Madison Skeptics

Madison Science Pub - August 30th

Submitted by strangeghost on Fri, 08/21/2009 - 07:28

Dr. Jack Williams (UW Madison Dept of Geography) will speak on "Understanding Potential Ecological Responses to Climate Change." Join us for a drink, a conversation about science, and some outstanding fellowship with likeminded, science-oriented citizens.

Sunday, August 30th, 2009, 2-4pm

Sponsored by Wisconsin Citizens for Science, Madison Brights and Madison Skeptics.

Brocach Irish Pub
7 W Main St
Madison, WI 53703
608-255-2015

Event Date and Time: 
August 30, 2009 - 2:00pm

Skeptics on the Terrace - August 9 at the Memorial Union Terrace

Submitted by strangeghost on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:02

Join us for an afternoon of breezy conversation and lounging in the sun (or shade) at the UW Madison, Memorial Union Terrace. I'll have a few tables pulled together and a "Madison Skeptics" sign prominently displayed.

In case of bad weather, we'll relocate inside the Rathskeller.

Sunday, August 9, 2009
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Memorial Union Terrace, UW Madison
800 Langdon St
Madison, WI

Event Date and Time: 
August 9, 2009 - 2:00pm

WCFS Science Pub

Submitted by strangeghost on Sat, 07/18/2009 - 20:17

Science Pub will be held every last Sunday of each month, starting on July 26, 2 PM, at Brocach Irish Pub in downtown Madison.

Brocach is located at 7 W. Main St, on the Capitol Square.

This event is co-sponsored by the Madison Skeptics. Come out and drink for science.

The speaker will be John Hawks, UW anthropology professor and popular blog author (http://johnhawks.net/weblog/) who will discuss the latest findings and research in human origins.

See the Wisconsin Citizens for Science website at
http://wisconsincitizensforscience.org/
http://madsciencepub.org/

Event Date and Time: 
July 26, 2009 - 2:00pm

Skeptics on the Terrace - July 12 at the Memorial Union Terrace

Submitted by strangeghost on Sun, 07/05/2009 - 18:54

Join us for an afternoon of breezy conversation and lounging in the sun (or shade) at the UW Madison, Memorial Union Terrace. I'll have a few tables pulled together and a "Madison Skeptics" sign prominently displayed.

In case of bad weather, we'll relocate inside the Rathskeller.

Event Date and Time: 
July 12, 2009 - 1:30pm

June 28 - "Skepticism and Science in Child Welfare Work"

Submitted by rwpark on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 15:37

We meet again at the Wil-Mar Center. One of our members, Kathy Park, is going to talk about Structured Decision Making (SDM), a method of using evidence and statistical analysis to arrive at decisions, as it applies to the history and current practices in child protective services in the US. When this first started to be implemented, there was a lot of resistance to using evidence in deciding how to handle kids. If you’re interested at all in the use of reason and evidence in our public services or the welfare of children in this country, this should definitely interest you.

Event Date and Time: 
June 28, 2009 - 2:30pm

June 14 - Skeptics at Wil-Mar Center

Submitted by strangeghost on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 08:12

On Sunday, June 14th, Madison Skeptics is hosting Ed Churchwell of UW-Madison's GLIMPSE project. GLIMPSE stands for Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire and is a project surveying the galaxy with the Spitzer Space Telescope that has yielded important results. More information about GLIMPSE can be found at its website, http://www.astro.wisc.edu/glimpse/.

Location: Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center at 953 Jenifer St on the near East Side of Madison. There is no parking lot, but street parking is usually plentiful.
Time: 2:30pm

We hope to see you there!

Event Date and Time: 
June 14, 2009 - 2:30pm

May 31 - Nonbelievers of Greater Madison Spring Family Picnic

Submitted by strangeghost on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 20:27

Who: This gathering is for all who, because our personal beliefs differ from those of our fellow citizens in traditional religious communities, identify with the "nonbeliever" category recognized by our president in his inaugural address:

"For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers."

- President Barack Obama, January 21, 2009 Inaugural Address

Event Date and Time: 
May 31, 2009 - 12:00pm

Madison Skeptics hear philosopher Elliott Sober May 17

Submitted by rwpark on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 22:14

Next Madison Skeptics meeting will be Sunday, May 17th, at 2:30pm at the Middleton Public Library, 7425 Hubbard Ave. Elliott Sober, Hans Reichenbach Professor and William F. Vilas Research Professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be presenting on his specialty of the philosophy of biology. More information about Dr. Sober, as well as information about his latest book, Evolution and Evidence, can be found at http://philosophy.wisc.edu/sober/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Sober.

Event Date and Time: 
May 17, 2009 - 2:30pm

Madison Skeptics Meet with Prof. Ronald Numbers

Submitted by rwpark on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 14:27

Next meeting May 3 will be a joint meeting with the Humanist Union of Madison at the Prairie UU Society Meeting House, 2010 Whenona Dr in southwest Madison. Our speaker will be UW Prof. Ronald Numbers, who will give a talk entitled:

"Anti-Evolutionism in America: From Creation Science to Intelligent Design."

Event Date and Time: 
May 3, 2009 - 3:00pm

Madison Skeptics hear anthropologist John Hawks April 19

Submitted by rwpark on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:06

We are pleased that John Hawks, an anthropologist with a popular blog about paleoanthropology, genetics, and evolution, will be giving our presentation. Mr. Hawks is an associate professor of anthropology at UW-Madison who integrates human biological evolution with the record of human behaviors in his studies of ancient humans and pre-humans. For more, check out his blog at http://johnhawks.net/weblog.

We will be holding this event at the Wil-Mar Center, 953 Jenifer Street, which doesn't have a parking lot, but street parking is usually plentiful.

Event Date and Time: 
April 19, 2009 - 2:30pm