Dear Phact members, If anyone has any connection with local universities and colleges (better yet, student groups) - let me know. James Randi's agent would...
People, I heard the show "Philly after Midnight" on Channel 6 with Wally April 12 had Ms Downey talking about the history of superstitions as a promotion for...
Phact update: I'm told there will be an April Friday the 13th Anti-superstition media event in center city (in case you feel lucky that day). You can email Bob...
In my last post I referred to "children's greater success at forgetting stranger abuse than caregiver abuse." Of course I meant just the opposite. Eric Hamell ...
Hi folks, A story in the March 17 *Science News* reports on a study supporting the concept of active forgetting (albeit, necessarily, in a rather artificial ...
Of possible interest to many: The second hour of *Radio Times* Monday has astronaut Jim Linenger and Franklin Institute chief astronomer Derek Pitts discussing...
Of possible interest to many: The second hour of *Radio Times* (on WHYY-90.9fm) Monday has astronaut Jim Linenger and Franklin Institute chief astronomer Derek...
Many on this list may be interested in channel 12's programs Sunday evening ... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE...
People, Jack Rohr has volunteered to have regular Phactum Folding Stamping and mailing parties at his place in North Wales. (215) 661-1134. We can prep the...
whoops Our awards banquet will be Saturday April 21 We expect to use Fishers Tudor House in Bensalem, but our next issue of Phactum will give time, directions...
People, Just a reminder that this Saturday is a presentation by Joe Nickel at the Ethical Society on Rittenhouse Square at 8 pm. (It may well be too late for...
People, Also, if anyone knows of a more central easy to get to place we can meet, let me know. Some of you may have a business location we could use. We had a...
People, You can see a really neat paper on Junk Science coauthored by our own David Cragin at: http://acsh.org/publications/priorities/1301/coverstory.html ...
In case anyone missed it the first time, 91fm's interview with Teller (of Penn and) is being rebroadcast Thursday at 11am, and again Friday at 1am. Eric Hamell...
People, You should have the latest issue of Phactum by now. We as skeptics are often asked, "what harm can belief in a little superstition bring?". The...
Two shows that may interest many on this list, on 91fm: *The Connection* at 1pm, on which the guest will be Peter Singer, often regarded as the philosophic...
Hi folks, The latest *Science News* (www.sciencenews.org) reports that DNA and song analyses suggest the greenish warbler is a ring species -- a population...
People, a reminder that we have a meeting (3rd Saturday of the month) at 2pm. It will be a chance to actively participate as we break up into smaller groups...
People, Our next meeting is on the 20th. This time, rather than come and listen to someone else talk about something related to skepticism, come ready to do a...
Hi folks, I saw some interesting information in a recent mailing from the Skeptics' Society. First, not only is Newton's birthday in December, as the last...
On Thursday at 9 on Channel 12, a program especially suitable for the first ... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE...
People, Nick says there is a haunted house almost 2 hours away in Tamaqua getting a lot of newspaper coverage. Joe Nickell says he may be interested in joining...
People, The Phact Winter Solstice party for Phact members is at 6pm at 357 Farm Lane in North Wales. A lot of people are going. Directions are both attached...
People, The Phact Winter Solstice party for Phact members is at 6pm at 357 Farm Lane in North Wales. (directions below). Members feel free to bring significant...
Hi folks, Penn Jillette gave a quite substantial interview on the public radio show *West Coast Live* last Saturday, 25 November, in which he talked at some ...
