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 [...]

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, [...]

I thought I would mention this before I head out to dinner with the Skeptical Cowboy, it’s a great Center for Inquiry (CFI) promo a friend of mine had in their Facebook feed.
You’ll probably recognize a ton of people in this video, including Lawrence Krauss, who is speaking in Pittsburgh on Oct. 3. I recommend Googling anyone [...]

At our pre-meeting dinner gathering at Bettis Grille, Brandon was the only one who braved the deep fried cheeseburger. Although, rumor has it BillH has successfully taken on one of their deep fried meatloaf sandwiches in the past. We, as skeptics of course, require proof. Research grants may or may not be available for proposals delving [...]

This Thursday, September 11th, the Pittsburgh Center for Inquiry will be making a trip to the Carnegie Science Center to see the IMAX movie entitled “Wild Ocean”.
I just got word that folks can meet up early for dinner at Bettis Grille on the northshore at 5:30pm.  Even if you can’t make it to dinner, we [...]

A recap of my six-month journey into Pittsburgh’s secular community.
My first experience with Pittsburgh’s skeptic community was via the first-and-only meeting of the now-dissolved Pittsburgh Atheist Meetup. The Atheist Meetup was great. We talked about everything from Monty Python’s Life of Brian to our own personal conversion stories (which all seemed to start with either [...]