SITP Oxford

Oxford Skeptics in the Pub. Facebook: Tweets by @AbrasiveShrub

[Merseyside Skeptics @merseyskeptics]

@MarfanTrust @MrNSandwich If you're not able to make it on the walk, but you'd still like to donate some money in Neil's memory, you can do so here: https://t.co/1I0V1h8hf7

[Merseyside Skeptics @merseyskeptics]

Our annual charity walk takes place this Sunday! This year we are raising money for @MarfanTrust in honour of Neil (@MrNSandwich), a Merseyside Skeptics Society member who sadly passed away last year. Join us for a walk along the Liverpool waterfront.

https://t.co/g8IENs4IFw

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

🚨I wrote about BA.5—the latest coronavirus variant to rise to dominance—and why it matters.

This is an attempt to clearly lay out what we know about it, and to cut through the morass of misinformation that has already accumulated around it. 1/

https://t.co/j1sbQh2QaM

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

I made a quick little video doing a first-pass through the #JWST galaxy cluster image, with my reaction to the image and some words about the science and what we'll learn from it: https://t.co/BklULhZhrB (captions are hopefully being auto-generated by YouTube now)

[Skeptics in the Pub @SITP]

If you missed Dr Cass Hall speaking for us on Thu, or even just want to watch again (and why not, it was fascinating!) the video is available to watch on YouTube now. Please remember to give the video a thumbs up and follow the channel - it really helps https://t.co/GSy0jHgovJ

[Dorothy Bishop (inactive account) @deevybee]

Meanwhile. Here is a daft cryptic #OxPhotoQuiz 363 to celebrate the anniversary. Task is to locate the items and indicate you have found the cryptic theme by posting a new clue.

[Dorothy Bishop (inactive account) @deevybee]

Today is the1st anniversary of #OxPhotoQuiz !
I tried to store all quizzes on Twitter moments, but at first I didn't realise that there was a limit on length, so early ones were deleted. Here I have reconstructed some in rather random order
https://t.co/CTvDKCiz1Q

[The Skeptic @TheSkepticMag]

Sean Ellis, skeptical activist, has passed-away after a short illness. The Skeptic remembers the life of a much-loved skeptic | Clio Bellenis @CBellenis https://t.co/9r7SPNmmnH

[Skeptics in the Pub @SITP]

Coming this Thursday (7pm UK time): We've lured @SethAndrewsTTA host of @ThinkingAtheist to join us for a confessional. Come join us. Bring friends!
For more info:
Facebook: https://t.co/OgFXdKM2kt
Website: https://t.co/OiVqAyi9ao

[SITP Oxford @oxfordsitp]

Right now!

[Merseyside Skeptics @merseyskeptics]

Join us tonight to hear @AdamRutherford discuss his new book. Adam argues that science and history can be powerful allies against racism, despite the rise in the use of both to do the opposite. Stick around after for a virtual drink in Lock-In's Razor! https://t.co/1Ndy9dCHE5

[Dr Adam Rutherford @AdamRutherford]

I love doing @SITP events IRL, cos I love pubs. This is an adequate alternative, tonight at 7, on #HowToArgueWithARacist.

And can someone get me a pint at about 7:30. IPA or best, I don't mind really.

[Skeptics in the Pub @SITP]

On Thursday we have @ksenapathy on "What the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Can Teach Skeptics About White Supremacy". Join us at https://t.co/pnGyb3uu2K from 7PM BST https://t.co/xnPT4GcgzB

[SITP Oxford @oxfordsitp]

Oxford college backs removal of Cecil Rhodes statue

https://t.co/S1OPuuTOls

[Skeptics in the Pub @SITP]

Here's what we've got on the menu for the next few weeks.
For more details:
Facebook: https://t.co/Bu0abaDcIV
Website: https://t.co/XQQk3GYZDP

[Heather Stevens @AbrasiveShrub]

‘Black people have been calling out racism for generations. We said it calmly, we protested, we put it in our music, our art, our movies, our television, our stages. And they watched, danced, laughed and clapped. But they never heard.' https://t.co/zak1Og8pCE

[Guardian Opinion @guardianopinion]

Don't worry about 'rewriting history': we historians do it it all the time | Charlotte Lydia Riley https://t.co/3wKOYFgDV1

[Afua Hirsch @afuahirsch]

In a former life, when I thought you cd politely persuade people not to be racist

Their response? "If you don't like it here, LEAVE". Which I'm yet to hear said to a white British person

Racism is telling black people who have a critique of their own country, they should leave

[SITP Oxford @oxfordsitp]

Please note that there is no Skeptics in the Pub event today - all being well, we'll be back with you next month!

[SITP Oxford @oxfordsitp]

Tomorrow (Wednesday 5th February): Trevor Sloughter & Climate Change Madness (Yet There Is Method In It) - https://t.co/pIDFf9aFSn

[SITP Oxford @oxfordsitp]

This Wednesday at @StAldatesTavern: Trevor Sloughter (@thelogicman) & Climate Change Madness (Yet There Is Method In It) https://t.co/GY8QwEMg6O #oxford #sitp