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Tommy — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:18:02 +0000

While we try to keep this page up to date, our facebook group is where things really happen. Join our group to be informed about weekly meetings, room changes, cancellations, and special events, and to keep up on the conversation.

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BASS Week 5 Meeting: Professor Newman speaks about climate change!

Tommy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:03:46 +0000

This week, our club’s faculty advisor will be speaking to BASS! Professor Newman is a professor in the department of Physics & Astronomy, and worked with Carl Sagan. Climate change and climate change denialism are major concerns of his, so he’s coming to share his knowledge on the subject with us!

Be sure to come if you want to be in the club’s yearbook photo. I will be bringing our super cool new banner, so this picture will probably be even better than last week’s. Maybe I will even smile!

All weekly meetings are Fridays from 5-7 in Kerckhoff 133.

RSVP if you want at: http://www.facebook.com/events/245073592239595/

BASS Meeting VIII

Jordan Goldman — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:21:11 +0000

BASS Meeting room and time changed!

Meetings are now Fridays, 5-6:30 PM
Room is Kerckhoff 152

This week, Tristan presents:
“Quantum Mechanics for the skeptic: How to recognize quantum nonsense
without being a physicist”

Be there!

BASS Meeting VII

Jordan Goldman — Tue, 11 May 2010 07:09:30 +0000

Meeting VII moved to Friday!
Location also changed to: Ackerman 2410
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm, May 14th

RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=120536944635362

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Also on Friday, “Morality and God(s): Can there be Ethics without Deities?”
A panel sponsored by the Philosophy Club, includes food and drinks

Location: Dodd Hall 147
Time: 3 – 7 pm, May 14th (Sorry about the conflict!)

Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114441725246209

BASS Meeting VI

Jordan Goldman — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:37:22 +0000

BASS meeting VI
Thursday, 5-6:30 pm
Ackerman Union A201-B

Possible topics:
Catholic Church sex scandal
Can science determine values?
Life on other planets

Links to agree or disagree with:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/04/14/the-pope-the-church-and-skepticism/
http://www.ted.com/talks/sam_harris_science_can_show_what_s_right.html
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/05/03/you-cant-derive-ought-from-is/

BASS Meeting V

Jordan Goldman — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:43:59 +0000

BASS meeting V
Thursday, 5-6:30 pm
Ackerman Union A201-B

This week we’ll be watching Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial.

That’s all.

Please RSVP via the Facebooks if your intention is to be present. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=112497012122046

BASS Meeting IV

Jordan Goldman — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:40:03 +0000

BASS meeting IV*
Thursday, 5-6:30 pm
Ackerman Union A201-B

This week:
“Hitler, The Nazis & Darwin”
Starring Secularism with special guest Critical Thinking
Looking critically at the claims linking Hitler/Nazis with the irreligious,
secularism and evolution

Relevant Links:
http://www.bringyou.to/DarwinHitlerDebate.mp3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_hygiene
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=sciam-reviews-expelled

Please RSVP via Facebook: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200742119

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Other events this week:
*The Festival of Books* on Saturday & Sunday:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114963081861723

*”I Sold my Soul on eBay”:*
Friday, 6 pm, Royce Hall 156
Hemant Mehta, the “Friendly Atheist”, speaks about his tour of many churches
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=110938595606929

BASS Meeting II

Jordan Goldman — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:44:06 +0000

*Meetings are on Thursdays this quarter!

*BASS Meeting II
When: Thursday, 5-7 pm, April 8
Where: *Ackerman A201B*

Possible discussion topics:
-Upcoming speaker Hemant Mehta is nicknamed the “friendly atheist”. What does it mean to be a friendly atheist?
-Is there life on other planets?

Snacks will be provided.

Please RSVP via Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=106817596025352

*Reminder: Early registration discount for The Amaz!ng Meeting ends on April 15th*
If you plan on going to this skeptical conference in July, you must register individually (http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/tam-8-registration.html). Also, let us know that you’re coming so we can travel as a group.

If you want a scholarship to waive the registration fee, e-mail Tristan (tristanmiller@bruinskeptics.org) ASAP for more information. It may already be too late!

BASS Meeting I

Jordan Goldman — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:26:34 +0000

BASS Meeting I
When: Thursday, April 1st, 5:00-6:30 PM
Where: Ackerman A201B (note the new room!)

Topics this week:
Welcome back
Schedule collection
Request for comments on future events
Open discussion

This will be a low-key meeting. We’ll plunge back in to all the skeptical mumbo-jumbo next week. If you’re new, this’ll be a good meeting to come meet your fellow BASSers!

General Announcements/things to keep in mind:
Hemant Mehta in 4th week, talking about I Sold My Soul on eBay.
Austin Dacey in 7th week, talking about blasphemy laws.
Possible screenings of Judgment Day and Jesus Camp

Meeting Times/Dates for Spring 2010

Jordan Goldman — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:28:35 +0000

We’ve posted our updated schedule for Spring quarter at http://bruinskeptics.org/eventsmeetings/

Meetings will now be on Thursdays from 5:00-6:30 in Ackerman A201B. We’ll be sending out invitations to the first meeting within a few days. If you haven’t already, please join our group on Facebook or sign up for our mailing list.

Thanks and we hope to see you there!