Marianne6d ago
Join us in Liverpool this October..?
It would be lovely to see/meet you 😊
#skeptics #science #conference #Liverpool #liverpoolEvents #esc2026
https://escliverpool.org/
ESC Liverpool 2026 | European Skeptics Congress | 16-18 October 2026

Show threadMarianneMay 3
@foolishowl recommended listen on the Turing test - not just because Mike is a pal
https://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/skeptics-with-a-k/episode-436
#TuringTest #skeptics #SwaK #sitp
Episode #436 | Skeptics with a K | Merseyside Skeptics Society

<p>Mike asks if the Turing Test is really a meaningful tool for gauging the state of artificial intelligence, and the team has the last few announcements for QED 2025.</p><p>Online tickets for the final QED are still available, <a href="https://qedcon.org/"><b>pick up yours today</b></a>. You can also chat with us on the <a href="https://discord.gg/d5tN8vaFsy"><b>Skeptics in the Pub Discord server</b></a>.</p><p>You can sign up for the Skeptics with a K Patreon at <a href="https://patreon.com/skepticswithak,"><b>https://patreon.com/skepticswithak,</b></a> or to support Merseyside Skeptics as well as the podcast, donate at <a href="https://patreon.com/merseyskeptics"><b>https://patreon.com/merseyskeptics</b></a></p>

I am not a doctor but... (NZ)Apr 28

28 Apr 2026 Skeptic News: Channeling our Inner Skeptic

https://mailchi.mp/6d8103d7bf09/skeptic-news-channeling-our-inner-skeptic

In this week’s newsletter

  • Breaking the record for obsolescence? The history and controversies of Guinness World Records
  • Iran’s Potemkin Problem
  • Don’t say it don’t use it – Alzheimer’s treatments and the stats vs effect dilemma
  • When it’s not okay to Givealittle
  • Good news and Bad news
#nz #skeptics
Skeptic News: Channeling our Inner Skeptic

CBC OttawaApr 22
Tweak to food strategy motion wins over skeptics of city-owned grocery stores
Critics of Alta Vista Coun. Marty Carr's original motion feared it could open the door to publicly run grocery stores, yet the version they passed Wednesday doesn't entirely rule out the idea.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/tweak-to-food-strategy-motion-wins-over-skeptics-of-city-owned-grocery-stores-9.7173813?cmp=rss
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 19
👻 Famous atheist philosopher claims to have seen *something* when he was *dead*—because who doesn't love a good ghost story from a guy who devoted his life to saying there's nothing to see? 🚫🧙‍♂️ Apparently, a brush with #pneumonia and the #afterlife turns even the staunchest #skeptics into spiritual storytellers. 🧐📜
https://www.philosopher.eu/others-writings/a-j-ayer-what-i-saw-when-i-was-dead/ #famousathetist #ghoststory #philosophy #HackerNews #ngated
3i/AtlasApr 19
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=the-skeptics-guide-1084-apr-18-2026
<p>News Items Artemis Recap AI Biology Research AI Security Disruption Superconductivity Breakthrough Red
#skeptics #around #guide #items
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

News Items Artemis Recap AI Biology Research AI Security Disruption Superconductivity Breakthrough Red Light Therapy Your Questions and E-mails Mach speed, The talk around my Tuesday morning picklebal...

Kpop News HubApr 16
Celebrity Couple With 19-Year Age Gap Gets Married, Proving Skeptics Wrong #19Year #Age #Celebrity #Couple #Gap #Married #Proving #Skeptics #Wrong
https://kpopnewshub.com/celebrity-couple-with-19-year-age-gap-gets-married-proving-skeptics-wrong/?fsp_sid=25262
Celebrity Couple With 19-Year Age Gap Gets Married, Proving Skeptics Wrong - KpopNewsHub – Latest K-Pop News, Idols & Korean Entertainment

They are officially husband and wife.

Kpop News Hub
#BruceSterlingApr 12
*Actual "AI skeptics" being actually skeptical about AI making some extravagant claims about some field-of-operations that they actually know enough to be skeptical about #skeptics #skepticism
I am not a doctor but... (NZ)Mar 30

2026 Mar 30 NZ Skeptics Newsletter: Who left the seat up?

In this week’s newsletter

  • Everything I know about Skepticism I learned from the Bible
  • Should We Be Worried About Microplastics?
  • Is climate change making extreme cold more common?
  • Sugar Feeds Cancer?
  • Youth with a Mission (YWAM)

https://mailchi.mp/d71555a76fce/skeptic-news-who-left-the-seat-up

#nz #skeptics
Skeptic News: Who left the seat up?

3i/AtlasMar 29
The Skeptics Guide #1081 - Mar 28 2026
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=the-skeptics-guide-1081-mar-28-2026
Key insight: Back To Basics
#confirmation #skeptics #basics #guide
The Skeptics Guide #1081 - Mar 28 2026

Back To Basics: Confirmation Bias; News Items: NASA Announces New Moon Plans, The Limits of Cloning, Giant Insects, Pushing Exorcism, Update on 3I-Atlas; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction This is ...