232:
441:
455:
427:
49:
469:
497:
483:
211:"Skeptics in the Pub" is not a protected term, anyone can set one up. There also is no formal procedure to organising an event; organisers can fill in activities as they see fit. There are, however, some common approaches across the world in hosting such events that make them more successful.
415:. The Merseyside Skeptics Society and Greater Manchester Skeptics (forming North West Skeptical Events Ltd) hosted three two-day conferences, QED, in February 2011, March 2012 and April 2013. Glasgow Skeptics has also hosted two one-day conferences, as of July 2011.
360:
The ease of use of the internet, via social networking sites and content management systems, has led to more than 100 active chapters around the world, including more than 30 in the US and more than 40 in the UK. In 2009,
294:, then led the group from 2003 to 2008. As of 2011, the London group was co-convened by Sid Rodrigues, who has co-organised events in several other cities around the world. This group has conducted experiments on the
218:
who gives a talk on a specific topic, followed by a question-and-answer session. Other meet-ups are informal socials, with no fixed agenda. The groups usually meet once a month at a public venue, most often a local
191:
and other like-minded individuals. It provides an opportunity for skeptics to talk, share ideas and have fun in a casual atmosphere, and discuss whatever topical issues come to mind, while promoting
32:
273:
magazine, in
February 1999; this first talk attracted 30 attendees. The London group claims to be the "World's largest regular pub meeting," with 200 to 400 people in attendance at each meeting.
365:
described the rise of
Skeptics in the Pub across cities in North America and elsewhere as a prominent example of "Skepticism 2.0". SITPs were often founded outside the realm of existing
1026:
1064:
276:
Campbell ran the London group for three years while there on a teaching sabbatical, and was succeeded after his return to
Australia by two
408:
1165:
302:
938:
810:
1019:
755:
381:
290:
905:
27:
1135:
366:
1012:
251:
meeting, established by
Australian philosophy professor Scott Campbell in 1999. Campbell based the idea around
1035:
502:
1140:
389:
526:
370:
1155:
1054:
791:
614:
520:
1160:
1099:
1074:
400:
269:
863:
1145:
373:), with some successful meetings growing out to become fully-fledged membership organisations.
769:
376:"Skeptics in the Pub" would later serve as the template for other skeptical, rationalist, and
192:
1175:
1170:
1079:
596:
546:
531:
645:
8:
1109:
562:
175:) is an informal social event designed to promote fellowship and social networking among
550:
396:
231:
1130:
833:
714:
264:
223:. By 2012 there were more than 100 different "SitP" groups running around the world.
180:
82:
1069:
729:
675:
556:
488:
385:
333:
329:
277:
215:
960:
474:
349:
337:
317:
285:
280:
fans and skeptics, Robert Newman and Marc LaChappelle. Nick Pullar, who made a
999:
618:
613:
1150:
1124:
1059:
440:
23:
426:
460:
362:
341:
220:
882:
867:
446:
432:
313:
299:
200:
188:
184:
90:
74:
1004:
848:
1104:
1084:
536:
510:
345:
325:
321:
295:
281:
235:
70:
48:
1089:
923:
541:
260:
987:
158:
650:
86:
468:
600:
377:
196:
176:
78:
1049:
1000:
Skeptics in the Pub
Workshop – QED: Question, Explore, Discover
515:
496:
248:
692:
312:
Some of the speakers at London
Skeptics in the Pub have been
924:"Preview of the Amazing Meeting with James Randi on iTricks"
795:
399:
has extended the
Skeptics in the Pub concept over the whole
247:
The earliest and longest-running event is the award-winning
994:
284:
appearance as "Convener of
Skeptics in the Pub" on the
883:"A Preliminary Test for the JREF PRIZE is Completed"
591:
589:
587:
585:
583:
581:
579:
422:
238:
speaking at a
Skeptics in the Pub event in Liverpool
811:"The Big Smoke, London Social: Skeptics in the Pub"
617:, Simon Perry and Mark Pentler (20 February 2013).
756:"Jennifer Cox signs up for...Skeptics in the Pub"
576:
1122:
384:'s "The Amazing Meeting", Drinking Skeptically,
1020:
16:Informal social event for skeptics since 1999
762:
995:Skeptics in the Pub Online official website
906:"An Evening With James Randi & Friends"
1027:
1013:
643:
1034:
954:
952:
687:
685:
670:
668:
380:meet-ups around the globe, including The
307:An Evening with James Randi & Friends
263:for some time. The inaugural speaker was
214:The usual format of meetings includes an
409:Edinburgh International Science Festival
230:
959:Grothe, D.J. (November–December 2009).
861:
749:
747:
401:Edinburgh International Festival Fringe
303:One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge
259:, two groups which had been running in
1123:
958:
949:
846:
831:
730:"Why Don't Creationists Just Shut Up?"
