A couple of thousand (or so it seemed) geeks, rationalist, humanists, atheists, scientists, psychologists, politicians, comedians and magicians gathered together at the Hilton London Metropole Hotel over the weekend for the second annual The Amazing Meeting London (TAM London). This ragtag coalition is ostensibly a …
Atheists, rationalists, humanists…here’s the Christmas antidote you’ve been waiting for. Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, hosted by Robin Ince, is described as ‘a fractured variety version of the Royal Institute [Sic.] lectures mixing acclaimed evolutionary biologists with multi award-winning comedians and musicians’. When …
The world’s top two Skeptics: Phil Plait and James Randi, in the Rugby Tavern, Bloomsbury, last year. Image by M@ Ever shout at the TV when someone takes homeopathy seriously? Want to throttle those parents who reject the MMR vaccine and thereby help spread measles? …
That’s one of the relaxing conversation pieces to be found at a ‘Skeptics in the pub’ meetup. Tonight’s guest speaker is Dr Matthew Smith from Liverpool Hope University, who will talk about fate, the meaning of life and mid-life crises. We caught up with co-organiser …
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