro de historia de la ciencia», charla de Eugenio M. Fernández ALBACETE: «Esto no estaba en mi libro de historia de la ciencia», charla de Eugenio M. Fernández 28th March 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Factory Bar La Nena - Craft Beer, Calle Blasco Ibáñez, 9, 02004 Albacete, Spain Link: http://www.escepticos.es/node/6413 See more details WINCHESTER: Gareth Williams – Unravelling the Double Helix WINCHESTER: Gareth Williams – Unravelling the Double Helix 28th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm The Winchester Discovery Centre Link: http://www.hampshireskeptics.org/?p=4258 DNA. The double helix – the blueprint of life, and during the early 1950s, a baffling enigma that could win a Nobel Prize. Everyone knows that James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double helix. In fact, they clicked into place the last piece of a huge jigsaw puzzle that other researchers had assembled over decades. Researchers like Maurice Wilkins (the ‘Third Man of DNA’) and Rosalind Franklin, famously demonised by Watson. Not forgetting the ‘lost heroes’ who fought to prove that DNA is the stuff of genes, only to be airbrushed out of history. In his book, and in this talk, Unravelling the Double Helix, Professor Gareth Williams sets the record straight. He tells the story of DNA in the round, from its discovery in pus-soaked bandages in 1868 to the aftermath of Watson’s best-seller The Double Helix a century later. You don’t need to be a scientist to enjoy this book. It’s a page-turner that unfolds like a detective story, with suspense, false leads and treachery, and a fabulous cast of noble heroes and back-stabbing villains. But beware: some of the science is dreadful, and the heroes and villains may not be the ones you expect. Gareth Williams is Emeritus Professor and former Dean of Medicine at The University of Bristol. His previous books for general readers are Angel of Death: The Story of Smallpox (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize of 2010), Paralysed with Fear: The Story of Polio and A Monstrous Commotion: The Mysteries of Loch Ness. He is a past president of the Anglo-French Medical Society and has an honorary doctorate from the University of Angers. He is often to be found playing the flute or saxophone in and around Bristol. For this talk we ask for a £3 donation (at the door) that doubles as a raffle ticket to win a book prize to cover speaker expenses and the cost of the venue. See more details BRIGHTON: Circular Reasoning: The Rise of Flat Earth Belief - Michael Marshall BRIGHTON: Circular Reasoning: The Rise of Flat Earth Belief - Michael Marshall 28th March 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm The Caroline of Brunswick, 39 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2461118737233197/ In 2013, when Michael Marshall first interviewed the Vice President of the Flat Earth society for his show Be Reasonable, people could scarcely believe that anyone could genuinely think the Earth was flat. Five years later, Flat Earth belief has gone mainstream, spawning thousands of hours of YouTube videos, gaining widespread international media coverage, and attracting countless followers. How did we get here? In this talk, Marshall will talk through his experiences of the Flat Earth movement, take a look at the leaders and some of their reasoning, and report back from the weekend he spent at the UK’s first ever Flat Earth convention. Michael Marshall is the Project Director of the Good Thinking Society and the Vice President of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. He regularly speaks with proponents of pseudoscience for the Be Reasonable podcast. His work has seen him organising international homeopathy protests, going undercover to expose psychics and quack medics, and co-founding the popular QED conference. He has written for the Guardian, The Times and New Statesman. Please note we ask for a £3 donation on the door to cover expenses. See more details • • •	29 PRAHA: Pozor! Odloženo! Martin Ferus: Výzkum atmosfér exoplanet PRAHA: Pozor! Odloženo! Martin Ferus: Výzkum atmosfér exoplanet 29th March 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Viničná 1594/7, 128 00 Praha-Nové Město, Czechia Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/648156432247721/ Pozor! Z důvodu nemoci přednášejícího přednáška odložena na neurčito. V tuto chvíli jednáme o náhradním termínu. Místo konání: Viničná 7, posluchárna B7 zoologie, druhé patro Experimentální a teoretický výzkum atmosfér exoplanet Náš současný výzkum je zaměřen na různé fyzikální a chemické procesy, k nimž dochází v atmosférách mladých exoplanet, které jsou vystaveny účinkům UV záření z mladých mateřských hvězd, plazmatu vzniklého dopadem meziplanetární hmoty či různým atmosférickým výbojům. Využíváme nejmodernější výzkumné postupy a infrastruktury pro laboratorní simulaci rázových vln, netepelné jevy související s vysoce energetickými fotony, nabitými částicemi, dynamikou horkého plazmatu a jeho interakce se studenými plyny a povrchy. Výzkumy se týkají zejména mladých exoplanet pozemského typu. Díky těmto výsledkům můžeme vytvořit plnohodnotné modely a teorie interpretující observační data, simulovat tranzitní spektra a usoudit na podmínky, za kterých možná na raných planetách probíhá prebiotická syntéza. See more details •	30	31 GÖTEBORG: Save the date - årsmöte VoF Göteborg 31/3 2019 GÖTEBORG: Save the date - årsmöte VoF Göteborg 31/3 2019 31st March 2019 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Botan Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/742472026121152/ Snart dags för årsmöte i VoF Göteborg. Programmet är klart inom kort men du kan redan nu boka upp dig för en dag med föreläsning, medlemsmöte och VoFflor och annat trevligt. Alla medlemmar är välkomna! See more details •