Who, what, why, etc?
Skeptics SA is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting rational investigation of the natural world. We do this for various reasons. Many of the members seek a handy reference for dealing with much of the misinformation in the world. Many feel they should try to understand the world around them rather than just rely on faith from a third party. Some, we’re sure, enjoy the lively discussion at our meetings.
New Meetup group
There is now a group of skeptics meeting through Meetup: you're invited to join them via Thinking and Drinking: Skeptics in the Pub.
Blog
The City of Skeptics blog is at skepticssa.wordpress.com. Drop in, to read and comment.
Brochures
Over the years Skeptics SA has collected and written a number of brochures covering the skeptical position on a whole range of ideas. These have been on offer for free at our meetings and are presented here in two forms: as HTML pages for reading in a browser window, or as PDFs for download. (PDFs require the free Adobe reader.)
Forthcoming events
Skeptics SA has been holding a meeting for the general public and subscribers on the first Thursday of each even numbered month, i.e. February, April, June, August, October and December. These meetings are in recess for 2009.
Previous speakers
Over the years we have had many speakers on a range of topics. Details of speakers and their subjects are on the Previous speakers page.
The big event of 2008 was the annual national convention, 11–12 October. For details, see the Convention page.
Links
Selected links to like-minded sites across the world...
(External links open in new windows)
- Australian Skeptics
Home page of Australia’s national organisation - Podblack
An Australian skeptical blog - Barry Williams
Barry Williams blogs for The Australian - Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
The pioneer US organisation, publisher of The Skeptical Inquirer, and formerly known as CSICOP - The Skeptics Society
US group, publisher of Skeptic magazine - Association for Skeptical Enquiry
The UK organisation - Bad Astronomy
Phil Plait’s site: debunking the Apollo hoax, astrology, Richard Hoagland... - Bad Science
Alistair Fraser’s attempt to sensitize teachers and students to examples of the bad science often taught in schools, universities, and offered in popular articles and even textbooks - James Randi Educational Foundation
Randi’s weekly commentary and lots more - The Skeptic’s Dictionary
A collection of strange beliefs, amusing deceptions, and dangerous delusions (and how to think critically about them) - Butterflies and Wheels
UK site with links to current skeptical comment - Quackwatch
Stephen Barrett’s guide to quackery, health fraud, and intelligent decisions - The Secular Web: Internet Infidels
Skeptical, Humanist... - The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
Items by Richard Dawkins and others - Grassroots Skeptics
Linking individuals and groups
