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The promotes science, critical thinking and the questioning of extraordinary claims. I think a lot of AAM contributors might like to join the society. It also has a [broken link removed] hosted by boards.ie which is worth visiting.
Here are some upcoming and past events to give a flavour of what they cover:
The Psychology of Anomalous Experience Speaker: Prof. Chris French
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wed, June 2, 2004
Prof. Chris French, of Goldsmiths, University of London, includes in his research interests the psychology of paranormal beliefs and of ostensibly paranormal experiences.
The Scientific Evidence for the Paranormal Speaker: Prof. Robert Todd Carroll
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Thursday, June 24, 2004
This will be a critique of claimed evidence for paranormal phenomena with special reference to Dean Radin's book, The Conscious Universe. Professor Carroll will also present data on hoaxes perpetrated on paranormal investigators that expose the frailty of their methods. Professor Carroll is the author of The Skeptic's Dictionary which he will be signing on the night. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting takes place on a THURSDAY, rather than the usual Wednesday.
Past Events
Good and Bad Uses of Scientific Knowledge: The Role of Bioethics
Speaker: Dr Donal O'Mathúna, School of Nursing, Dublin City University
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Admission is €2 for members, €5 for non-members, to help defray costs.
[External]
The Idea of Evolution - from Cosmos to Culture
Speaker: Prof. David McConnell, Trinity College
Walton Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
8pm, Thursday, February 12, 2004
This lecture is hosted by the Association of Irish Humanists. See the AIH website for more details.
Genetics - the most restless, turbulent and demanding form of knowledge
Speaker: Prof. David McConnell, Trinity College
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Prof. David McConnell is on the faculty in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College. Admission is €2 for members, €5 for non-members.
The Placebo Defect: How Quacks Exploit the Psychology of Health Behaviour
Speaker: Dr. Brian Hughes, NUI Galway
Wynn's Hotel, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1
8pm, Wednesday, December 3, 2003
Dr. Hughes lectures in health psychology, is president elect of the Psychological Society of Ireland and is chair of its Health Psychology Group.
Dr. Hughes will describe how alternative practitioners capitalise on consumers' attitudes to health, disease, medication and doctors in their efforts to market their services. He will also examine how the influence of psychological stress on illness and recovery is commonly used to bolster claims about miracle cures.
Exploring your Immune System
Speaker: Dr. Alex Whelan, Trinity College Dublin
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, November 5, 2003
Dr. Alex Whelan is an eminent immunologist. He is a senior lecturer in TCD and is Adjunct Associate Professor at Dartmouth University, NH, USA. He is also Chief Medical Scientist at St. James's Hospital Dublin and has published extensively including two text books on immunology and more than eighty papers in peer reviewed journals. He received the ISI 2003 award for outstanding contribution to immunology.
Dr. Whelan will explore the wonders of the immune system and will address issues such as how the immune system works, how it is affected by stress, whether we can boost its function and if it is possible to think ourselves well.
There will be a €5 admission charge to cover the cost of the room. All are welcome to attend.
[Society Meeting]
Astronomy and Astrology
Speaker: Mr. David Moore, President, Astronomy Ireland
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, September 3, 2003
The president of Astronomy Ireland, Mr. David Moore, will address the differences between astrology and astronomy.
There will be a €5 admission charge to cover the cost of the room. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
[External]
The European Skeptics Congress
King's College London
September 5-7, 2003
Anyone with an interest in promoting rational and scientific thinking and its application for human benefit is welcome to attend The 11th European Skeptics Congress. [details]
[Society Meeting]
The Eureka Factor - Science, Technology and Intuitive Leaps
Speaker: Professor Cliona O'Farrelly, Director of Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, June 4, 2003
Cliona is currently Director of Research Laboratories, Education & Research Centre at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin. She is also an Honorary Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine, and Core Conway Investigator at UCD, as well as an Honorary Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences, TCD. She is President of the Irish Society of Immunology, and an Irish Research Scientists Association Gold Medalist.
The lecture will explore the links between technology and creativity in science. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
[Society Meeting]
The Fallibility of Human Reasoning - Why Thinking Critically is a Challenge
Speaker: Ms. Nóirín Buckley, Senior Clinical Psychologist
Buswell's Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Nóirín Buckley will analyse the common flaws in our ability to reason that lead us to misinterpret evidence. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
[Society Meeting]
Questioning Questionable Therapies
Speaker: Mr. Paul O'Donoghue, Principal Clinical Psychologist
Buswell's Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Paul O'Donoghoe will provide a critique of the extraordinary ideas and claims propounded by practitioners of alternative medicine. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
[Inaugural Meeting]
The Flight from Science and Rationality in Modern Society
Speaker: Mr. Michael Reen, Principal Clinical Psychologist
Buswell's Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, December 4, 2002
Michael Reen will explore the signs of a flight from rationality and science, discuss some possible reasons for this flight, explore its practical implications (for public life, politics, education, health and the media), clarify the meaning of the term 'Skepticism', and outline the goals of the Irish Skeptics Society. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
Here are some upcoming and past events to give a flavour of what they cover:
The Psychology of Anomalous Experience Speaker: Prof. Chris French
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wed, June 2, 2004
Prof. Chris French, of Goldsmiths, University of London, includes in his research interests the psychology of paranormal beliefs and of ostensibly paranormal experiences.