712:
682:
665:
1008:
936:
903:
880:
808:
727:
619:"Skeptics in the Pub Workshop (2011)"
864:"High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman"
862:Metzger, Richard (12 October 2008).
744:
715:"Best Communities/Best Website 2008"
53:Common logo of SITP events worldwide
939:"Homeopathy – what a waste of time"
754:Cox, Jennifer (21 September 2008).
753:
693:"Skeptics in the Pub – Google Maps"
407:and from 2012 done the same at the
355:
13:
713:Barber, Sonya (18 February 2008).
637:
607:
382:James Randi Educational Foundation
14:
1187:
979:
625:. North West Skeptical Events Ltd
1070:QED: Question, Explore, Discover
963:. Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.6
926:. The Amazing Show. 15 May 2008.
728:Brown, Matt (19 February 2008).
646:"Out of the labs, into the pubs"
495:
481:
467:
453:
439:
425:
47:
930:
916:
897:
874:
855:
840:
825:
802:
784:
623:QED: Question, Explore Discover
100:Various cities across the world
1166:Science advocacy organizations
937:Singh, Simon (23 April 2008).
847:Youens, Tony (21 April 2005).
832:Pullar, Nick (20 April 2005).
721:
706:
1:
676:"Skeptics in the Pub website"
569:
503:Business and economics portal
397:Edinburgh Skeptics in the Pub
881:Randi, James (3 June 2005).
772:. London Skeptics in the Pub
390:British Humanist Association
267:, the editor and founder of
7:
809:Brown, Matt (9 June 2009).
792:"Scott Campbell's Homepage"
644:Owen Duffy (9 March 2010).
557:Question, Explore, Discover
527:List of public house topics
418:
10:
1192:
1055:European Skeptics Congress
904:Cohen, Jon (23 May 2008).
521:European Skeptics Congress
226:
1042:
834:"Shirley Ghostman and me"
242:
206:
152:
148:Various people and groups
144:
136:
128:
120:
112:
104:
96:
66:
58:
46:
41:
140:Variable, up to hundreds
1105:SkepTrack at Dragon Con
413:At The Fringe of Reason
369:(mostly centred around
367:skeptical organisations
124:Scott Campbell (London)
28:Infobox recurring event
20:
1136:Conventions (meetings)
1100:Skeptics on The Fringe
405:Skeptics on the Fringe
239:
33:considered for merging
1036:Skeptical conferences
253:Philosophy in the Pub
234:
599:. Meet the Skeptics
597:"Meet Sid Rodrigues"
532:New Zealand Skeptics
1141:Skeptic conferences
1110:The Amazing Meeting
1095:Skeptics in the Pub
717:. Time Out, London.
563:The Amaz!ng Meeting
403:, under the banner
392:social gatherings.
169:Skeptics in the Pub
42:Skeptics in the Pub
910:Skeptical Inquirer
849:"Shirley Ghostman"
813:. Time Out, London
551:Center for Inquiry
549:(sponsored by the
305:and co-organised
257:Science in the Pub
240:
1156:Society of Europe
1118:
1117:
1080:Skeptic's Toolbox
798:on 5 August 2016.
547:Skeptic's Toolbox
265:Wendy M. Grossman
181:critical thinkers
166:
165:
83:critical thinking
1183:
1161:Science activism
1029:
1022:
1015:
1006:
1005:
991:
990:
988:Official website
973:
972:
970:
968:
961:"Skepticism 2.0"
956:
947:
946:
943:The Times Online
934:
928:
927:
920:
914:
913:
901:
895:
894:
892:
890:
878:
872:
871:
859:
853:
852:
844:
838:
837:
829:
823:
822:
820:
818:
806:
800:
799:
794:. Archived from
788:
782:
781:
779:
777:
766:
760:
759:
751:
742:
741:
739:
737:
725:
719:
718:
710:
704:
703:
701:
699:
689:
680:
679:
672:
663:
662:
660:
658:
641:
635:
634:
632:
630:
615:Michael Marshall
611:
605:
604:
603:. 13 April 2011.
593:
505:
500:
499:
491:
489:Companies portal
486:
485:
484:
477:
472:
471:
463:
458:
457:
456:
449:
444:
443:
435:
430:
429:
356:Around the world
334:Richard J. Evans
291:Shirley Ghostman
162:
161:
159:Official website
51:
39:
38:
36:
1191:
1190:
1186:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1180:
1121:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1075:Skepsis Congres
1038:
1033:
986:
985:
982:
977:
976:
966:
964:
957:
950:
935:
931:
922:
921:
917:
902:
898:
888:
886:
879:
875:
860:
856:
845:
841:
830:
826:
816:
814:
807:
803:
790:
789:
785:
775:
773:
768:
767:
763:
752:
745:
735:
733:
732:. The Londonist
726:
722:
711:
707:
697:
695:
691:
690:
683:
674:
673:
666:
656:
654:
642:
638:
628:
626:
612:
608:
595:
594:
577:
572:
501:
494:
487:
482:
480:
473:
466:
459:
454:
452:
445:
438:
431:
424:
421:
411:with the title
358:
330:David Colquhoun
245:
229:
216:invited speaker
209:
157:
156:
54:
37:
21:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1189:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1046:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1032:
1031:
1024:
1017:
1009:
1003:
1002:
997:
992:
981:
980:External links
978:
975:
974:
948:
929:
915:
896:
873:
854:
839:
836:. The Skeptic.
