Events
- Book Group followed by Social
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Sun, 9 Jun - 2:00 PM
Spoon Bistro
6a Nicolson Street
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Sun, 9 Jun - 2:00 PM
- Skeptics in the Pub - The Myths and Realities of CCTV in the UK
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Thu, 20 Jun - 7:30 PM
Banshee Labyrinth
29-35 Niddry Street
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Thu, 20 Jun - 7:30 PM
- Book Group followed by Social
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Sun, 14 Jul - 2:00 PM
Spoon Bistro
6a Nicolson Street
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Sun, 14 Jul - 2:00 PM
- Skeptics in the Pub - Dealing reasonably with irrrational fear
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Thu, 18 Jul - 7:30 PM
Banshee Labyrinth
29-35 Niddry Street
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Thu, 18 Jul - 7:30 PM
- Skeptics on the Fringe 2013
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Sat, 3 Aug - 7:50 PM
Banshee Labyrinth
29-35 Niddry Street
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Sat, 3 Aug - 7:50 PM
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- Book Group followed by Social
SotF 2012 Reviews Archive
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Review – Frank Swain – How to start your own zombie apocalypse
Posted on August 27, 2012 | No CommentsFrank took us through a brief history of the zombie in Haiti, from the early stories written at the beginning of the last century, via stories of strange experiments eating human flesh,... -
Review – Tannice Pendegrass – Autism: an Introduction to Treatments, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Posted on August 26, 2012 | No CommentsTannice’s talk about autism and its treatments reminded me why it is frustrating that we only have an hour in Skeptics on the Fringe; her topic and her treatment of... -
Review – Alom Shaha – Science vs Religion in the Classroom
Posted on August 23, 2012 | No CommentsKnock knock! ~ Who’s there? God. ~ God who? That’s precisely the question expected from atheists. With this joke, Alom Shaha began his talk to a packed (actually overflowing) audience... -
Review – Ash Pryce – How to be a Psychic Conman
Posted on August 22, 2012 | No CommentsSome might assert that knowing how magic works spoils the mystery and wonder of it, but Ash Pryce, a professional magician and founder of Edinburgh Skeptics, put the lie to... -
Review – Tracy King – Gaming Myths and Media Monsters: Bad Science in Game Culture
Posted on August 22, 2012 | 1 CommentTracy King is probably best known as the producer of the Storm movie and organiser extraordinaire of TAM London. She is also a game geek. Her talk covered various myths... -
Review – Deborah Hyde – The Natural History of the European Werewolf
Posted on August 20, 2012 | No CommentsSkepticism is all about the evidence, and it’s a refreshing change to look at the historical evidence for a phenomenon rather than looking at what science says about it.Deborah Hyde... -
Reviews – Charles Paxton – The vital statistics of the Loch Ness Monster
Posted on August 19, 2012 | No CommentsSkeptical Cryptozoology As we sat, waiting for the lovely and always intriguing Charles Paxton to begin his talk on the stats of Nessie, we were treated to a man in... -
Review – Stuart Ritchie – Stuart Ritchie – IQ for Dummies
Posted on August 19, 2012 | 1 CommentStuart Ritchie (who is perhaps best known for being the past President of the Edinburgh University Humanist Society and for a sterling performance representing Edinburgh Skeptics on BBC1′s programme The... -
Review – Clio Bellenis – Transferred Stigma: Psychiatric Drugs, Prejudice and the Placebo Response.
Posted on August 17, 2012 | No CommentsReview I wasn’t sure what to expect from Dr. Bellenis’ talk. Something about the talk’s title, ‘Psychiatric Drugs, Prejudice and the Placebo Response’ suggested it wasn’t going to be the... -
Reviews – Peter Lamont – The most extraordinary stuff: magic, miracles and strange, strange things
Posted on August 17, 2012 | No CommentsNot what it appeared to be…. Not just one review… A short wait outside in a particularly wet Scottish rain, followed by a tight squeeze in one of the many ovens…sorry...
