Listing of events tagged with Online
Ivermectin for COVID-19: A Tale of Science Gone Wrong? – Jack Lawrence
If you missed our Ivermectin talk with Jack Lawrence, then good news — he's giving the talk for Skeptics in the Pub Online.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
Building bridges – how to talk to conspiracy believers – Ulrike Schiesser
In the last two years conspiracy theories seemed to have spread even to people we would never have expected to be susceptible. We lost friends, saw family members drifting away and experienced an increasing radicalization. How can we connect despite such different world views?
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
The Skeptics’ Guide to Vexillology – Dr Tom Williamson
Flags! They’re everywhere, from battlefields to Pride marches to the World Cup. But what secrets and mysteries do flags hold? Why do some people get upset if you say Union Flag instead of Union Jack? Are remainers right when they say they want their star back?
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
Why Sharks Matter: the Science and Policy of Saving Threatened Sharks – Dr David Shiffman
Sharks are some of the most fascinating, most ecologically important, most threatened, and most misunderstood animals on Earth. More often feared than revered, their role as predators of the deep have earned them a reputation as a major threat to humans. But the truth is that sharks are not a danger to us — they’re in danger from us.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
A history of human emotion – Richard Firth-Godbehere
We like to think of humans as rational creatures, who have relied on calculation and intellect to survive. But many of the most important moments in our history had little to do with cold, hard facts and a lot to do with feelings.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
JWST: from launch to first science – Dr Emma Curtis-Lake
After an incredibly exciting release of images this summer, JWST has settled into science mode. This talk will take you on a journey from our own galaxy to the beginnings of the Universe via images from this incredible new telescope, highlighting some interesting scientific discoveries along the way.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
Endless Forms: The secret world of wasps – Seirian Sumner
There are wasps that have sex inside plants; there are wasps that turn cockroaches into zombies. Wasps taught us how to make paper; wasps are architects, guardians of microorganisms, invaders, pollinators, seed dispersers and predators. A journey into the secret world of wasps will blow your mind.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
Mathematical Intelligence: What we have that machines don’t – Junaid Mubeen
There’s so much talk about the threat posed by intelligent machines that it sometimes seems as though we should surrender to our robot overlords now. But Junaid Mubeen thinks we have the edge over machines because of a remarkable system of thought developed over the millennia – maths.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
Was that just luck? The inconsistent world of superstition, privilege, and the illusion of control. – Aaron Rabinowitz
We all use the term ‘luck’ every day, but what do we mean when we say it? Variation in that answer could have significant impacts on research about belief in free will and moral responsibility, as well as how individuals approach many aspects of their lives.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.
Weird World of the Very Very Small – Dr Steve Barrett
How do we describe the world on a scale of atoms and molecules? The concepts underlying quantum mechanics seem to be at odds with common sense, but quantum theory describes reality on the atomic scale.
This event will be online, on the Skeptics in the Pub Twitch channel.