Skeptic events in Europe

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Dan Katz föreläser under rubriken
"Omgiven av idiotisk psykologi: Om färghandlare och andra psykologiska bluffar".

Högst 25 åhörare på grund av pandemi. Förhandsanmälan erfordras och sker via Folkuniversitetets hemsida:

https://www.folkuniversitetet.se/kurser-utbildningar/kultur-samhalle/samhallsfragor/samhallsvetenskap/uppsala/forelasning-omgiven-av-idiotisk-psykologi/

Link: https://sitp.online/show/how-to-make-the-world-add-up-ten-rules-for-thinking-differently-about-numbers-tim-harford/

Join us at twitch.tv/sitp for this event.

When was the last time you read a grand statement, accompanied by a large number, and wondered whether it could really be true? Statistics are vital in helping us tell stories – we see them in the papers, on social media, and we hear them used in everyday conversation – and yet we doubt them more than ever.
But numbers – in the right hands – have the power to change the world for the better. Contrary to popular belief, good statistics are not a trick, although they are a kind of magic. Good statistics are not smoke and mirrors; in fact, they help us see more clearly. Good statistics are like a telescope for an astronomer, a microscope for a bacteriologist, or an X-ray for a radiologist. If we are willing to let them, good statistics help us see things about the world around us and about ourselves – both large and small – that we would not be able to see in any other way.

In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter of the BBC’s radio show More or Less. He takes us deep into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research and misplaced motivation to find those priceless jewels of data and analysis that make communicating with numbers worthwhile. Harford’s characters range from the art forger who conned the Nazis to the stripper who fell in love with the most powerful congressman in Washington, to famous data detectives such as John Maynard Keynes, Daniel Kahneman and Florence Nightingale. He reveals how we can evaluate the claims that surround us with confidence, curiosity and a healthy level of scepticism.
Using ten simple rules for understanding numbers – plus one golden rule – this extraordinarily insightful book shows how if we keep our wits about us, thinking carefully about the way numbers are sourced and presented, we can look around us and see with crystal clarity how the world adds up.

Tim is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is author of The Next Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy, Messy, and the million-selling The Undercover Economist. Tim is a senior columnist at the Financial Times, and the presenter of Radio 4’s More or Less, the iTunes-topping series ‘Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy’, and the new podcast ‘Cautionary Tales’. Tim has spoken at TED, PopTech and the Sydney Opera House. He is an associate member of Nuffield College, Oxford and an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. Tim was made an OBE for services to improving economic understanding in the New Year honours of 2019.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2343860772610199

For English, scroll down.
Въпреки голямото ни желание да се видим на живо и да празнуваме науката на форума Ratio, преценихме, че провеждане на такова мащабно събитие в сегашните условия продължава да е свързано с твърде много рискове.
Затова отлагаме форума Ratio за 2021, като всички билети закупени за изданието през 2020 ще важат автоматично и за новата дата. Засега не можем да прогнозираме кога и как ще проведем събитието, но веднага щом имаме информация, ще я споделим с вас.
Оценяваме високо подкрепата на тези над 200 от вас, които си купиха билет за форума, още преди да имаме конкретика за събитието. Ако сте сред тях, трябва да сте получили от нас покана за специална онлайн дискусия, която организираме за вас в знак на благодарност. Надяваме се да ви хареса!
Междувременно ви очакваме онлайн (почти) всяка седмица с ново издание на Ratio Online и подкаст-епизоди!
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Despite our will to celebrate science together with you at a live event, such a large scale gathering still poses too many risks.
This is why we're postponing the Ratio Forum for 2021. All tickets sold for the 2020 event will be automatically valid for the new date. We are still unsure what will be the format or the date for the event but we will inform you as soon as we know.
We value greatly the support of more than 200 people who bought a ticket even before we announced any speakers and topics. If you're among them you should've received an email invitation for a special online discussion organized exclusively for Ratio Forum ticket holders as a "Thank you!" We hope you'll like it!
In the meantime, we'll see you online through our (almost) weekly Ratio Online event series and our podcast!

Dan Larhammar, Preses i Kungliga Vetenskapsakademin pratar om årets Nobelpris

Efter föredraget kommer en moderator att framföra en del av de frågor som skickats in under eventet.

