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Promoting science, positive skepticism and critical thinking skills via public engagement. We also host monthly Skeptics in the Pub and social events.

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Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· 20d

Join infectious disease immunologist and whooping-cough survivor Dr David Miles at The Blue Moon at 7:30pm on Tuesday for a pint and a booster shot of vaccine history, antivax scares and practical immunity to bad science. Buy tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

"The history of the idea that vaccines cause brain damage is the history of the whole-cell whooping cough vaccine controversy; a half-century-long saga of well-publicised bad science belatedly trumped by under-reported good science." - Dr David Miles

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Jun 27

Join @wendyg.bsky.social at The Blue Moon at 7:30pm on Tuesday for a pint and a full systems diagnostic of the utopian hopes, dystopian fears and marketing hype currently going under the umbrella of “AI”. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

"If you tell people your technology is magic, don’t be surprised when they expect it to *be* magic." - Wendy Grossman.

Cambridge Skeptics Present: What We Talk About When We Talk About AI with Wendy Grossman, Hosted by the Blue Moon, Tuesday 30th Jun 2026.

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Jun 20

Join tech writer @wendyg.bsky.social at the Blue Moon at 7:30pm on Tuesday June 30th for a pint and a full systems diagnostic of the hopes, fears, and hype currently gathered under the umbrella of “AI”. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· May 4

Cambridge Skeptics Celebrate Star Wars Day (May 4th) "Only a Sith deals in absolutes." - Obi-Wan Kenobi

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· May 4

Cambridge Skeptics Celebrate Star Wars Day (May 4th) "Much to learn, you still have." - Yoda

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· May 4

Cambridge Skeptics Celebrate Star Wars Day (May 4th) "Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them." - Obi-Wan Kenobi

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· May 4

Cambridge Skeptics Celebrate Star Wars Day (May 4th) "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side." - Han Solo

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Apr 28

"UFO hunters will continue to believe that an alien spaceship landed in Rendlesham Forest that night." - Ian Ridpath Join legendary science communicator Ian Ridpath this evening at The Blue Moon for a pint and a deconstruction of this modern UFO myth. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Apr 27

"After three-quarters of a century of world-wide investigation by those who have dedicated themselves to proving the reality of UFOs, there are still no Identified Alien Spaceships." - Ian Ridpath Join us tomorrow for a pint and the deconstruction of a UFO myth. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Apr 26

"One cannot have a UFO sighting which is both highly reliable and highly specific." - Ian Ridpath Join legendary science communicator Ian Ridpath at The Blue Moon on Tuesday evening for a pint and a deconstruction of a modern UFO myth. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Apr 25

“There is no doubt UFOs exist in the sense that people genuinely see things in the sky that they cannot identify. But the real question is: what do these things turn out to be on investigation?” – Ian Ridpath Join him at The Blue Moon on Tuesday to find out. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Apr 24

“I am one of those people who believe that science fact is more exciting and rewarding than science fiction.” – Ian Ridpath Join legendary science communicator Ian Ridpath at The Blue Moon on Tuesday evening for a pint and a deconstruction of a modern UFO myth. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Mar 30

Cambridge Skeptics recommend How Vaccines Work. Dr David Miles takes a needle-sharp jab at clarifying what vaccines are, how they're developed, and what they do to us. Join him for to find out if we’ll ever get a shot for the cold. Tickets available: www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Mar 30

Cambridge Skeptics recommends Sneeze! Immunologist Dr David Miles sniffs out the truth about what the common cold is and isn’t, how despite handwashing it spreads, and how society can control it. Join him for a hot toddy and cold facts. Tickets available: www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Nov 23

Space Oddities: Take your protein pills and put your helmet on for this mind-bending exploration of the mysterious anomalies challenging our understanding of the universe with Harry Cliff. Join Dr Cliff at the Blue Moon this Tuesday to learn more: www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Nov 18

Join Dr Harry Cliff as he explores the implications for the standard models of cosmology and particle physics in light of the latest discoveries that confirm we really are floating in the most peculiar way... www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Oct 19

Cambridge Skeptics Recommend: "Does Coffee Cause Cancer?" by Dr Christopher Labos The decidedly delusional Socratic dialogues of Dr Christopher Labos demonstrate how his mastery of research methods and statistics entertains friends, impresses strangers, and even charms a cute barista.

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Sep 27

"No one is immune from the objectivity illusion, and, for scientists, it is especially harmful." - Prof. Magda Osman Learn all about psychological harm with Prof Osman on Tuesday evening at the Blue Moon. Box office: www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Aug 18

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Aug 1

There are natural explanations for these personal experiences, but many people prefer the supernatural ones. They have the expectation of seeing ghosts, and are given the suggestion that they will see ghosts. Therefore, many of them do, wrote Karen Stollznow in Haunting America: The Truth Behind Some of America's "Most Haunted" Places (2013).

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Aug 1

Paranormal experiences are all in the interpretation. Weird things happen to us all, it’s just a matter of how we frame our experiences, wrote Matthew Baxter in Would You Believe It? (2017)

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Aug 1

Paranormal experiences are all in the interpretation. Weird things happen to us all, it’s just a matter of how we frame our experiences, wrote Karen Stollznow in Would You Believe It? (2017)

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Aug 1

No one can fool us like our own minds, especially when we want to believe, wrote Karen Stollznow in Would You Believe It? (2017)

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Jul 31

There are many possible natural explanations for supernatural claims. As long as there are plausible possibilities that have not been disproved, we cannot jump to paranormal conclusions, wrote Karen Stollznow in Haunting America: The Truth Behind Some of America's "Most Haunted" Places (2013).

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Jul 29

The double life of @karenstollznow.bsky.social… Join linguist Dr Karen Stollznow at CUP Bookshop on Thursday for an exploration of the word “bitch”... Then, join paranormal investigators Karen Stollznow and @matthewbaxtermt.bsky.social at The Alex for insights into incompetent ghost hunting.

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Jul 27

Join us for two Cambridge Skeptic in the Pub events this week! Risk researcher Prof Magda Osman joins us at The Blue Moon on Tuesday and veteran skeptical investigators Dr Karen Stollznow and Mathew Baxter join us at The Alex on Friday. Get you tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/Cambr...

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Jul 26

When we ask questions we have the ability to challenge as well understand. This is necessary. If we can’t ask, we can’t learn and if we can’t learn, we can’t improve. That goes for individuals as much as society as a whole, wrote Magda Osman for The Conversation in May 2023.

Join Prof Magda Osman at the Alex on July 29 for a pint and some answers to the questions on the psychological harms of disruptive technologies.

Box office link:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cambridgeskeptics/1694993

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Jul 21

There is a message for all of us: No one is immune from the objectivity illusion, and, for scientists, it is especially harmful, wrote Magda Osman for Psychology Today in July 2022.

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Jul 8

"The halfway point between the truth and a lie is still a lie." - Lee McIntyre.

Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics· Jul 7