September 27 Meetup-Skeptical Trivia

At the next Victoria Skeptics in the Pub, get ready to put your knowledge of random skeptical information to the test. We'll be playing a fun game of Skeptical Trivia - a popular game within Skeptics in the Pub circles. The questions for this episode of skeptical trivia were complied by Rebecca Watson of Skeptics Guide to the Universe and Skepchick fame. I've made a few adjustments to give it a little more local feel. Rebecca is a pretty smart cookie so her questions are challenging. They're not impossible though. Here are some topics to consider in order to get prepared:

• moon landing hoax
• alternative medicine
• holocaust denial
• young earth creationism
• fortune telling/psychics
• Scientology
• 9-11 conspiracy theory
• "The Secret"
• UFOs/ghosts/bigfoot/
• logical fallacies

We'll need at least four players in order to make the game interesting.

Mass Spoon Bending Demo:
Richard Saunders (TANK Vodcast, "The One") from the Sydney Skeptics in the Pub started the tradition of SITP mass spoon bendings. I'll give a quick demo and then we'll all bend spoons together on video and say hello to the Sydney Skeptics in the Pub. Don't worry, I'll bring the spoons.

Logical Fallacy of the Month:
This is a new section for the VSITP meetings. Each month, I'll post a logical fallacy and challenge the Victoria Skeptics to bring a news article or example from pop culture that illustrates the fallacy. I'll post the responses on the blog.

Since we're just getting going, let's start with an easy one:
POST HOC ERGO PROPTER HOC.

Skeptical News:
Bring whatever recent news articles of interest to the skeptical community for discussion. If you email them to me early, I'll make sure they are posted so everyone can have a look.

Book / Magazine Exchange:
Bring your books and magazines to share with others. Also remember to bring back the stuff you've borrowed! I'll be bringing the latest Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer magazines as well as the book, This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel Levitin.


Venue:

Christie's Carriage House Pub . Christie's has allowed us the use of a meeting facility for us to do our thing in semi-privacy.

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Meeting starts at 5:30 PM