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We host talks and social events that promote science, reason and critical thinking.

Skeptics in the Pub Wi******er hosts a guest speaker on the fourth Wednesday of every month. Skeptics in the Pub exists to provide an opportunity for people who are interested in science, skepticism, rationalism and critical thinking to socialise and discuss matters of interest. The meetings are open to all regardless of beliefs and each month’s talk will be followed up with a challenging Q&A sess

ion and social. Wi******er SitP is part of a national and global network of SitP events and is organised by the Hampshire Skeptics Society. The Hampshire Skeptics Society is a non-profit organisation for the promotion of science, reason and critical thinking, humanism and a secular life.

12/05/2026

Pics from April's talk by Rachel Coyle: 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚

08/04/2026

Pics from our March talk by Mel Croucher: 𝙈𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙢 - 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩

19/03/2026

Pics from February's talk by Dr Kate Whitman: 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙙: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙧

05/02/2026

Pics from January's talk by Deborah Evans - 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜

04/02/2026

Our last speaker, Deborah Evans, who spoke to us about staying healthy into later life, is doing a more specific talk in Wi******er about heart health, together with a cardiologist.

Here's a link to the eventbrite page
All About Your Heart - From Risk Assessment to Risk Reduction

Date: 3 mar • 19:00

Before the Heart Attack: Detecting Cardiovascular Disease Early and Caring for Your Heart for Life

30/01/2026

This month's speaker has followed up a question she was unable to answer in the Q&A

It was about the relative benefits of being fully vegetarian and eating some meat

Apparently the balance shifts with age

A study links plant-based diets to lower odds of reaching 100 – but the result depends on age, weight and how plant-based diets are followed.

24/01/2026

Pics from December's talk: "𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚?" - Deborah Hyde

03/12/2025

Pics from November's talk by Dr Anna Jackman: 𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨

(Includes Crispin Drummond who talked briefly about promoting STEM subjects in state schools)

24/11/2025

Pics from October's talk by Dr Will Gervais: 𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙢, 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚

14/11/2025

Dr Kate Whitman is coming to speak to us in Wi******er next February. Meanwhile, next Thursday she has organised this event at the University of Portsmouth that might well be of interest.

From fast-fashion hauls to Black Friday deals, advertising has long been blamed for fuelling a throwaway culture. Now, researchers, campaigners and community voices are invited to come together in Portsmouth to discuss whether advertising could instead be used to promote repair, reuse and the circu...

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