Drinking skeptically in the City of Dreams
Welcome to Newcastle upon Tyne Skeptics in the Pub! We organise monthly skeptical pub talks in Newcastle upon Tyne, the City of Dreams. Our upcoming talks are listed below - no tickets required, you can just turn up on the night, though we do ask for a small donation on the door towards speakers' expenses. You can sign up to get new event notifications using the form on the right, as well as joining our Facebook group and following us on Twitter @SITP_NCL.
When?
Wednesday, May 23 2012 at 7:00PM
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Where?
The Old George
Old George Yard, Cloth Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EZ
Who?
Anyone and everyone
What's the talk about?
We’ll be meeting for our usual drink and chat in the Old George (downstairs).
If you have any books you’ve read that you'd like to pass on to other people in the group or swap for other books please bring them along!
When?
Wednesday, June 13 2012 at 7:00PM
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Where?
The Old George
Old George Yard, Cloth Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EZ
Who?
Rich Peppiatt
What's the talk about?
Rich Peppiatt is a former tabloid reporter who last year quit the Daily Star in a sensational open letter to proprietor Richard Desmond.
His talk will lift the lid on what life is really like behind the doors of Britain’s red tops, what drives the journalists who work for them, and just what needs to be done to reform an industry which for too long has behaved with impunity.
In what promises to be a night packed with anecdotes from the jaw-dropping to the hilarious, Rich will take you on a tour through the pitfalls of Fleet Street.
When?
Thursday, June 28 2012 at 7:00PM
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Where?
The Bridge Hotel
Castle Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RQ
Who?
Helen Arney
What's the talk about?
Geek songstress Helen Arney, as heard on Radio 4 and as seen on tour with Uncaged Monkeys, brings her work-in-progress Edinburgh Fringe show to Newcastle. An hour of comedy and songs inspired by her love science and maths from the female third of Festival of the Spoken Nerd.
What they say about Helen Arney
- One of Dave TV's 'Top 10 Stand-ups to catch in 2011'
- 'Harness the spirit of Ben Folds and the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon...Delightful' (Chortle)
- 'A combination of the literal and the whimsical; she has a gift for writing clever lyrics' (British Comedy Guide)
- 'High class musical comedy with soul, intelligence and wit' (Broadway Baby)
- 'Geeky' (Time Out)
When?
Wednesday, July 18 2012 at 7:00PM
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Where?
The Old George
Old George Yard, Cloth Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EZ
Who?
Alom Shaha
What's the talk about?
How can children brought up in religious families reconcile the different 'truths' they are told about the world? And to what extent should we discuss these issues in schools: what exactly should science teachers say when asked about the 'truth' of science by religious students? In this talk, Alom Shaha will describe his personal experiences growing up in a Bangladeshi Muslim community in London, what role his science education played in his journey towards atheism and how, as a Physics teacher, he responds to the apparent conflict between science and religion in the classroom.
Alom Shaha is a science teacher, writer and film-maker and author of "The Young Atheist's Handbook". Details of his work and blog at www.alomshaha.com