Vic Skeptics on TV, ABC Insiders
Terry, Jason & Elliot
Congratulations on your all too brief appearance. You represented Skepticism well, with not a beard or a beer gut in sight!
Ken
Month: February 2010
Skeptics in the Pub is starting in Sale
Hi all,
Ron Gray has announced the inaugural Skeptics In the Pub in Sale, Victoria.
Friday 19th February
The Star Hotel, cnr Raymond and Macalister St Sale, 6pm for dinner in a room called The Glasshouse, followed by drinks and lively skeptical discussion from around 7pm.
Early indications are that it could be a winner. Good luck Ron, Nik et al.
Ken
Our good friend Dr John Long
Hi all,
I noticed that our friend Dr John Long, recently shifted to Los Angeles will be lecturing back here in April at the Royal Society.
8 April Dr. John Long Death, Sex and Evolution – Extraordinary Fossils Revealing Intimate Details of Sexual Behaviour in the Early Vertebrates
Vice-President Research & Collections, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Royal Society of Victoria’s Calendar of events can be found here: http://www.sciencevictoria.org.au/events.html
Here’s your chance to catch up with Dr Long, and also find out what them there Early Vertebrates used to get up to.
Regards,
Ken
ABC Insiders, Vic Skeptics on Climate Change
Your Shout: Skeptics question climate policies
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast: 14/02/2010
Reporter: Barrie Cassidy
Phil Kafcaloudes from Radio Australia Today talks to Australian Skeptics in Melbourne about scepticism of Government and the Opposition.
PHIL KAFCALOUDES: Hi, I’m Phil Kafcaloudes, host of Radio Australia Today.
Well we certainly had a week for the sceptics here in Australia. We’ve got the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader both trying to sell their climate change policies. And we’ve just said farewell to the world’s best climate change sceptic Lord Christopher Monckton.
So what a week to sit down and have a coffee here in Melbourne with members of the group Australian Skeptics to see if they’re sceptical.
Okay, what is a sceptic?
SCEPTIC 1: The sceptics try to examine the evidence before making up their mind about something.
SCEPTIC 2: As sceptics we want to reclaim the word sceptic from those people who don’t believe in climate change.
SCEPTIC 3: People who tend to deny climate change, we tend to call them deniers. So I mean they’re not going with the evidence. They’re going, they’re usually cherry picking evidence. View More ABC Insiders, Vic Skeptics on Climate Change
Atheist Society Lecture
8pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
Free public lecture followed by questions and discussion:
Evolution’s Controversial History: Lamarck, Darwin and Wallace.
Speaker – Rick Barker (Philosophy Forum).
Venue – Unitarian Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne.
Enquiries – David Miller, Secretary. Tel: 9467 2063 Email – atheist_agnostic@lycos.com
Future lectures and past transcripts – http://www.vic.TheAtheist.net
Darwin Day Barbecue
Invitation to celebrate Charles Darwin’s birthday at the Melbourne Darwin Day Barbeque
on Monday, 12th February 2007 from 5:30 pm till 8 pm
at Alexandra Avenue Melbourne Melways, 2G D11 Just west from the Morell Bridge and Anderson Street. Next to the Botanic Gardens.
All Welcome Free BBQ facilities available BYO food and drinks
RSVP: – – An RSVP is not required however it would assist with organising if you could RSVP (with YES, NO or MAYBE and numbers) to Andrew on (03) 9894 1443 or email ar2team@yahoo.com.
Since the early 1990’s, Darwin Day has been celebrated around the world including in Melbourne but this year’s celebrations will be the biggest party so far. Come along and enjoy a summer’s evening BBQ by the Yarra.
EMAIL: If you can be contacted by email then please include details with your RSVP.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: This information is advisory only – please check before travelling. The closest tram/train is Tram 70 in Swan Street. Walk from the Swan Street Bridge or maybe from tram stop 46 (will need to check if access paths still exist). The 2002 Melways shows a path to Richmond Station which is about the same distance as the Swan Street Bridge. Buses 246 and 605 may stop near the Hoddle Street Bridge and that is closer than either the Swan Street Bridge or Richmond Railway Station.