We have all seen the sensationalized treatment that UFOs have received on TV, even from "responsible" news organizations, with their exciting but unsubstantiated claims of dramatic UFO encounters. A refreshing change was the season opener for NOVA (actually a production of the BBC) telecast on PBS stations October 12 and 13.
"Psychic" Maria McKensie revealed in an interview with "The Examiner" (the national supermarket tabloid, not the local paper) that space aliens disguised as humans are roaming the streets of San Francisco! "I discovered them two years ago", she says, "but I didn't reveal their presence then because I was afraid it would start a panic." Looking out her office window in San Francisco's financial district, she reportedly became aware of people walking strangely -- as if they weren't fully adjusted to earth's gravity.
If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. We are a group who informally discuss the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale. Sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.
WHEN: 7PM Wednesday 23 August
WHERE: Fiddlers Green, 333 El Camino Real, Millbrae. A 10 minute stroll from the Millbrae BART & Caltrain station. [Map]
Skeptics in the Pub: Sunnyvale
WHAT: Upholding the tradition of skeptics groups: good free-flowing discussions with food and ale.
WHEN: 7PM Friday 6 October
WHERE: Firehouse Grill, 111 S. Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale [Map]
WHERE: Café Barrone, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. A 2-minute walk from Menlo Park Caltrain. [Map]
SkepTalk: Berkeley
Brad Hoge
WHAT: Global Warming
WHO: Brad Hoge, Ph.D. Ecology and Environmental Biology.
Dr. Hoge is Director of Teacher Support at the National Center for Science Education. Formerly he was at the University of Houston and director of HUNSTEM, the Houston Urban Network for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
WHEN: 7:30 PM, Thursday, October 12
WHERE: La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley [Map]
HOW: This event is presented FREE by the Bay Area Skeptics.
WHY: Because we’re curious creatures.
Skeptic Movie Night
MOVIE: TBA
WHEN: 7PM Friday 13 October (2nd Friday each month)
WHERE: Humanist House, 1180 Coleman Avenue, San José. [Map]
