About us
Bay Area Skeptics encourage rational thought and critical thinking through the use of scientific methods. We also promote critical thinking and accuracy in the media and in our schools. We are particularly interested in such topics as claims of the paranormal, pseudoscience and untested or poorly tested medical and psychotherapeutic practices.
People in Bay Area Skeptics come from diverse backgrounds and professions and represent all age groups.
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SkepTalk: Buckle Up! Teaching Evolution in the Bible Belt
Location not specified yetTennessee has a rich history of opposition to evolutionary concepts. Wesley H. Roberts has been on the front lines of evolution education advocacy for most of his 38 years of teaching in public schools. Beginning with his earliest exposure to evolutionary concepts via a Christian fundamentalist upbringing, Roberts will share his own evolution from elementary school evangelist to science education advocate at the Tennessee legislature. While closely following the Tennessee legislative actions of 1925, 1967, 1973, 1986, 1996, and 2011, Roberts gives his personal testimony of what it’s like to teach evolution in the Bible Belt.
Wesley H. Roberts holds a B.S. in Biology and a B.S. in Secondary Education from the University of Memphis, and an M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University. He is an award-winning biology / environmental science teacher who taught secondary science for 38 years in Nashville Public Schools before retiring in 2018. Roberts is a passionate Scopes Trial historian and shared his knowledge and personal experiences locally and nationally during last year’s Scopes Centennial Celebration. He lives in Nashville, TN, with his wife, Vera, and their dog, Dolly.
Join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.WHEN: Thursday 12 March 7:30pm Pacific (GMT-8)
HOW: Online HERE.
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BAS - Virtual Skeptics in the Pub
·OnlineOnlineThis is a casual evening of socializing on Zoom with fellow skeptoids and other curious humans from around our oblate spheroidal Earth. Please join us!
This free event is brought to you by the Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.
Attend on Zoom by clicking HERE
Passcode: 10232 attendeesBAS - Virtual Skeptics in the Pub
·OnlineOnlineThis is a casual evening of socializing on Zoom with fellow skeptoids and other curious humans from around our oblate spheroidal Earth. Please join us!
This free event is brought to you by the Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.
Attend on Zoom by clicking HERE
Passcode: 10232 attendeesBAS - Virtual Skeptics in the Pub
·OnlineOnlineThis is a casual evening of socializing on Zoom with fellow skeptoids and other curious humans from around our oblate spheroidal Earth. Please join us!
This free event is brought to you by the Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.
Attend on Zoom by clicking HERE
Passcode: 10232 attendees
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