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34842 hitsČeský klub skeptiků SISYFOS Skepticismus Český klub skeptiků SISYFOS je součástí světového skeptického hnutí, které vzniklo v r.1976 v USA z iniciativy desítek vědců a filozofů, mezi nimi několika nositelů Nobelových cen jako reakce na vzestup iracionality ve společnosti. Vzniklá společnost, jejíž vůdčí osobností a ... How to get the membership - czechHere you can read the Statute of Sisyfos Association. Here is downloadable application of members of our association. About27.05.2006
14530 hitsCzech Skeptical Club SISYFOS Skepticism The Czech Skeptics Club Sisyfos is a member of the international skeptical movement which has been initiated in U.S.A. in 1975 by scientists and philosophers who reacted against the rise of irrationality in the community. Among the founders of the newly established society ... |  "With 42 nominations, we had a lot to choose from," said astrophysicist Jiří Grygar, head of the committee for the anti-prizes and chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic. Whole article you can ... Those are two infinite things in the world: Universe and a
human stupidity. But I am not sure with the Universe outright... (Albert Einstein)   A throughout analysis of irrational, pseudoscientific and occult ideas and of its spreading throughout Europe has been presented in many contributions on skeptic meetings and in printed books and papers (see e. g. Sisyfos web sites, archive). So our skeptics’ clubs and organizations have got very good theoretical equipment for fighting against these pathological phenomena. ...   The Czech Skeptics Club Sisyfos is a member of the international skeptical movement which has been initiated in U.S.A. in 1975 by scientists and philosophers who reacted against the rise of irrationality in the community. Among the founders of the newly established society CSICOP, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal were several Nobel ...  let me remind you of the upcoming ECSO congress in October. As SKEPP informs us, there will be a special highlight: Rupert Sheldrake will speak at the conference and have an open discussion with skeptics. We should also like to remind you of the early registration fees until September 1. Please see: http://www.esc2005.org We also ask you to widely distribute this notice ...  We should like to remind all European skeptics who wish to participate in the European congress to register soon. A registration form can be found at: http://www.ecso.org/register.pdf For a list of hotels see: http://www.ecso.org/hotels.htm Futher information at: ...  Sometimes, it is considered to be a typical method of the alternative medicine (AM), sometimes a part of the scientific medicine. According to some, e.g. to a special committee of the European Commission, the effectiveness of the ACU is not convincing, or there is no scientific evidence of it. On the contrary, the conference of the NIH ...  September 7 - 9, 2001 the Congress of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) organised by the Czech Skeptics Club SISYFOS under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Published by ICARIS Ltd. Conference Management Nám. Dr. Holého 8, 180 00 Praha 8 Czech Republic Phone: +420.2. 684 4304, Fax: +420.2. 6631 2113, E-mail: ...  Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin my brief address with telling you what is a common denominator of all of us present here today. I believe that it is an interest in the fate of mankind. Is this interest really necessary? I think so and I feel it very strongly. Especially in the early stage of the 21st century, serious worries connected with ...  It is fifteen years after a wave of founding European organisations initiated by CSICOP. In these fifteen years, some groups have grown to large organisations. GWUP is one of these, and I will reflect on our experiences, which may be shared by others as well. These experiences are not only positive and good. Some have been painful. I wish to share them with you. In ...  Cornelis de Jager Sonnenborgh Observatory 3512 NL Utrecht, The Netherlands E-mail C.deJager@sron.nl Nearly five centuries ago, in 1511, Desiderius Erasmus, of Rotterdam but truly Européen avant la lettre, published his book ‘Stultitiae Laus’, meaning: ‘The Wisdom of Folly’. Its contents are a severe criticism of the world of his days, with ...  Willem Betz University of Brussels VUB, Department of Family Medicine Laarbeeklaan, 103, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium Email: wbetz@huis.vub.ac.be Evidence Based Medicine Today Medicine has entered a phase where it is accepted that all diagnostic and therapeutic acts should be based on evidence. This rule should be applied to ...  Mihály T. Beck Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary E-mail: beckmt@chemres.hu In the last two decades one of the important and influencing school of the sociology of science expressed the view that science in general, including the natural sciences, is a social construction. There ...  The congress is organised by the Czech Skeptics Club SISYFOS that was entrusted by the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: August 28th 2001: E-mail address for the ESC participants during the congress. See page Contact. August 10th ...  | News - czech 30.12.2009
1858 hitsStrašická záhada objasněna, tvrdí policie. V domě strašil člověk Ani duchové, ani nevysvětlitelné fyzické jevy, ale nevhodně žertující člověk. Tak vypadá vysvětlení záhady domku rodiny Mračkových ve Strašicích na Rokycansku, ve kterém mělo od konce září letošního roku docházet bez zjevné příčiny k hoření zásuvek i dalších předmětů ... "Na základě zjištěných ...  Lectures in ASCR - czech19.12.2009
1678 hitsPřednášky Sisyfa v AV ČR v roce 2010 Přednášky cyklu Věda kontra iracionalita se v roce 2010 konají tradičně v budově Akademie věd ČR na Národní třídě 3 v Praze 1, a to v místnosti 206 od 17 hodin. Po přednáškách následuje diskuze. Středa 17.2.2010 prof. MUDr. Luboš Petruželka, CSc. (přednosta Onkologické kliniky VFN): ...  Other lectures - czech14.01.2010
738 hitsKladno - 16. února 2010 Pozvánka na přednášku FINANCE PO KRIZI Velké krize dříve a nyní. Jak začala ta poslední a lze již mluvit o jejím konci? Osvědčilo se euro v krizi? Jaké bude poučení z poslední krize? Je možné se krizím vyhnout? Přednáší Pavel Kohout Ředitel pro strategii ...   Statistics since 25.05.2006 |
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