What we’re about
This group is operated by Beehive Skeptics Foundation. 08/10/2023
Utah's official skeptical activism group.
Promoting Science and Critical Thinking in Utah.
We are devoted to:
- Creating and maintaining a community of skeptics.
- Providing a public dissenting voice to misinformation.
- Protecting the consumer from pseudoscientific or unproven products and services.
- Testing the claims of the supernatural using proper scientific controls.
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Beehive Skeptics is an official Center for Inquiry affiliate.
CFI Utah Affiliates
We are an all-inclusive community. We will not tolerate discrimination of race, gender, gender identity, age, or sexuality in our group. Bullying and harassment is not tolerated.
We welcome atheist, agnostics, and the religious in our groups. Though expect your deepest held beliefs to be challenged in a respectful, open discussion.
Questions and Answers:
Q: What is a skeptic?
A: We follow the philosophy of "scientific skepticism". This means that we require evidence up to scientific standards for all of our beliefs.
Skeptics love the phrase "prove it" and love it when the request is answered. You will often find us working as a kind of consumer protection. Challenging practitioners of a supernatural or alternative medicine products and services to test and prove their claims.
Q: I'm in, where do I start?
A: First off, vote! Get out there and make your voice heard in our political system.
Next, join our investigations team! We could always use more help. Contact leadership for more information. You can also help administrate and host events, start a local chapter in your city/county, and help grow our community.
After that, we could use financial help. Please donate to our group. This money goes to Meetup dues, planning events, testing local practitioners, and community outreach.
We are a 501c3 Organization, so your donations are tax deductible! EIN: 93-3011263
If you do not have the money or time, get more vocal! Silence is the enemy of progress.
Let people in your life know skeptics are not just cynics, debunkers, and we are not deniers. Invite them to Beehive Skeptics events!
Q: I am a practitioner of a supernatural or alternative medicine practice. (reiki, acupuncture, professional psychic, medium, naturalist, homeopath, ghost hunter, cryptid hunter, faith healer, ex...) Is this group for me?
A: We would love to talk to you! We as skeptics are interested in the truth, not our ideals. We would be ecstatic to see undeniable, falsifiable proof of any supernatural claim. If you feel the supernatural is real and can prove it in a scientific and falsifiable test, contact us! We will work with you to create a falsifiable test of the claims. If feasible, we will test it ourselves. If it passes, we will help facilitate entry to earn 500K!
Featured event
Beehive Skeptics Presents: "An Honest Liar"
Join us for a special screening of An Honest Liar, the critically acclaimed documentary about legendary magician and skeptic James “The Amazing” Randi.
From dazzling audiences with illusions to exposing frauds and pseudoscience, Randi dedicated his life to truth and transparency. But behind the curtain was a deeply personal story—one of courage, identity, and love. In his later years, Randi publicly came out as gay, embracing honesty not just in his work, but in his life.
This powerful film explores the intersections of deception, belief, and authenticity, offering a rare glimpse into the man who challenged the world to think critically—and live truthfully.
With a 98% Rotten Tomatoes rating, This is bound to be a blast.
21+ only event.
Food and Beverages will be sold separately at the Brewvies bar. See their Menu
The Theater is rented from 6PM to 9PM. We can socialize in the theater within those times.
Tickets to the event are $15. All proceeds go to Beehive Skeptics Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit.
Tickets can only be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beehive-skeptics-presents-an-honest-liar-tickets-1582728767349?aff=oddtdtcreator
Upcoming events
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Beehive Skeptics Presents: "An Honest Liar"
Brewvies Cinema Pub, 677 South 200 West, Salt Lake City, UT, USJoin us for a special screening of An Honest Liar, the critically acclaimed documentary about legendary magician and skeptic James “The Amazing” Randi.
From dazzling audiences with illusions to exposing frauds and pseudoscience, Randi dedicated his life to truth and transparency. But behind the curtain was a deeply personal story—one of courage, identity, and love. In his later years, Randi publicly came out as gay, embracing honesty not just in his work, but in his life.
This powerful film explores the intersections of deception, belief, and authenticity, offering a rare glimpse into the man who challenged the world to think critically—and live truthfully.
With a 98% Rotten Tomatoes rating, This is bound to be a blast.
21+ only event.
Food and Beverages will be sold separately at the Brewvies bar. See their MenuThe Theater is rented from 6PM to 9PM. We can socialize in the theater within those times.
Tickets to the event are $15. All proceeds go to Beehive Skeptics Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit.
Tickets can only be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beehive-skeptics-presents-an-honest-liar-tickets-1582728767349?aff=oddtdtcreator12 attendees 
•Online‘Do Aliens Speak Physics?’ with Daniel Whiteson
Online‘Do Aliens Speak Physics?’ with Daniel Whiteson
Skeptical Inquirer Presents | Thursday, November 13
Carl Sagan famously said that alien civilizations may be alien in their biology, culture, and language, but we are likely to have physics and math in common with them. Today, many physicists are confident that alien intelligence will do physics much the way we do and that we can use it as a mental bridge if they ever visit. Such a tempting thought, however, requires skeptical inquiry.
Join us on Thursday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m. ET for a Skeptical Inquirer Presents livestream with physicist Daniel Whiteson. When aliens arrive, could we find common ground with them? Could we use physics to establish communication? Do aliens even have to do science to be technological? Whiteson will address these and other pressing questions—with a more skeptical view than is traditionally taken—featured in his new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics?, aided by clever drawings from coauthor Andy Warner.
This live, online event is FREE, but advance registration is required. Sign up today!Do Aliens Speak Physics? | Daniel Whiteson | Skeptical Inquirer Presents
To obtain the zoom link: Sign up early by selecting the link above and providing your email and details. A customized join link will be emailed to you within 30 min.Daniel Whiteson is a professor of physics at UC Irvine, researching particle physics at CERN and hoping to figure it all out before the aliens arrive. He is the cohost of a top-rated science podcast, Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe, and the coauthor of several books about physics for the general public, including his latest, Do Aliens Speak Physics?
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