Länk till eventet: twitch.tv/vof_online/

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/404029660964819
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As a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics, my research interests span all aspects of imaging, image processing and image analysis. This includes medical imaging (biophysics), scanning probe microscopy of atoms, molecules and surfaces (nanophysics), microscopy of earth materials (geophysics) and astrophotography.
About Skeptics in the Pub - Online
We are a coalition of UK-based Skeptics groups. Formed as the Covid-19 epidemic brought our country to a standstill, we are working to deliver high-quality online events focusing on Science, reason, and critical thinking.
New to Skeptics in the Pub or Twitch or both?
We anticipate that Twitch or SitP may be new for some of you so we will have *early doors at 6:45* to welcome new attendees and answer any questions you may have.
A useful guide to Twitch here: https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-twitch-4143337
You don't need a Twitch account to watch the talk only if you want to take part in the chat.
You won't need an account to ask questions in the Q&A though.
More details on accessibility, inclusion and safety here: https://sitp.online/online-safety

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/3437962559644312

I det intensiva nyhetsflödet om pandemin blandas välgrundade forskningsresultat med önsketänkande och bluffar. Hur kan man avgöra vilka påståenden som går att lita på?
Dan Larhammar, professor och ordförande i Kungliga Vetenskapsakademin, ger exempel på både förhastade forskningsslutsatser, kommersiella bedrägerier och politisk propaganda samt tipsar om källor som granskar sanningshalten i nyheter och reklam.
Föreläsningen ges digitalt på Vetenskap & Folkbildnings Youtube-kanal: https://youtu.be/RCLnytBNYwk '
Samarrangörer: Folkuniversitetet och Vetenskap och Folkbildning

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/364738947941388/
Join us at twitch.tv/sitp for this event.

Join us at twitch.tv/sitp for this event.
This is a special show as not only do we have Pixie Turner talking for us, we will also be hosting The Ockham Awards on behalf of 
The Skeptic.
Part 1:
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Michael Marshall will be hosting the Ockham Awards ceremony, find out who will win the coveted Award for Skeptical Activism and The Rusty Razor, awarded to an individual or organisation who has been the most prominent promoter of unscientific ideas in the last 12 months.

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How Social Media Has Shaped The Way We Eat
Social media is a major part of modern life. Most of us can’t imagine not using it, and it’s unrealistic to assume that’s even possible. We are only just beginning to understand the influence these platforms have over our decisions around food and health, with many of these processes happening without our even being fully aware.
But maybe we should be aware.
From influencers deciding what the foods we buy to government policy, via food shaming and comparison envy, activism and extremism, the role social media plays is now undeniable. In her latest book ‘The Insta-Food Diet’, nutritionist Pixie Turner looks at the various ways social media has affected our food choices, our restaurants, and our food policy. She aims to arm readers with knowledge and tactics, so they can take back control and make social media work for them
Pixie Turner is a registered nutritionist (RNutr), trainee psychotherapist and science communicator. Alongside her degrees in biochemistry and nutrition, she also has over 130,000 followers on her 'Pixie Nutrition' social media accounts. Pixie has been featured as a nutrition expert on BBC, Sky and Channel 5, and divides her time between her clinic, social media, teaching, hosting her podcast, public speaking, and looking after her growing collection of houseplants. She has written several books, with the most recent, The Insta-Food Diet, looking at the way in which social media has shaped the way we eat.
About Skeptics in the Pub - Online
We are a coalition of UK-based Skeptics groups. Formed as the Covid-19 epidemic brought our country to a standstill, we are working to deliver high-quality online events focussing on Science, reason, and critical thinking.
New to Skeptics in the Pub or Twitch or both?
We anticipate that Twitch or SitP may be new for some of you so we will have *early doors at 6:45* to welcome new attendees and answer any questions you may have.
A useful guide to Twitch here: https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-twitch-4143337
You don't need a Twitch account to watch the talk only if you want to take part in the chat.
You won't need an account to ask questions in the Q&A though.
More details on accessibility, inclusion and safety here: https://sitp.online/online-safety

