Posts under ‘CFI’

You are invited to join our monthly social gathering this Friday at The Bar @2132 E. Carson (South Side) for drinks and a swell time. Last month we had a ton of folks and 4 out of 4 Steel City Skeptics had an awesome time. (Polling sample of 4.) (Kidding! I didn’t ask anyone and [...]

Summer has been here for a couple of weeks, now, so that must mean that it is about time for some skeptical fun. CFI-Pittsburgh is holding it’s annual canoe excursion on the Youghiogheny River on Saturday August 15th. Those of you who participated last year, or who have seen the photos from last year’s event, [...]

This month’s Center for Inquiry discussion group offers a talk and Q&A with journalist and atheist activist, Rob Sherman.
You remember Mr. Sherman — Illinois Representative Monique Davis interrupted him while he testified before the Springfield House State Government Administration Committee to spectacularly flip her shit:
I don’t know what you have against God, but some of [...]

In an email this morning local CFI President, Chuck Bobich, updates us on last night’s monthly dinner meeting with special guest, David Campbell:
The recent high winds snapped a pole along Route 51 near Francesco’s Restaurant. This not only killed power to the restaurant, but created a hazard that forced the blockage and a detour [...]

Did you know that Pittsburgh is home to an amazing Charles Darwin impersonator?
Dr. David Campbell of The Darwin Center For Science & Reason brings Darwin to life in Darwin Remembers, a theatrical experience from the voyage of The Beagle to his death with actors recreating the voices from the past. I’ve seen this performance on [...]

Tonight’s program is going to be awesome! Astronomy!!!
Quoted from a message from CFIC-Pittsburgh’s Steering Committee Treasurer Chuck Bobich:
CFI Community of Pittsburgh will hold tonight’s general meeting at the Carnegie Science Center, starting at 7:00 PM and lasting to about 9:00. We’ll meet in the Digital Dome, where dome operator Frank Mancuso has outlined a [...]

This Thursday brings the monthly meeting of our Pittsburgh chapter of the Center For Inquiry. Some folks are gathering for dinner beforehand and you are welcome to join us. (Drop a reply here or at the Facebook invite if you’re coming so we know to make room.)
Pre-meeting dinner:
When – Thursday December 11th 5:30-6:30ish
Where – Jerome [...]

Tony Norman wrote a nice piece about Jamy Ian Swiss in Today’s opinion section. Check it out at the Post-Gazette Web site. And don’t forget to attend Heavy Mental and the Science, Magic, and Skepticism workshop this Saturday.
Here is a write-up from the Trib: Workshop, show reveal how ‘mentalists’ work their magic

REMINDER: THIS MONDAY!
October 27 - 7:00 PM
Porter Hall, Carnegie Mellon Campus
Join Us for an Evening with
Toni Van Pelt
Director of CFI’s Office of Public Policy in Washington, D.C.
“Promoting Science & Reason in Law and Policy”
Scientific thinking is being challenged culturally in the United States today as never before. Despite the success of science and technology in providing us with unparalleled benefits, [...]

Magician, mentalist and skeptic Jamy Ian Swiss will explore the parallels between magic and skepticism at the Carnegie Science Center on Saturday, November 1.
Swiss will be hosting two events: A magic show titled Heavy Mental at 7:00 p.m. and a workshop from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. called Science, Magic, and Skepticism: A Natural Relationship. [...]