The Scientific Evidence for the Paranormal Speaker: Prof. Robert Todd Carroll
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Thursday, June 24, 2004
This will be a critique of claimed evidence for paranormal phenomena with special reference to Dean Radin's book, The Conscious Universe. Professor Carroll will also present data on hoaxes perpetrated on paranormal investigators that expose the frailty of their methods. Professor Carroll is the author of The Skeptic's Dictionary which he will be signing on the night. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting takes place on a THURSDAY, rather than the usual Wednesday.
Past Events
Good and Bad Uses of Scientific Knowledge: The Role of Bioethics
Speaker: Dr Donal O'Mathúna, School of Nursing, Dublin City University
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Admission is €2 for members, €5 for non-members, to help defray costs.
[External]
The Idea of Evolution - from Cosmos to Culture
Speaker: Prof. David McConnell, Trinity College
Walton Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
8pm, Thursday, February 12, 2004
This lecture is hosted by the Association of Irish Humanists. See the AIH website for more details.
Genetics - the most restless, turbulent and demanding form of knowledge
Speaker: Prof. David McConnell, Trinity College
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Prof. David McConnell is on the faculty in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College. Admission is €2 for members, €5 for non-members.
The Placebo Defect: How Quacks Exploit the Psychology of Health Behaviour
Speaker: Dr. Brian Hughes, NUI Galway
Wynn's Hotel, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1
8pm, Wednesday, December 3, 2003
Dr. Hughes lectures in health psychology, is president elect of the Psychological Society of Ireland and is chair of its Health Psychology Group.
Dr. Hughes will describe how alternative practitioners capitalise on consumers' attitudes to health, disease, medication and doctors in their efforts to market their services. He will also examine how the influence of psychological stress on illness and recovery is commonly used to bolster claims about miracle cures.
Exploring your Immune System
Speaker: Dr. Alex Whelan, Trinity College Dublin
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, November 5, 2003
Dr. Alex Whelan is an eminent immunologist. He is a senior lecturer in TCD and is Adjunct Associate Professor at Dartmouth University, NH, USA. He is also Chief Medical Scientist at St. James's Hospital Dublin and has published extensively including two text books on immunology and more than eighty papers in peer reviewed journals. He received the ISI 2003 award for outstanding contribution to immunology.
Dr. Whelan will explore the wonders of the immune system and will address issues such as how the immune system works, how it is affected by stress, whether we can boost its function and if it is possible to think ourselves well.
There will be a €5 admission charge to cover the cost of the room. All are welcome to attend.
[Society Meeting]
Astronomy and Astrology
Speaker: Mr. David Moore, President, Astronomy Ireland
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, September 3, 2003
The president of Astronomy Ireland, Mr. David Moore, will address the differences between astrology and astronomy.
There will be a €5 admission charge to cover the cost of the room. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
[External]
The European Skeptics Congress
King's College London
September 5-7, 2003
Anyone with an interest in promoting rational and scientific thinking and its application for human benefit is welcome to attend The 11th European Skeptics Congress. [details]
[Society Meeting]
The Eureka Factor - Science, Technology and Intuitive Leaps
Speaker: Professor Cliona O'Farrelly, Director of Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin
Yeats Room, Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, June 4, 2003
Cliona is currently Director of Research Laboratories, Education & Research Centre at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin. She is also an Honorary Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine, and Core Conway Investigator at UCD, as well as an Honorary Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences, TCD. She is President of the Irish Society of Immunology, and an Irish Research Scientists Association Gold Medalist.
The lecture will explore the links between technology and creativity in science. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
[Society Meeting]
The Fallibility of Human Reasoning - Why Thinking Critically is a Challenge
Speaker: Ms. Nóirín Buckley, Senior Clinical Psychologist
Buswell's Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Nóirín Buckley will analyse the common flaws in our ability to reason that lead us to misinterpret evidence. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
[Society Meeting]
Questioning Questionable Therapies
Speaker: Mr. Paul O'Donoghue, Principal Clinical Psychologist
Buswell's Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Paul O'Donoghoe will provide a critique of the extraordinary ideas and claims propounded by practitioners of alternative medicine. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
[Inaugural Meeting]
The Flight from Science and Rationality in Modern Society
Speaker: Mr. Michael Reen, Principal Clinical Psychologist
Buswell's Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
8pm, Wednesday, December 4, 2002
Michael Reen will explore the signs of a flight from rationality and science, discuss some possible reasons for this flight, explore its practical implications (for public life, politics, education, health and the media), clarify the meaning of the term 'Skepticism', and outline the goals of the Irish Skeptics Society. All are welcome to attend.
See a photo from this event.
