Welcome!

The Louisville Area Skeptics meetup is an opportunity for people from Louisville and the surrounding areas to share their love of science, their interest in critical thinking, and their skeptical worldview. A skeptic is an individual who prefers to evaluate claims based on verifiability and falsifiability, rather than popularity. Scientific skeptics value critical thinking skills and promote the scientific method. While skeptics do not immediately dismiss any claims, they do question claims lacking empirical evidence.

Our meetups will often include Skeptics in the Pub, an informal social event designed to promote fellowship and social networking among skeptics, critical-thinkers, and anyone interested in science. It provides an opportunity to talk and share ideas in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. But most importantly, it's about having fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality.

In addition to the fun and fellowship, we'll often host Science Cafes, with lively presentations from scientists, philosophers, researchers, and others who are passionate about the scientific outlook.

Topics of discussion at a typical Louisville Area Skeptics meetup might include homeopathy, evolution, logic and logical fallacies, magic, chiropractic, astronomy, acupuncture, cryptozoology, psychology, UFOs, optical illusions, media coverage of science, immunizations, science or pseudoscience.

If you are a fan of the works of Carl Sagan, Phil Plait, James Randi, Michael Shermer, Joe Nickell, Orac, Brian Dunning, and/or Benjamin Radford, then you've found your people!

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" -Dr. Carl Sagan

Join us on our website at www.louisvilleareaskeptics.com and on Facebook!