Madison Skeptics

Freethought Festival 2012

Submitted by rwpark on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 11:29

As one of the founding groups within the Madison Area Coalition of Reason (MadCoR), Madison Skeptics is proud to announce the official launch of MadCoR with its biggest event to date, Freethought Festival 2012 on the University of Wisconsin campus. The speakers at this 3 day free event are:

Friday, April 27th
Chris Calvey, Darrel Ray, Veronica Drantz, Elliott Sober, Kevin Padian

Saturday, April 28
Valerie Tarico, JT Eberhard, PZ Myers, Hemant Mehta, Matt Dillahunty, Richard Carrier, Andrew Seidel, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Ellery Schempp, Sean Faircloth

Sunday, April 29

Event Date and Time: 
April 27, 2012 - 5:45pm

Tim Farley - What's the Harm?

Submitted by strangeghost on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 05:20

April 21st, 2012, Middleton Public Library, 2:00

Crowd-sourced Skepticism

Event Date and Time: 
April 21, 2012 - 2:00pm

Annual HumanLight Celebration

Submitted by rwpark on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 14:31

HumanLIght holiday party
A celebration of humanism and the light of reason.

Location: the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Landmark Meeting House at 900 University Bay Drive, Madison WI

Doors open at 5:30pm, Potluck at 6pm
Music and program begin at 7pm
More information: http://humanlight.madisonwi.us/

Event Date and Time: 
December 23, 2011 - 5:30pm

September Science Pub

Submitted by rwpark on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 09:59

After the picnic, head on over to Brocach Irish Pub, 7 W Main Street on the Square, for the Madison Science Pub (http://madison.sciencepub.us/) September event at 2 pm. Dr. Elliott Sober from the UW-Madison Department of Philosophy will discuss two specific arguments against intelligent design and answer questions on related topics.

Event Date and Time: 
September 25, 2011 - 2:00pm

MadCoR picnic

Submitted by rwpark on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 09:55

Madison Skeptics are cosponsors of the first annual picnic of the Madison Area Coalition of Reason at Brittingham Park, 11 am to 2 pm on Sunday Sept. 25. See the picnic flyer at http://humanist.madisonwi.us/PicnicFlyer2011.pdf

Event Date and Time: 
September 25, 2011 - 11:00am

July Science Pub

Submitted by strangeghost on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 07:18

July Science Pub, and SciencePub.US launches!

Hey Science Fans,

Exciting days ahead!

First up we have our July Madison Science Pub with Dr. Patricia McConnell this Sunday, July 31, 2PM at Brocach Irish Pub in downtown Madison. Dr. McConnell will speak about the biology behind emotion in you and other animals, and why it’s reasonable to believe that all mammals share the emotions of love, fear, sadness, happiness and anger. Come on out and join this fascinating discussion.

Event Date and Time: 
July 31, 2011 - 2:00pm

Local Coalition of Reason: Should the Skeptics Join?

Submitted by strangeghost on Sat, 04/16/2011 - 09:45

Dear Madison Skeptics,

Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics at the UW-Madison (the Secular Student Alliance affiliate), the Humanist Union of Madison, and Atheists and Agnostics of Wisconsin have agreed to start a local Coalitions of Reason for the greater Madison area. We, the Madison Skeptics, have been invited to join as well. Read about the United Coalition of Reason here:

http://www.unitedcor.org

How to Get Media Attention and Promote Your Group - a seminar presented by Fred Edwords

Submitted by rwpark on Wed, 03/30/2011 - 11:03

Fred Edwords, National Director of the United Coalition of Reason, has 35 years experience in freethought leadership. His PR and media training seminar, How to Get Media Attention and Promote Your Group, is offered free all around the country for freethinkers of all types. In this three-hour intensive seminar, attendees learn the ins and outs of getting letters to the editor published, writing effective press releases, holding press conferences, and putting on publicity stunts.

Event Date and Time: 
April 2, 2011 - 2:00pm

February Science Pub

Submitted by strangeghost on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 06:50

The February Science Pub will feature Dr. Anders Carlson, whose research revolves around reconstructing the history of ice sheets and their past effects on climate and sea-level. He has predominately focused on the Laurentide Ice Sheet, which covered all of Canada and extended to south of Madison, WI, and the Greenland Ice Sheet, whose history is of great interest given concern over its future response to global warming.

Come on out and participate in this fascinating and relevant discussion!

February 27, 2PM Brocach Irish Pub on the square in downtown Madison

Event Date and Time: 
February 27, 2011 - 2:00pm

Madison Skeptics at Barriques, Feb 13

Submitted by strangeghost on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 18:49

Barriques Coffee Trader
127 West Washington, Madison
2:00 pm, Sunday, February 13, 2011

Upstairs in the loft. Join us for excellent beverages and food, rational conversation, and good fellowship. No speaker is scheduled, just an informal get together with skeptical people.

Event Date and Time: 
February 13, 2011 - 2:00pm