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When?
Wednesday, October 16 2019 at 7:30PM
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Where?
The Kings Arms
22 Hall Rd, Norwich NR1 3HQ
Who?
Dr Chris Cogswell.
What's the talk about?
Chris is a Skeptic, Broadcaster, former Chief Scientist at MUFON, host of the Mad Scientist Podcast and a materials science chemist.
Plus news, featured 'Skeptic Commandment' and Q&A. Free, but donations very welcome.
When?
Wednesday, September 18 2019 at 7:30PM
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Where?
The Kings Arms
22 Hall Rd, Norwich NR1 3HQ
Who?
Dr Heather Lynn
What's the talk about?
Heather is an Author, Archaeoligist & Broadcaster - .Can the published evidence of Universities be trusted?
Plus news, featured 'Skeptic Commandment' and Q&A. Free, but donations very welcome.
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When?
Wednesday, August 21 2019 at 7:30PM
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Where?
The Kings Arms
22 Hall Rd, Norwich NR1 3HQ
Who?
Just informal drinks this month.
What's the talk about?
With many being away, we decided just to have informal drinks & chat this month, rather than close down.
When?
Tuesday, July 12 2016 at 5:30PM
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Where?
The Cellar House
Cellar House
2 Eaton St
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 7AB
Who?
Nic de Brauwere
What's the talk about?
Skeptics In The Pub is known for discussing evidence-based medicine in humans, but we rarely cover medicine regarding other species. In this talk, our speaker will be looking at medicine for horses and other equines.
In February 2015, Redwings Horse Sanctuary experienced its first outbreak in 23 years of a highly contagious equine disease. Strangles, also known as equine distemper, is a respitory tract infection with high morbidity and a 1% mortality rate.
At the height of the outbreak 24 horses showed varying degrees of clinical infection and tested positive for strangles, many more required testing and nine quarantine zones were in operation across the our Norfolk farms resulting in an expenditure of over £4,000 a week to contain, manage and treat the disease.
Nic de Brauwere, Head of Welfare & Behaviour at Redwings Horse Sanctuary, will talk about the disease itself, the evidence-based way that Redwings dealt with the disease and what they learned which has furthered humanity's knowledge of Strangles.
When?
Tuesday, June 14 2016 at 7:30PM
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The Cellar House
Cellar House
2 Eaton St
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 7AB
Who?
Dr Lynette Nusbacher
What's the talk about?
Like any other event in the real world, Brexit would have good and bad effects. Because the vote is in-or-out, however, the discourse is binary: leaving the EU would be a disaster or a godsend. The discussion isn’t based on realistic scenarios. Not many people talk about the effects on the EU of a British departure. Fewer still talk about changes to the UK if there’s a vote to remain. Talking with no advocacy agenda about what the world might be like after the 23rd of June 2016 is rare. Answering questions about the future using structured methods is rarer.
Predicting the future is a mug’s game, but looking to the future without correcting for your cognitive biases is foolish. This is why structured horizon scanning is the first step in making strategy.
Lynette Nusbacher is a professional strategist. She was the first head of the Strategic Horizons Unit in the Cabinet Office, conducting futures work to underpin the UK National Security Strategy. Before that she served as Senior Intelligence Advisor and Devil’s Advocate to the Joint Intelligence Committee, responsible for analytical integrity of national intelligence assessments. Before that she was Senior Lecturer in War Studies at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
When?
Tuesday, May 10 2016 at 7:30PM
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The Cellar House
Cellar House
2 Eaton St
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 7AB
Who?
Dr Jeremy Goodenough
What's the talk about?
Understanding How Our Genes Work
When?
Tuesday, April 12 2016 at 7:30PM
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The Cellar House
Cellar House
2 Eaton St
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 7AB
Who?
Kat Arney
What's the talk about?
The language of genes has become common in the media. We know they make your eyes blue, your hair curly or your nose straight. We're told that genes control the risk of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism or Alzheimer's. The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted from billions of pounds to a few hundred, and gene-based advances in medicine hold huge promise.
