Combine your hunger for the truth with a chicken parma! Combine your thirst for knowledge with a pot of beer, a glass of wine or a lovely cup of tea! The Mordi Skeptics in the Pub is for those who enjoy exploring things underpinned by science, evidence and reason in a social setting. Big ideas are presented and discussed from a rational and logical perspective. We also spend time honing our 'bulldust barometers' - detecting the fallacious and debunking the superstitious.

All you need to join the group is a questioning mind, good humour and a sociable disposition. And $2 per meeting. The mob is eclectic, difficult to categorise and mostly quite presentable. The group is democratic in nature, but generally too laid-back to vote. Come early for dinner or just come for the formal(ish) part at 7:30. Some evenings are discussion-based while others are presentation-based. All are stimulating to thinking types.

Sample topics include astronomy, internet censorship, euthenasia, vaccination, nuclear energy, climate change denial, religious and non-religious beliefs, 'alternative' medicine, rationality, logical fallacies, anything science-based and any aspect of society that is being undermined by nonsense but should be illuminated by evidence.

F O R T H C O M I N G   T A L K S :

Tuesday 7th February 2012 7:30 pm
'Animal Welfare: Science vs Anthropomorphism'
Tim Harding, will lead a discussion around the problem of overlaying the human perspective when considering at animal welfare. Tim has worked as a consultant to Animal Health Australia (AHA) evaluating national welfare standards for the farming and land transport of livestock; as well as for the Victorian and South Australian governments evaluating animal welfare regulations for dogs, cats and poultry. His firm has recently been engaged by AHA to evaluate proposed national welfare standards for the farming of cattle and sheep.

Tuesday 1st May 2012 7:30 pm
Taking up the challenge: countering the rise of non-science, nonsense and aggressive evangelism in Australia
Dr. Meredith Doig, Reason Australia 

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Tuesday 10th January 2011 7:30 pm
'An Astronomical Adventure with Perry Vlahos!'
Perry Vlahos, Astronomy writer for the Age - Green Guide will again spoil us with a tour of the heavens. We'll happily follow his whim in a tour that will take us millions of light years around the neighbourhood. Not to be missed!

Tuesday 6th December 2011 7:30 pm
'Alpine grazing: science meets politics'
In a timely talk, Philip Ingamells from the Victorian National Parks Association will talk about the relationships between cattle grazing, bushfire reduction and biodiversity conservation.

Tuesday 8th November 2011 7:30 pm
'The importance of funding grass roots science research'
Jonathan de Booy, an Education and Outreach Officer at the Australian Synchrotron, has kindly accepted a request to talk to us about the importance of funding grass-roots scientific research. Hopefully he'll also tell us a bit about the Synchrotron! Please note this is the SECOND Tuesday of the month to avoid a clash with the Cup Day holiday.