Santa Cruz County Skeptics @SCSkeptics
A group for science enthusiasts, critical thinkers, humanists, and skeptics in Santa Cruz County, California and beyond. We socialize and promote science. sccskeptics.org Santa Cruz County, California Joined April 2023-
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Santa Cruz County Skeptics retweeted
Cold water plunges are sometimes recommended by influential people in the field of health and wellness. But are these claims true? We dive into the question here 👉 scienceupfirst.com/lifestyle-beau… #ScienceUpFirst
Santa Cruz County Skeptics retweeted
RFK Jr. claims Black people need different vaccines because their immune systems are better. But the study he cites says nothing of the sort. Misinformation like this deepens barriers for equity-deserving communities. Read more here 👉 scienceupfirst.com/public-health/… #ScienceUpFirst
Santa Cruz County Skeptics retweeted
The Measles outbreak in Texas is only affecting unvaccinated people. 100% of affected individuals are unvaccianted. I guess it's a coincidence, it's not like the vaccine is 98% effective at preventing Measles...(Sarcasm). cnn.com/2025/02/07/hea…
Join us at the Skeptics’ Social, this Wednesday @ 6:30pm. Abbot Square in downtown Santa Cruz. See Meetup or our Facebook group for details. meetu.ps/e/NR25T/Ppy1/i
Santa Cruz SkeptiCamp, coming June 2025!
“the authors acknowledged that many of the papers included in the new analysis had a “high risk of bias,” “Critics of the new research questioned the rigor of the studies included and the methodology of the meta-analysis” statnews.com/2025/01/06/flu…
Santa Cruz County Skeptics retweeted
After my clip on CNN, a reporter uses ADS-B exchange to identify everything he sees in the sky. What's left is stars and Jupiter, which he also correctly identifies. Things are looking up!
Science Saves Lives: It's Written in Stone youtu.be/-6g8HMc1i40?si… via @YouTube
Santa Cruz County Skeptics retweeted
Today's the day! It’s the launch of our #TogetherAgainstMisinformation campaign! Visit our website to find out more, register for one of our events in Montréal and Calgary, and discover events organized by our collaborators. #ScienceUpFirst scienceupfirst.com/event/together…
We had a wonderful talk presented by Bertha Vazquez yesterday, “Don’t Believe Everything You Believe”, followed by a great discussion.
We are now on BlueSky @SantaCruzSkeptics.bsky.social Come follow us there.
Santa Cruz County Skeptics retweeted
🚨Out in Science!🚨 Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya? WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%! -Lasts over 2mo -Works on entrenched beliefs -Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… 1/
Great meetup tonight.
“The Supreme Court’s Contempt for Facts Is a Betrayal of Justice” scientificamerican.com/article/the-su….
Some great talks lined up.
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