NEWS AND EVENTS
World’s Biggest Atheist Meet – Litmus ’24 (Kerala, India): “Religious spaces should become more secular. Secular spaces should become more non-religious. Non-religious spaces should be more humane.” More info.
CSICon (Las Vegas, NV): CSI & Skeptical Inquirer magazine present an amazing collection of scientists, skeptics, and investigators from all over the globe. Register here.
Humanism in Action Conference (Waterloo, ON): Secular Connexion Séculière (SCS), SOFree, and Humanist Canada present the Humanism in Action Conference: Igniting Progress for Positive Change, a historical gathering of passionate secular advocates from across Ontario. Register here.
Ottawa Skeptics in the Pub (October 1): If you’re tired of listening to unlikely claims or outlandish theories, come out and meet friendly skeptics, atheists, humanists, and freethinkers at Skeptics in the Pub.
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Podcast for Inquiry Recent Episodes:
- Kate Cohen believes atheists should be out and proud
- Greg Oliver asks: Why is religious discrimination official provincial educational funding policy?
- Science Denial: Why It Happens and What To Do About It, with Gale Sinatra
- Anti-natalism with Mark Maharaj
- Kelly Weinersmith asks: Are we ready to live off-planet?
SCIENCE
Scientific American once again enters the U.S. political arena.
QuickLinks: Looking inside the earth, robot mushrooms, bird flu, and COVID.
SECULARISM/HUMAN RIGHTS
How, when, and why did humans invent religion?
QuickLinks: Increasing restrictions on women in Afghanistan, Turkey vs secularism, accusations of blasphemy in Pakistan and Bangladesh, faith-based cinema
CRITICAL THINKING
Considering the meanings of words and how we use them.
Keith’s Conundrums: AI vs Rationality
QuickLinks: AI, pseudoscience, and conspiracies
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