824:
801:
783:
761:
743:
720:
705:
681:
664:
636:
606:
574:
573:
571:
568:
567:
566:
560:
554:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
518:
513:
507:
506:
492:
478:
475:Society portal
464:
450:
436:
420:
417:
357:
354:
350:Mark Stevenson
338:S. Fred Singer
318:Victor Stenger
244:
241:
228:
225:
208:
205:
164:
163:
154:
150:
149:
146:
142:
141:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
114:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
52:
44:
43:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1188:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1146:Social events
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1060:Het Denkgelag
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1030:
1025:
1023:
1018:
1016:
1011:
1010:
1007:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
989:
984:
983:
962:
955:
953:
944:
940:
933:
925:
919:
911:
907:
900:
884:
877:
869:
865:
858:
850:
843:
835:
828:
812:
805:
797:
793:
787:
771:
765:
757:
750:
748:
731:
724:
716:
709:
694:
688:
686:
677:
671:
669:
653:
652:
647:
640:
624:
620:
616:
610:
602:
598:
592:
590:
588:
586:
584:
582:
580:
575:
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
508:
504:
498:
493:
490:
479:
476:
470:
465:
462:
451:
448:
442:
437:
434:
428:
423:
416:
414:
410:
406:
402:
398:
393:
391:
387:
383:
379:
374:
372:
368:
364:
353:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
310:
308:
304:
301:
300:James Randi's
297:
293:
292:
287:
283:
279:
274:
272:
271:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
237:
233:
224:
222:
217:
212:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
171:(abbreviated
170:
160:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
108:International
107:
103:
99:
95:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
69:
65:
61:
57:
50:
45:
40:
34:
30:
29:
25:
19:
1094:
965:. Retrieved
942:
932:
918:
909:
899:
887:. Retrieved
876:
857:
842:
827:
815:. Retrieved
804:
796:the original
786:
774:. Retrieved
764:
758:. The Metro.
734:. Retrieved
723:
708:
696:. Retrieved
655:. Retrieved
649:
639:
627:. Retrieved
622:
609:
461:Drink portal
412:
404:
394:
375:
363:D. J. Grothe
359:
342:Ben Goldacre
311:
306:
289:
275:
268:
256:
252:
246:
213:
210:
189:rationalists
185:freethinkers
172:
168:
167:
145:Organized by
26:
18:
1176:Rationalism
1171:Freethought
1043:Conferences
868:Boing Boing
698:16 February
447:Wine portal
433:Beer portal
395:Since 2010
386:The Brights
314:Simon Singh
298:as part of
288:spoof show
270:The Skeptic
201:rationality
129:Most recent
113:Inaugurated
97:Location(s)
91:freethought
75:rationalism
22:‹ The
1125:Categories
1085:SkeptiCamp
770:"About Us"
570:References
537:SkeptiCamp
511:Camp Quest
388:, and the
346:David Nutt
326:Phil Plait
322:Jon Ronson
296:paranormal
282:television
236:Brian Deer
193:skepticism
137:Attendance
71:skepticism
1090:Skepticon
889:5 January
817:5 January
542:Skepticon
371:magazines
261:Australia
31:is being
1131:Meetings
651:BBC News
419:See also
177:skeptics
87:activism
35:. ›
24:template
967:14 July
885:. Swift
776:14 July
736:14 July
629:11 July
601:Podcast
378:atheist
227:History
197:science
153:Website
132:Current
121:Founder
105:Country
79:science
1050:CSICon
657:9 July
516:CSICon
348:, and
278:sci-fi
249:London
243:London
207:Format
199:, and
89:, and
62:Active
59:Status
1065:NECSS
565:(TAM)
559:(QED)
523:(ESC)
67:Genre
1151:Pubs
969:2016
891:2010
819:2010
778:2016
738:2016
700:2012
659:2016
631:2016
255:and
173:SITP
116:1999
286:BBC
221:pub
1127::
951:^
941:.
908:.
866:.
746:^
684:^
667:^
648:.
621:.
578:^
352:.
344:,
340:,
336:,
332:,
328:,
324:,
320:,
316:,
309:.
203:.
195:,
187:,
183:,
179:,
85:,
81:,
77:,
73:,
1028:e
1021:t
1014:v
971:.
945:.
912:.
893:.
870:.
851:.
821:.
780:.
740:.
702:.
678:.
661:.
633:.
553:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
