hey folks, Please note, our picnic is noon to around 4pm this Saturday, June 17th. This is the only PhACT phunction for the summer. This time we are in Buck's...
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stripey7
Jul 15, 2006 1:33 am
Maine AG Files Suit Against Gentle Wind WMTW, USA July 14, 2006 www.wmtw.com AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Maine Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against...
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stripey7
Jul 30, 2006 4:10 am
erehliamon@... recommends a page from The Onion. The recommended page is: Illiterate Spirit Frustrates Ouija- Board Players ...
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stripey7
Aug 7, 2006 11:19 am
The guest at the next meeting of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society will be Max Mintz, a Penn engineering professor, speaking on the subject of quantum...
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stripey7
Aug 19, 2006 10:30 pm
The lead character in this upcoming movie is reportedly (according to the *Campus Freethinker*) based on real-life skeptical investigator Joe Nickell. \\||/, ...
People, The world needs more critical thinking, and we are starting up our fall season: Decreasing sources of dangerous oil from contentious places has led ...
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Eric Krieg
philipkrieg
Sep 29, 2006 10:50 am
People, It's been over 4 years since über-skeptic, Michael Shermer was in town. He will speak promptly at 7pm Oct 13th at the ETHICAL SOCIETY at 1906 S....
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philipkrieg
Oct 31, 2006 9:52 pm
People, Happy Halloween - though people say skeptics are boring, I dressed up in a Star Trek uniform today and will pass out candy tonight. Former PhACT...
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Eric Krieg
philipkrieg
Nov 15, 2006 4:38 am
People, Our editor, Ray Haupt just put out another great issue of Phactum. If you don't already subscribe of have fallen behind,, send him 15$ made out to him...
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Eric Krieg
philipkrieg
Jan 16, 2007 3:23 am
Happy new year - apparently predictions of worldwide disaster for last year didn't pan out so well. There was a good doonesbury cartoon about political...
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Eric Krieg
philipkrieg
Feb 8, 2007 2:42 am
People, We have a good oppotunity to hear from a leading climatologist on the subject of global warming Saturday Feb 17th - this is the science that is hot...
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eric Krieg
philipkrieg
Mar 16, 2007 12:19 am
People, We are sorry to announce that the strike at the college and inclement weather have forced us to cancel the 2pm lecture relating to vaccine safety - it...
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philipkrieg
Apr 5, 2007 3:12 am
People, Now is the time to sign up for our April 21 2007 12:30 PhACT Award Banquet. Among the arguments that convinced me 30 years ago to reject evolution was...
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philipkrieg
Jun 15, 2007 1:27 am
People, The PhACT Picnic & Family-Fun-Day is coming up soon, Saturday, June 24 from 1 to 5pm. Bring food. There is a grill in the pavilion we we are renting....
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philipkrieg
Jun 18, 2007 5:09 pm
Folks, I just wanted to clarify, I had said Saturday in the body of my previous message, but our Picnic is on a Sunday. Hope you can make it, we always have...
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Eric Krieg
philipkrieg
Aug 23, 2007 3:14 am
Hey people, The world still needs more science and rationality. We are starting up the fall 2007 PhACT season - remember, 3rd Saturday's of the month in room...
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philipkrieg
Sep 12, 2007 7:40 pm
Fellow Phactors, Don't forget that our first meeting of the season is coming up this Saturday the 15th at 2pm. Our speaker is Walter Rowe, a forensic expert...
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philipkrieg
Oct 8, 2007 4:58 pm
People, don't miss our coming lecture on "THE SCIENCE of SEXUALITY" October 20th at 2pm. Philadelphia Inquirer author of the column œCarnal Knowledge,...
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philipkrieg
Nov 6, 2007 12:12 pm
People, November 17th lecture: "Everything39;s Relative and Other Fables in Science and Technology" Our November 17th speaker is Tony Rothman who is a...
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eric krieg
philipkrieg
Jan 3, 2008 6:27 pm
Happy New Year, people, There is a great chance to see and meet leading skeptic, Mike Shermer. We are jointly hosting him at the Philadelphia Ethical Society...
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eric krieg
philipkrieg
Feb 11, 2008 12:33 am
People, Next Saturday's lecture on Vaccine Safety is another of interest to everyday people. Some say that vaccines are causing huge numbers of deaths, ...
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eric krieg
philipkrieg
Mar 8, 2008 6:15 pm
March 15 th 2008 Real Free Energy by Nick Pine There are all kinds of false promises of free energy. There are also many forms of renewable energy that are...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7
Mar 13, 2008 12:56 am
Philadelphia has the privilege this year of being host to the International Cultic Studies Association39;s annual meeting. Featured will be people with a variety...
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eric krieg
philipkrieg
Apr 14, 2008 10:36 am
People, Don't forget the coming meeting with the author of " Scientists Confront Intelligent Design and Creationism " this Saturday April 19 at 2pm. Saturday,...
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philipkrieg
May 3, 2008 3:33 pm
hey, On May 17th noon, we have a luncheon panel discussion on Media Integrity with the Inquirer's Faye Flam, KYW's Tony Romeo, and Fox News' Bruce Gordon. This...
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Andrew Petto
ajpetto
May 5, 2008 1:53 am
Thought you all might like to know that the showing of Ben Stein's movie _Expelled_ has been suspended for at least a couple of weeks. It turns out that there...
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philipkrieg
Jul 5, 2008 5:05 pm
People, a few announcements: Local TV station, WYBE has been airing a 5 minute presentation I did on organized skepticism at ...
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philipkrieg
Jul 5, 2008 11:32 pm
On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 1:05 PM, erickrieg@... wrote: People, People, sorry for the wrong day July 13th 2008 Saturday PhACT Picnic. Noon at Mondauk...
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eric krieg
philipkrieg
Sep 13, 2008 7:02 am
People, join us for the first meeting of the season. Next Saturday September 20th at 2pm we will hear from Dr John Allen Paulos. He is a mathematics professor...