Gravesend Skeptics
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The 'Skeptics in the Pub' group for Gravesend is currently out of action - but still Tweeting and ReTweeting
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Loads of FREE talks coming up in Holborn, from animal empathy to the end of the Universe! Gresham College londonist.com/london/talks/l…
Reminder! Next up at Greenwich SitP: Michael Marshall (Michael Marshall @mrmmarsh.bsk.social) on "Using Data to Counter Quackery and Alternative Medicine" at the Duke of Greenwich, 91 Colomb St, Greenwich, London SE10 9EZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
150-million-year post-mortem reveals baby pterosaurs perished in a violent storm , via UoL Press Office eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
Great piece today by Simon Barnes, one of last to see a Slender-billed Curlew observer.co.uk/news/science-t… following research confirming its extinction by RSPB Science @BirdLife_datazone Science at the Natural History Museum etc. African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) to host a memorial service for the bird in Nov.
Reminder: Tomorrow, 10 September at 19:30, Michael Marshall (Michael Marshall @mrmmarsh.bsk.social) will be joining us for Using Data to Counter Quackery and Alternative Medicine. 📍 The Duke of Greenwich More info: greenwichskeptics.org
Looking forward to listening in to the wild thoughts of brilliant Jo Marchant!
Plume Of Feathers Remaining talks for 2025 are rescheduled, and we’re adding a bonus talk in October! 13 Oct. Monday: How They Hide the Truth from You – Meirion Jones 20 Oct. Monday: Superfood or Supertoxic – How Debunking Food Myths Can Teach People About Scientific Skepticism – Christopher Labos
20 years ago when FOI started I got Top Secret papers showing for instance how Britain helped Israel get Nuclear Weapons. Now it's struggle to get info even when huge public interest. Greenwich Skeptics @greenwichsitp moving to Plume Of Feathers. I'm talking there 7.30 Mon 13 Oct
Dr Erica McAlister HonFBNA Dr Erica McAlister outstanding entomologist, was the recipient yesterday of the Peter Scott Memorial Award, the highest award of the British NaturalistsAssociation at their Encaenia at the Natural History Museum
The Science Museum is opening a space gallery later this week. To celebrate, I filmed why Hawking kept a beach ball on his desk: I blow up the universe, then show how it captured the faint fingerprints of quantum jitters that seeded cosmic structure! youtube.com/watch?v=SYudYO…
Me, Deborah Hyde (aka Deborah Hyde 🇺🇦), and Naomi Ryan will be taling about aliens, green children, and a talking mongoose for Nerd Nite London on 15/10/25. Be there and be square! designmynight.com/london/whats-o…
Been fun to help The Francis Crick Institute launch The Crick, a glossy new magazine about the work of its world-class scientists!
Next up at Greenwich SitP: Investigative journalist Meirion Jones (aka Meirion Jones) on "How They Hide the Truth from You" at 7:30 pm at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
Our second October talk for Greenwich SitP: Cardiologist Dr Chris Labos (Christopher Labos) on "Superfood or Supertoxic – Debunking Food Myths" at 7:30 pm, 20/10/25, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
Pirates corner of 100 Years of Film Old Royal Naval College celebration this PM - Princess Leia, Sherlock Holmes, Batman, Bridgertons & James Bond also in shot. 846 wannabes turned up to set record for most fancy dress movie characters in 1 spot (several of them on 177 bus on way there)
When FOI started in 2005 I could get Top Secret MoD files released to me showing - for instance - how UK helped Israel get nuclear weapons. Now? You're joking. Mon Oct 13 Greenwich SitP 7.30 Plume of Feathers SE10 9LZ just 5 mins from Maze Hill station. All welcome #Skeptics #FOI
