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Welcome to Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub! We’re a group of critical thinkers who meet on the second Monday of each month at The Plume of Feathers to discuss topics like pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, and logic. Web: https://greenwichskeptics.org/
Join us on Monday, 9 March at 19:30 for The Hull Werewolf with @deborahhyde.bsky.social at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich.
A 2016 werewolf scare made national headlines. Deborah explores the folklore and media hype behind this modern cryptid tale.
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Join us on Monday, 9 Feb at 19:30 for The National Folklore Survey for England with Dr David Clarke (@davidwclarke.bsky.social) at The Plume of Feathers.
The first survey of its kind since 1964, capturing how folklore and belief shape life in modern England.
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Hope to see you there!
London Skeptics in the Pub on 4 Feb with investigative journalist Meirion Jones and How THEY stop you finding out the TRUTH. A look at the Freedom of Information Act, what it briefly revealed, and how secrecy closed back in.
@meiriontweets.bsky.social
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
Dead Internet Theory, e-vibrator data leaks, freemium AI intimacy, and Grok guardrails (or lack thereof) all make appearances, with @drkatedevlin.bsky.social for @greenwichskeptics.org
#AI #genAI #LLMs #AIEthics #AISafety #London
Thanks @drkatedevlin.bsky.social for the wonderful talk and thanks everyone for the record attendance!
We don’t need booking, but it tends to be crowded and the pub is small. So it would be better to come early.
Unfortunately, no.
Join us on Monday, 12 Jan at 19:30 for "Your AI Is Not in Love with You (No Matter How Much You Love It)" with Prof. Kate Devlin - @drkatedevlin.bsky.social at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich.
Why are people falling for machines, and should we be worried?
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Join us next Monday, 8 Dec at 19:30 for The Rendlesham Forest UFO Case: Deconstructing a Myth with writer Ian Ridpath at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich.
Was it aliens, or something more ordinary? Ian revisits the UK’s most famous UFO case.
More info: greenwichskeptics.org#next-talk
Skeptics in the Pub is finally back in London with @deborahhyde.bsky.social!
We’re kicking off our return on 3 Dec with Deborah Hyde, who’ll talk about Krampus and the folklore that shadows St Nicholas. A great way to restart a long-running tradition.
More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...
We had a packed room yesterday for an excellent talk on the history of quacks and charlatans in medicine by @drjlange.bsky.social at @greenwichskeptics.org
Join us on Monday, 10 Nov at 19:30 for "The Quacks and Charlatans of Medicine" with Dr Jenny Lange (@drjlange.bsky.social) at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich.
From goat glands to bleach cures, how medical fraud has fooled the desperate, then and now.
More info: greenwichskeptics.org
Join us on Monday 20 Oct at 19:30 for our bonus talk, Superfood or Supertoxic with Dr Christopher Labos (@drlabos.bsky.social).
From coffee scares to vitamin hype, Labos unpacks food myths and shows how scientific skepticism helps make sense of health claims.
More info: greenwichskeptics.org
Our talks for the rest of the year are rescheduled—and we’re adding a bonus talk in October!
13 Oct. Monday: How They Hide the Truth from You – Meirion Jones
20 Oct. Monday: Superfood or Supertoxic – How Debunking Food Myths Can Teach People About Scientific Skepticism – @drlabos.bsky.social
Important Update!
We’re changing both our venue and our regular day for talks.
Starting October, Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub will meet on the second Monday of each month at our new home:
Plume of Feathers
19 Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ
plumegreenwich.com
Reminder: Tomorrow, 10 September at 19:30, Michael Marshall (@mrmmarsh.bsky.social) will be joining us for Using Data to Counter Quackery and Alternative Medicine.
📍 The Duke of Greenwich
More info: greenwichskeptics.org
Join us on 10 September at 19:30 for Using Data to Counter Quackery and Alternative Medicine with Michael Marshall (@mrmmarsh.bsky.social).
He shows how data can help expose and challenge institutionally supported pseudoscience.
📍 The Duke of Greenwich
More info: greenwichskeptics.org
Global Skeptics in the Pub 2025 is now live, starting in New Zealand and running for 24 hrs on Zoom with skeptic groups from around the world!
We’ll be there at 7pm UK time too! Hop on any time and see what’s happening across the globe.
Details: www.skepticalcon.com/global-sitp-...
Greenwich @skepticsinthepub.bsky.social event with Dr Sophie Nightingale of Lancaster University, on human discernment and trust of genAI faces and voices. Seems we are well past the uncanny valley, and intuitive physics won't save us either.
Join us next week on 13 August at 19:30 for Facing up to AI: Are you Fooled by a Fake Face? with Dr Sophie Nightingale.
Can you tell a real face from an AI-generated one? Let’s find out.
📍 The Duke of Greenwich
More info: greenwichskeptics.org
Join us on 9 July at 19:30 for "Has Elvis Really Left the Building? A Short History of Celebrity Séances" w/ Dr Kate Cherrell (@katecherrell.bsky.social)
A lighthearted look at séances, psychics, and our ongoing obsession with famous ghosts.
📍 The Duke of Greenwich
More info: greenwichskeptics.org
Next at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub!
Join us on Wednesday, 11 June at 19:30 for Historic Building Mythbusting with buildings archaeologist James Wright.
📍 The Duke of Greenwich, SE10 9EZ
More info: greenwichskeptics.org
Our website address has changed: You can now find us at:
👉 greenwichskeptics.org
Please update your bookmarks! This is where you’ll find all the latest info on our talks and events.
Brilliant talk by the one and only @richardwiseman.bsky.social!
Thanks to everyone who came along, and thanks to Dave for the photo!
The Gala Dinner has SOLD OUT already but you can get your ticket for the whole weekend at the earlybird price by going to the link in the post!
Join us on 14 May at 19:30 for How to Transform a Tea Towel into a Chicken (and Other Mysteries) with @RichardWiseman!
Expect illusions, psychology, and a few surprises along the way.
📍The Duke of Greenwich
❗️Space is limited – booking required
More info: greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org#next-talk
Witches, ghosts, aliens, even foul-mouthed demons—UK courts have seen it all.
Join us on 9 April at 19:30 for "The X Trials: The Law and the Supernatural" with criminal barrister Naomi Ryan.
📍 The Duke of Greenwich, SE10 9EZ
More info: greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org#next-talk
Friendly reminder! Tomorrow at 19:30, @deborahhyde.bsky.social will be giving her talk The Green Children of Woolpit.
📍 The Duke of Greenwich, SE10 9EZ
More info: greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org#next-talk
See you there!