UPCOMING SKEPTALK

(On vacation during the Summer)

Previous SkepTalks:

10 May 2018	Misconceptions in Anthropology – Julie Hui
12 Apr 2018	Skepardy! — Bill Patterson
8 Mar 2018	A Quirky Colloquium Quashing Quantum Quackery — Miriam Diamond
8 Feb 2018	The Human Drive to Explain — Tania Lombrozo

1 June: Skeptics in the Pub, Sunnyvale
7 June: Café Inquiry, Menlo Park
8 June: Skeptic Movie Night, San José
9 June: Skeptics in the Pub, Berkeley
10 June: SkeptiCal, Berkeley
28 June: Skeptics in the Pub, Millbrae

SkeptiCal 2018

WHAT: SkeptiCal is Northern California’s conference of science and skepticism; a day-long event with speakers and discussions on critical thinking.

SPEAKERS:
Yvette “SciBabe” d’Entremont: Everything Is Killing You: A Marketing Guide For Bad Science
Kyle Polich: Skepticism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Carrie Sager: Myths of Homelessness
Robert Lustig: The Hacking of the American Child
Laura Sydell: Fake News & Journalistic Integrity
Seth Shostak: Are We Being Visited by Beings from Beyond Earth?

ENTERTAINMENT: Skepardy! with Alec Trifecta (Bill Patterson)

WHEN: 9AM – 6PM Sunday June 10

WHERE:Hotel Shattuck Plaza, 2086 Allston Way, Berkeley (One block from Downtown Berkeley BART Station) Map

REGISTER Here

Skeptics in the Pub: Sunnyvale

WHAT: Upholding the tradition of skeptics groups: good free-flowing discussions with food and ale.

WHEN: 7PM Friday 1 June

WHERE: Firehouse Grill, 111 S. Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale [Map]

HOW: Hosted by the Silicon Valley Skeptics.

Café Inquiry: Menlo Park

WHAT: A great gathering of nerds! Sponsored by Center for Inquiry, SF

WHEN: 6PM, Thursday 7 June

WHERE: Café Barrone, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. A 2-minute walk from Menlo Park Caltrain. [Map]

Skeptic Movie Night

MOVIE: TBA

WHEN: 7PM Friday 8 June (2nd Friday each month)

WHERE: Humanist House, 1180 Coleman Avenue, San José. [Map]

HOW: Hosted by the Silicon Valley Skeptics and the Humanist Community.

Skeptics in the Pub: Berkeley

WHAT: On the eve of SkeptiCal 2018, this is a chance to meet other skeptoids while enjoying food and drink just 2-1/2 blocks from Hotel Shattuck Plaza. Who knows, perhaps you will meet some of the speakers.

WHEN: 7PM Saturday June 9

WHERE: The back open space at Comal, 2020 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley [Map] Note: This is a different venue than indicated earlier.

Skeptics in the Pub: Millbrae

Fiddlers Green, Millbrae

Lads & lassies from hill & dale informally discussing the latest in science & (pernicious) pseudoscience over good eats & ale. Sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.

WHEN: 7PM Wednesday 28 June (3rd Wednesday!!)

WHERE: Fiddlers Green, 333 El Camino Real, Millbrae. A 10 minute stroll from the Millbrae BART & Caltrain station. [Map]