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Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberley Academy – 2010-Jan-29
Posted in lecture on January 8, 2012 by saskskepticPhilosophy in the Community Talk: Atheist Spirituality: An Oxymoron?
Posted in Atheist, Event, lecture, Saskatoon on January 8, 2012 by saskskepticOur next Philosophy in the Community talk will be held on Wednesday January 11th, at 7pm in our usual location (basement of St. James’s church).
Our speaker is Professor Eric Dayton and the title of his talk is “Atheist Spirituality: An Oxymoron?”. Here is an abstract: “It is a common view that by giving life meaning and direction, religion offers a good that is unavailable to the unbeliever. In this talk I will ask whether this view is true or reasonable, by examining and untangling some of the issues concerning spirituality, religious belief and atheism. I will argue that atheism is no barrier to a spiritual practice.”
Philosophy in the Community: Authority, Obedience, and Respect For The Law
Posted in lecture, Saskatoon on October 12, 2011 by saskskepticPhilosophy in the Community Lecture #2
- Wednesday October 12, 2011
- 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- The Refinery (in the basement of St. James’ Church). 609 Dufferin Ave., at 12th St.
The law can secure obedience by various means, including threat of punishment, and (more ideally) by gaining the respect of its subjects. The former implies only power, and not all power is legitimately authoritative. The latter raises an obvious question: What kinds of reasons might we have to respect the law? I will argue that authority is not an all or nothing matter; rather, the extent to which it is legitimate varies with the particular situations of those subject to it.
By Professor Mark Capustin
Lecture: An Evening with the Amazing Randi
Posted in Event, lecture, Saskatoon on September 24, 2011 by saskskeptic|
An Evening with James (The Amazing) Randi!
will happen on Monday, September 26, 2011
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We’re bringing James Randi to Saskatoon! This is a great event to attend with your family and friends to attend – whatever their beliefs. We are looking for volunteers to help out on the day of the event with greeting, set up, and clean up. Let u…
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Astronomy Weekend
Posted in Event, lecture, Saskatoon with tags Astronomy, free, Public Lecture, RASC, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on April 19, 2011 by saskskepticThe Saskatoon RASC ‘s Astronomy Weekend is May 6th and 7th.
- Sidewalk astronomy from 8:00pm to 10:00pm at the Lakewood Civic Center
- Public Star Night at Beaver Creek, Astronomy talk at 8:00, telescope viewing 8:30 to midnight.
Edmonton LogiCON
Posted in Event, lecture, Skeptic with tags edmonton, LogiCON on April 16, 2011 by saskskepticLast weekend I attended the Greater Edmonton Skeptics Society sponsored LogiCON at the Telus World of Science. This is a one day skepticamp style event with some bigger named speakers. One of the things they maintained was minimal costs. The event was free except for the entrance fee to Telus World of Science. Lunch was even included for those of us who pre-registered. The GESS has an interesting blog post on their decision to shift away from the skepticamp model.
Daniel Loxton, noted Canadian skeptic, Editor of Skeptic Magazine’s Junior Skeptic and author of Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be
I have heard Daniel speak before. He is easy-going and soft-spoken and a little unpolished. I was blown away by how much he has improved. His keynote was very polished and engaging. His pacing and timing were excellent.
There were four points I took away from Daniels talk.
- No one is born knowing science or critical thinking.
- Popular culture is a poor source for science.
- Direct experience is the reason most people believe in the paranormal.
- Shepard’s hooked staffs are useful if you are herding sheep.
LogiCON has two main track, a beginner track and an advanced track. Each session consisted of 20 minutes of talks and 10 minutes of questions. I mainly switched between these two tracks. In addition they had a kids track on the Science Center’s stage and two workshops.
Beginner Track:
- Critical Thinking in Everyday Life
- Vacc-inaction: Shots in the Dark?
- Sky Hoaxes and Myths
- Science Journalism: An Oxymoron?
- The Dark Side of Deception
- Relying on Each Other: The Importance of the Culture of Science
- Evidence-Based Parenting Panel
- What is Climate Change?
- The Death of Alchemy & the Birth of Chemistry
- Celebration of Human Presence in Space
- How to Convince Your Family and Friends that Science is Awesome Panel
- The Logic of Causal Conclusions
- Daniel Loxton Question and Answer and book Signing
- Manufacturing the Miraculous
- The Scientific Evidence for the Big Bang
- Sleight of Mind: The Magician’s Panel
- Brains on Display
- Ghost Photography
- Which Water?
- Radiation and You
- Magic Man: Behind the Scenes
Lecture: High Energy Astronomy
Posted in Event, lecture, Saskatoon, science with tags Astronomy on April 14, 2011 by saskskepticThe RASC Saskatoon Centre is sponsoring lecture on “High Energy Astronomy”, Monday, April 18, 7:00 at the Frances Morrison Library 311 23rd St E
“High Energy Astronomy—Studying the X-ray Universe From Space: From the Solar System to Stars and Galaxies by Professor Kinwah Wu of the Mullard Space Science Laboratory.
Lecture: German Ambassador to Canada-Sustainability The Unfinished Business
Posted in Event, lecture, Saskatoon on April 13, 2011 by saskskepticThe German Ambassador to Canada will be giving a lecture at the U of S Wednesday April 13 from 4:30 to 6:30 in the Quance Theatre.
His Excellency Dr. Georg Witschel, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Canada, on “SUSTAINABILITY – THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS”.
The lecture will take place on Wednesday, April 13th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm
in the Quance Theatre, Education building, room 1003.
A reception will follow. Free and open to All.
The Large Hadron Collider: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe
Posted in lecture, Regina, science on April 13, 2011 by saskskepticThere is a lecture regarding The Large Hadron Collider at the RIC 119 University of Regina Thursday, April 14 starting at 7:00.
Conceived and constructed to test the best contemporary theories of particle physics, the results from The Large Hadron Collider, now in its second successful year of running, will provide novel insights into the fundamental properties of matter and the mechanisms underlying the behavior and the evolution of the cosmos. In my talk, I will elaborate this newly emerging picture of connectivity – a picture that seeks both to illuminate and trace the deep roots that connect the macrocosm (the universe) and the microcosm (the world of elementary particles). Our task will be to unweave the fabric of the universe, and thereby tease out the intricate strands that connect the Standard Model of particle physics (and its many possible extensions) to the observed large-scale structure around us. Indeed, it is now abundantly clear that some 13.5 billion years ago the universe was minutely small, a compact cloud of raw, broiling energy evolving on a mercurial time scale, and yet out of this primordial microcosm grew the macrocosm that is the vast universe of today, with its associated flotsam of galaxies, stars, planets and life.
Lecture: Clyde Hertzman-“Are we the people we need to be? Early human development and the challenges of the 21st century”
Posted in Event, lecture, news, Saskatoon on March 22, 2011 by saskskepticThe next lecture in the Royal Society of Canada’s Governor General Lecture Series will be at Noon on March 25 featuring Dr. Clyde Hertzman, Canada Research Chair in Population Health and Human Development at the University of British Columbia. The lecture will be a the U of S. Convocation Hall.
Mark noon on Friday, March 25th on your calendars – early childhood researcher Clyde Hertzman, recently named Canada’s 2010 Health Researcher of the Year, will be giving a free public lecture in Saskatoon as part of a cross-Canada tour. This talk will be streamed live on the internet, and archived for later viewing. Read more »