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/193988388928200

18th November marked the 5th anniversary of releasing the first episode of the European Skeptics Podcast. Since then, we've conducted more than a 100 interviews and have had several people appearing on the show as guest hosts. We invited these lovely skeptics back for a reunion of hosts to do the first ever live broadcast of our show.
This will be our 250th episode and we would really like you to join us on our Facebook Page where meeting will be broadcast through Facebook Live.
Our panellists will be:
- Claire Kraulik-Klingenberg
- Deborah Hyde
- Jelena Levin
- Brian Eggo
- Jay Novella.
We'll tell interesting stories and there'll be a Europe-themed #trivia #quiz as well!
Tune in, comment, ask questions and do enjoy!
The broadcast starts at 8 pm CET on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/theespeu

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/3437962559644312

Välkommen till en livesänd föreläsning med Tomas Furmark!
Placeboeffekter är en utmaning för vetenskapen att förklara. Det verkar finnas ”mystiska” förklaringar till att patienter förbättras som inte har med själva behandlingen att göra. Hur mycket av läkemedels- eller psykoterapieffekter beror på placebo? Under denna föreläsning försöker vi reda ut en del frågetecken kring fenomenet placebo.
Tomas Furmark är professor i klinisk psykologi och forskar bl.a. kring ångestproblem och hur behandlingar påverkar hjärnan.
Föreläsningen ges digitalt på Vetenskap & Folkbildnings Youtube-kanal: https://youtu.be/lKEtWpV9rjQ
Samarrangörer: Folkuniversitetet och Vetenskap och Folkbildning

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/981431848933129/

Gentekniken som bygger om vårt innersta
Hösten 2018 föddes världens första genmodifierade människor. Födelsen av de kinesiska tvillingarna Lulu och Nana har drivit frågorna om genteknologins möjligheter till sin spets. På vilka sätt kan vi bygga om våra kroppar? Kan vi bestämma våra barns egenskaper? När ska tekni­ken användas och vem ska fatta de besluten?
Torill Kornfeldt är vetenskapsjournalist, författare, moderator och föreläsare med fokus på biologi och bioteknik. Efter boken Mammutens återkomst som kom ut 2016 är hon nu aktuell med sin andra bok: Människan i provröret. Torill är även programledare för podden P3 Dystopia för Sveriges Radio, P3 och har tidigare arbetat för bland annat vetenskapsradion på Sveriges Radio, till exempel med programmet Tekniksafari. Hon har även suttit i vetenskapsredaktionen på tidningen Dagens Nyheter.
Länk till live-eventet: https://twitch.tv/vof_online. Man kan ansluta från 19:15, 15 minuter före start. Efter föredraget blir det en frågestund med frågor som skickats på https://sli.do/VoFdär man också kan rösta fram andras frågor, som då kommer högre i listan.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/647391689268143

Join us at twitch.tv/sitpfor this event.
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This event is produced in conjunction with the annual #EuropeanResearchersNight special event
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What is planetary protection? Is it even important? Because it sounds like it’s either an incredibly exciting space battle strategy from Independence Day or an exceedingly dull health and safety class that future generations will be subjected to. In reality, it’s kind of both (except that thankfully it’s not from Independence Day). I’m a space scientist who recently finished my postdoc at NASA Ames Research Center, California, where I spent my time developing new ideas to help in the often-overlooked field of planetary protection. I’ll (hopefully) convince you of its importance for our continued exploration of the solar system and how it can even be applied to help solve some of our problems here on Earth.
Jennifer Wadsworth is an astrobiologist who did her PhD at the University of Edinburgh and recently completed her postdoc at NASA Ames Research Center, California. She’s particularly interested in how microbes can survive extreme radiation environments ... or not, as the case may be! She enjoys long walks on the beach and subjecting bacteria to a plethora of lethal conditions. For science.
About Skeptics in the Pub - Online
We are a coalition of UK-based Skeptics groups. Formed as the Covid-19 epidemic brought our country to a standstill, we are working to deliver high-quality online events focussing on Science, reason, and critical thinking.
New to Skeptics in the Pub or Twitch or both?
We anticipate that Twitch or SitP may be new for some of you so we will have *early doors at 6:45* to welcome new attendees and answer any questions you may have.
A useful guide to Twitch here: https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-twitch-4143337
You don't need a Twitch account to watch the talk only if you want to take part in the chat.
You won't need an account to ask questions in the Q&A though.
More details on accessibility, inclusion and safety here: https://sitp.online/online-safety