Archive for the science Category

Experiencing Hubble: Free Video Lecture on the Hubble Space Telescope

Posted in lecture, Media, news, science on February 2, 2012 by saskskeptic

The Great Courses company has a free lecture on the Hubble Space Telescope.  Go here to see the lecture.

I have mixed feeling about “The Great Courses”.  I like the lectures they have to offer but I am really tired of their constant emails and catalogs they send out.  Get on their mailing list at your mailboxes peril.

Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology

Posted in lecture, science on January 22, 2012 by saskskeptic

TED talk about animating cellular biology.

Possible Northern Lights This Weekend

Posted in news, science on January 20, 2012 by saskskeptic

Space Weather is reporting the possibility of aurora this weekend Jan. 21st at 22:30 UT (+/- 7 hrs).

 

Darwin Day – Updated

Posted in Event, lecture, Saskatoon, science on January 20, 2012 by saskskeptic
Celebrate Darwin’s 203rd Birthday
Sunday Feb. 12, 2012 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Come and help us celebrate Darwin’s 203rd birthday with 2 presentations followed by discussions. Speakers this year are from the U of S Biology department: Prof. José Andrés and Prof. Dick Neal (Emeritus). Birthday cake and coffee will be available and the Museum of Natural Sciences is nearby for touring and working on a scavenger hunt.
Dick Neal’s talk is titled “The evolution of goodness”.
Schedule  (subject to change):
  • 1:00 pm Introduction & 1st Presentation and questions
  • 2:45 pm Birthday Cake & Coffee; Museum Touring
  • 3:15 pm 2nd Presentation and questions
  • 5:30 pm Pub Discussion (anyone interested can join us for further discussion & cheer – at Alexander’s)

Come out for an afternoon celebrating science! Join us at any time.

Donations are welcome and appreciated. Suggested minimum donation: $10 (not required). Charitable donations to the Centre for Inquiry Saskatchewan are eligible for a tax receipt if contact information is provided.

Location

Room 106 U of S Biology Building

Biology Bldg, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2

Biology Map
For more information email saskatoondd@gmail.com

Sleaford Observatory Open House

Posted in Event, Saskatoon, science on October 21, 2011 by saskskeptic

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Astronomy Day Open House
At the Sleaford Observatory
Saturday, October 22
Potluck BBQ at 4:00 pm
Evening Observing Beginning at Dusk
Everyone is invited to celebrate Astronomy Day at the Sleaford Observatory, located about 65 kilometres east
of  Saskatoon. (For details about  Sleaford, see our  Website.) For those needing a guide to the site, a car
convoy will be leaving from the east side of the field house main parking lot at 7:00 pm

 

 

 

 

Skeptics In The Pub

Posted in Event, Saskatoon, science, Skeptic on September 21, 2011 by saskskeptic
Wednesday Sept. 28

Any time between 7:30-10:30 or later

Joey’s Only Seafood
101, 2100 8th Street E (8th & Preston)
Saskatoon, SK S7H 0V1
(306) 343.5639

Agenda

James Randi was in town on Monday what did you think?

 There is a provincial election up coming. Lets develop a list of questions to ask provincial candidates.
Here is a start:
http://www.saskatoonskeptics.com/2011-questions-for-provincial-candidates
The questions include:
Standardized Testing
Immunizations
  Science and R&D
Uranium
Climate Change

We need someone to organize the next two or three pub nights.

Any issues people wish to bring up.

U of S Freethought Aliance Inaugural Pub Night!

Posted in Saskatoon, science on September 14, 2011 by saskskeptic

 

Time
Wednesday, September 14 · 8:00pm - 11:00pm

Location

Created By

For University of Saskatchewan Freethought Alliance

More Info
Hey gang! I know you’re all excited for the USFA’s activities this year! So logically it should follow that you’d be excited for an opportunity to meet your fellow freethinkers for some beers, engage in lively discussion, and hear about the constellation of fun events we have planned! Well good news! By some coincidence we have arranged for JUST SUCH AN EVENT TO TAKE PLACE!

Take this chance to get to know your fellow freethinkers, share your experiences of living free of religion, and let the exec know what you’d like to get out of the group. If you have any friends who might be interested, bring them along! We’d love to meet and hear from all of you!

Cheers, and Happy Freethinking,

USFA Exec.

U of R: Science Pub Series 2011

Posted in Event, Regina, science on September 5, 2011 by saskskeptic

The U of R has a Science Pub Series at Bushwakker Brewpub.  For more info see their website, or facebook page.

The Science Pub Series is a new joint venture by Bushwakker Brewpub and three faculties at the University of Regina, namely: Arts, Engineering and Applied Science and Science. The series will be launched on a monthly basis beginning September 2011. Each session will be led by a University of Regina faculty researcher and include a 30-40 minute presentation and an open question and answer period. More information on the speakers and their topics for the first four months follows.

The DIY Robo-RevolutionDavid Gerhard, Faculty of Science

Thursday September 15 @ 7 p.m.

Free Admission – Only 50 Seats Available

Arizona Room, The Bushwakker Brewpub

2206 Dewdney Avenue Regina, Sask

Speakers

Hubble Time-Lapse

Posted in news, science on September 4, 2011 by saskskeptic

Gizmodo has a collection of Hubble Telescope time-lapse videos.  Go watch.

The original news release is here.

Spot the Difference

Posted in science on June 11, 2011 by saskskeptic

New Scientist has a cool video where you try to spot the change in a video.  Go here.

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