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Oxford Skeptics in the Pub events podcast
Thinking and drinking. That is the unlikely goal of our meeting. Each month we invite a speaker to talk about an area of belief and to invite critical debate. We encourage skeptical thought and we enjoy challenging discussions.
Gina Rippon: Blame the brain - How neurononsense joined psychobabble to keep women in their place
29-07-2016
There is a long history of debate about biological sex differences and their part in determining gender roles. In this talk, Professor Gina Rippon debunks bad science and discusses the real breakthroughs in our understanding of the human brain.
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Alok Jha: The extraordinary story of water, our most ordinary substance
06-07-2016
Water may seem the most ordinary of substances, but you would be surprised at how profoundly strange it is. Alok Jha explains how it has shaped life on earth, and how this molecule connects you and everyone else to the birth (and death) of the universe.
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Charlie Duncan Saffrey: Why scientists should listen to philosophers
29-05-2016
Science and philosophy are both brilliant and they'd both be even more brilliant if they could talk like grown-ups. Philosopher, writer and stand-up comedian Charlie Duncan Saffrey attempts to get better dialogue going between the two disciplines.
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Suzi Gage: No Turn Unstoned - The harms and benefits of recreational drugs
11-05-2016
The media love to sensationalise the dangers of illicit drug use, whilst downplaying the harms from legal drugs. Dr Suzi Gage discusses the scientific understanding of the harms, and also potential benefits of recreational drugs, both illegal and legal.
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Chris Peters: Ask for Evidence - Sense About Science
10-01-2016
How can we make companies, politicians, commentators and official bodies accountable for the claims they make? Chris Peters talks about the Ask for Evidence campaign and how you can get involved.
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Michael Marshall: Homeopathy in the UK - The NHS and beyond
01-01-2016
Michael Marshall highlights how much money is spent on homeopathic remedies, how this gives undeserved credibility to homeopathy, how such remedies can lead to genuine harm and what you can do to help.
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Sylvia McLain: Science! What does is really mean to be scientific?
31-12-2015
Dr Sylvia McLain talks about the history of science and its culture and the rise and fall of theories and laws and discusses what science means to us in the modern age.
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David Robert Grimes: Lies, damned lies and statistics - How we get science coverage wrong
30-12-2015
Physicist and science journalist Dr. David Robert Grimes discusses the problems in reporting science from misunderstandings to bad statistics to false balance, and how such problems can be remedied.
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Sarah Kendrew: The James Webb Space Telescope - From the first galaxies to the origins of life
29-12-2015
Sarah Kendrew gives an overview of the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to Hubble, and the exciting science it will do after launch. She talks about where the mission is right now, from her personal involvement in one the instruments onboard.
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Simon Clare: An atheist's guide to the Alpha Course
28-12-2015
Simon Clare, an unabashed atheist, signed up to his local Alpha Course in Brighton, wondering if his faithlessness would be challenged. Spoiler: He wasn't converted but he was surprised at what he learnt about faith.
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