2007 events

4th Wednesday of every month Wednesday, Nov. 28 @ 7:30 pm Free :cool: This month: The ABCs of Quantum Mechanics: Mind Over Matter or Vice Versa? with Jeffrey Nuttall Einstein called quantum mechanics “spooky”. Daniel Greenberger called it “magic”. Richard Feynman said that “it is safe to say...

Date: Nov 16th Time: 6:30-10:00pm Location: Science World, 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC

Date: Tuesday, November 20th Time: 7pm-10pm Location: The Wolf & Hound, 3617 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC Description: If you have a favourite skeptical book or magazine, bring it to show others. Expect more spoon bending, and maybe some dowsing and other magic tricks. If you know a trick, show...

Hey all, The Center for Inquiry is hosting the "Secular Society and Its Enemies" conference at the New York Academy of Sciences this weekend (Nov. 9-11) Here's the site: http://www.centerforinquiry.net/secularsociety Are any forumites going to be there? I'll be there. We should say hi :D

It's that time again -- this Friday is the second Drinking Skeptically L.A. -- the Valley Edition! We're trying a new, more central location this time -- so starting at 6:30PM, we'll be at Ireland's 32 Pub, 13721 Burbank Bl., in beautiful Van Nuys, CA! Drinking Skeptically -- the Valley...

Drinking Skeptically is arriving in L.A. this Friday! This Friday is the first Drinking Skeptically L.A. -- the Valley Edition! Starting at 6:30PM, we'll be at McG's Irish Pub and Grill, in beautiful Chatsworth, CA... honestly, it's worth the drive! Drinking Skeptically -- the Valley...

Announcing a new event for The Vancouver Skeptics Meetup Group! What: October 2007 Vancouver Skeptics Meetup / Drinking Skeptically When: Tuesday, October 30, 7:00 PM Where: The Wolf & Hound 3617 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC Vancouver , BC V6R 2B8 604-738-8909 [GoogleMap] Event Description...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5YyVGmbAPw this is just ice ice and more ice. I took way too many photographs as heck, a lot of Alaska is going to end up in some paintings. Just a dream for an artist like myself. More to follow, but no people, only ice.

When: Tuesday, September 25, 7:00 PM Where: The Wolf & Hound 3617 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC Vancouver , BC V6R 2B8 604-738-8909 [GoogleMap] Event Description: To give you an idea of what a SkeptiCamp could look like, I'm going to do an example presentation at this meetup: idiopathic...

When: Tuesday, August 28, 2007, 6:00 PM Where: The Wolf & Hound 3617 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC Vancouver , BC V6R 2B8 604-738-8909 Info/Map Description: Let's meet again, and wish any colleagues who are going on TAV in September a bon voyage. No homework this month... If you have...

ATTENTION! Saturday July 7th, sometime during the day/morning/early afternoon, the idea has been floated to attend the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum in Dallas/FW area. So far, we have myself, my wife, and JeffWagg tentatively joining. Who else would like to meet around 10 or 11 am and go...

Announcing a new event for The Vancouver Skeptics Meetup Group! What: Skeptics from History When: Sunday, June 24, 7:00 PM Where: The End Cafe 2360 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC Vancouver, BC V5N 4B7 604-215-3888 Event Description: Theme: Find your favourite Skeptic from history. Let us...

Announcing a new event for The Vancouver Skeptics Meetup Group! Presentation: The pharmacology of herbal remedies and the placebo effect When: Thursday, June 14, 4:00 PM Where: 3153 Academic Quadrangle SFU Burnaby Campus Burnaby , BC Event Description: SFU Psychology Department / BC Skeptics...

Announcing a new event for The Vancouver Skeptics Meetup Group! What: Skeptics from History When: Monday, June 25, 7:00 PM Where: The End Cafe 2360 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC Vancouver, BC V5N 4B7 604-215-3888 Event Description: Theme: Find your favourite Skeptic from history. Let us...

Announcing a new event for The Vancouver Skeptics Meetup Group! When: Thursday, May 24, 7:30 PM Where: 3005 Academic Quadrangle, SFU Burnaby, BC Event Description: Peter McKnight, Vancouver Sun columnist, will speak on: "Both Sides Now: How Science Reporting Sacrifices Truth in Pursuit of...

Announcing a new event for The Vancouver Skeptics Meetup Group! What: May Meetup: Skepticism and Humour When: Monday, May 28, 7:00 PM Where: Cafe Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver Vancouver , BC V5N 4B2 604-254-1195 Info/Map Event Description: After a few false starts (cancelled...

Let's face it, when old white men with money get together...things can go very very bad. I frankly felt so very good about JREF and TAM after attending the Harvard Humanist conference. I am a deist, and honestly, you would think Humanism would be right up my alley. Count me OUT. When old...

Someone has organized an NYC skeptics meetup on 14APR07. I believe this is the same day we planned on meeting anyway. Is there any interest in combining the two meetups? http://skeptics.meetup.com/139/?gj=sj6

Ross Mutton presents a rational approach to substance abuse or addiction counselling. (compared to 12-step programs that "recognize a higher power" or cults like Scientology's Narconon) Date: Thursday, March 12th. Time: 7:30-10:00pm Location: SPEC building - 2150 Maple Street, Vancouver, BC...

Peter McNight, Vancouver Sun columnist, will speak on: "Both Sides Now: How Science Reporting Sacrifices Truth in Pursuit of Fairness" Location: Academic Quadrangle Room 3154, SFU, Burnaby BC Time: 7:30pm