Louisville Area Skeptics

Louisville Area Skeptics Like science? Think pseudoscience like homeopathy is woo? You might be a skeptic! Scientific skeptics value critical thinking skills and the scientific method.

Twitter: Our meetups will often include Skeptics in the Pub, an informal social event designed to promote fellowship and social networking among skeptics, critical-thinkers, and anyone interested in science. It provides an opportunity to talk and share ideas in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. But most importantly, it's about having fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality. In addition to the fun and fellowship, we'll often host Science Cafes, with lively presentations from scientists, philosophers, researchers, and others who are passionate about the scientific outlook. Topics of discussion at a typical Louisville Area Skeptics meetup might include science, acupuncture, psychology, immunizations, superstitions, climate change, cryptozoology, paranormal phenomena, nutrition myths, archaeology, forensics, homeopathy, evolution, logic and logical fallacies, magic, chiropractic, astronomy, UFOs, optical illusions, media coverage of science, or pseudoscience. If you are a fan of the works of Carl Sagan, Phil Plait, James Randi, Michael Shermer, Joe Nickell, Orac, the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, Brian Dunning, and/or Benjamin Radford, then you've found your people!

Framing. Social media manager of NBC News is a bit more of an animal advocate than their headline writer.
08/15/2020

Framing. Social media manager of NBC News is a bit more of an animal advocate than their headline writer.

“COVID-19 has reawakened America’s spirit of misdirected anxiety, inspiring businesses and families to obsess over risk-...
07/27/2020

“COVID-19 has reawakened America’s spirit of misdirected anxiety, inspiring businesses and families to obsess over risk-reduction rituals that make us feel safer but don’t actually do much to reduce risk—even as more dangerous activities are still allowed. This is hygiene theater.”

People are power scrubbing their way to a false sense of security.

No, a chiropractor can’t cure COVID-19
07/09/2020

No, a chiropractor can’t cure COVID-19

State officials say they have received dozens of complaints about chiropractors falsely claiming to be able to remedy the coronavirus or COVID-19.

What do you think?
07/07/2020

What do you think?

07/02/2020

My kind of people will understand.

“I wonder how mask refusers would react if their surgeon wanted to perform major surgery on them without wearing a mask....
06/30/2020

“I wonder how mask refusers would react if their surgeon wanted to perform major surgery on them without wearing a mask. Can you imagine the reaction if a surgeon said, “This is America and I am free to not wear a mask in surgery if I don’t feel like it!””

Masks have been proven to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but instead of believing the evidence and following public health guidelines, many people have turned mask wearing into a political statement. They are refusing to wear masks for reasons that are laughable. Rejecting masks is selfish: it means...

Good to see research like this coming in.
06/22/2020

Good to see research like this coming in.

The findings are part of a research project by IMLS, OCLC, and Battelle to provide libraries, archives, and museums with information to help them mitigate exposure to COVID-19.

An increasingly dire problem
06/21/2020

An increasingly dire problem

The White House coronavirus task force has been out of public view as President Donald Trump has shown an urgency to move past the pandemic, downplay recent surges in Covid cases in some states, and get Americans back to work.

This is progress!
05/17/2019

This is progress!

From now, house style guide recommends terms such as ‘climate crisis’ and ‘global heating’

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