There are 2.2 metres of DNA inside every one of your cells, encoding roughly 20,000 genes. These are the 'recipes' that tell our cells how to make the building blocks of life, along with all the control switches ensuring they're turned on and off at the right time and in the right place. But rather than a static string of genetic code, this is a dynamic, writhing biological library. With the help of cats with thumbs, fish with hips and wobbly worms, Kat will unpack some of the mysteries in our DNA and explain the latest thinking about how our genes work.
Dr Kat Arney is a science communicator and award-winning blogger for Cancer Research UK, as well as a freelance science writer and broadcaster whose work has featured on BBC Radio 4, the Naked Scientists and more. She has just published her first book, Herding Hemingway's Cats, about how our genes work.
A Brief Introduction To Skepticisim, The Skeptical Movement and SITP
When?
Tuesday, March 8 2016 at 7:30PM
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The Cellar House
Cellar House
2 Eaton St
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 7AB
Who?
What's the talk about?
When?
Thursday, December 11 2014 at 7:30PM
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The Garden House
1 Pembroke Road
Norwich
NR2 3HD
Who?
Pete Alder & Simon Clare
What's the talk about?
The Sunday Assembly, often referred to by the press as ‘the atheist church’, started in London in 2013 and has since spread worldwide. There are now over 60 ‘godless congregations’ in towns and cities across the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. One of the newest Sunday Assemblies is here in Norwich, which launched in November.
So, it seems to be growing, but is a ‘church’ service for atheists really necessary or desirable? Should Humanists and secularists not just get on with our lives, without mimicking the structures of religion? Could it even be counterproductive to act like a church?
Or are there positives that can be taken from the things religion does? Do atheists need a sense of community and a structure to organise gatherings and a community in the name of what we do believe? And, if so, is Sunday Assembly the only way to go - or could there be an alternative?
Come along and join the discussion.
Speakers:
Pete Alder: Co-organiser of Sunday Assembly Norwich
Simon Clare: Ex co-organiser of Sunday Assembly Brighton and now a skeptic of Sunday Assembly.
When?
Thursday, November 6 2014 at 7:30PM
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Where?
The Garden House
1 Pembroke Road
Norwich
NR2 3HD
Who?
Lesley Grahame and Clive Lewis
What's the talk about?
Lesley Grahame and Clive Lewis, the respective Green and Labour candidates for Norwich South will discuss and debate their own views and their party's policies on issues of interest to skeptics. From nuclear power and GMOs to faith schools and alternative therapies on the NHS. There will be plenty of time for questions.The Norwich South seat is set to be a close battle between Labour and the Green Party in the 2015 General Election next May. Come along and find out which of the two is the most 'skeptic friendly' candidate.
Ticketed Event - Please purchase tickets via the link below
When?
Tuesday, October 14 2014 at 7:30PM
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Where?
Olives Cafe Bar
40 Elm Hill
Norwich
NR3 1HG
Who?
Shelley Segal
What's the talk about?
Norwich Skeptics In The Pub, in association with Norfolk Humanists, are proud to present Shelley Segal, the atheist singer-songwriter from Australia.
Over the past five years Shelley has played throughout Europe and America, building a formidable fanbase as a truly independent artist. As a singer/song-writer/storyteller, she moves comfortably between genres of folk, jazz, blues, reggae and pop.
In 2011 she released an album of songs inspired by her atheism. She performed to 30,000 at the Reason Rally in the US. Shelley will be performing tracks from both this acclaimed 'An Atheist Album' including the single 'Saved', 'An apocalyptic love song (for Hitchens) and 'I don't believe in fairies'. Shelley will also play some tracks from her latest release, An Easy Escape.
There will also be a Q&A session where Shelley will discuss her secular-humanist beliefs and how they have informed her music.
To see more about Shelley visit her website: http://www.shelleysegal.com/
Tickets are £4 and are available from:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shelley-segal-an-atheist-sings-tickets-13421858139
No speaker this month, let's meet up for a pint and a chat
When?
Monday, August 11 2014 at 7:30PM
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Where?
The Beehive
30 Leopold Road Norwich NR4 7PJ
Who?
What's the talk about?
Unfortunately our plans for a speaker this month have fallen through. So we've decided to just go down to the Beehive for a pint and a chat. We're hoping to talk a bit about future topics/speakers people might be interested in but I'm sure we'll wander off that too. Hope to see you there!