Sep 13 - The Secrets of Alchemy: Rethinking the Scientific Revolution - Walter F. Rowe, PhD, Department of Forensic Sciences, The George Washington University

Alchemy is commonly viewed as the quintessential pseudo-science. Historians of science have derided it as mystical science, a pathology of thought and the greatest hindrance to the development of chemistry. Its practitioners have been viewed as cranks and charlatans obsessed with finding the Philosopher’s Stone – that magic “something” that would transmute base metals into gold. However, since the 1970s scholars of the history of science have come to re-assess alchemy. ...

Jun 21 - NCAS Special Event: Maryland Premiere: "An Honest Liar"

Shadow of a Doubt - June 2014

The Monthly Calendar of the National Capital Area Skeptics

• June 21 Special Event: "An Honest Liar"
  Maryland Premiere of documentary film about
  James "The Amazing" Randi
• NCAS officers selected
• Amazon Smile
• Shadow Light
• Jun 11 Drinking Skeptically in MD and VA!
• Skeptic Line Number
• Time to Renew?

Shadow of a Doubt - May 2014

The Monthly Calendar of the National Capital Area Skeptics

• May 10 Special Event: NCAS SkepTour 2014, DC 
• May 14 Drinking Skeptically in MD and VA!
• Board of Directors Election Results
• Amazon Smile
• Torn From Today's Headlines: President Clinton Discusses UFOs, the Roswell Incident, and Area 51
• Shadow Light
• Skeptic Line Number
• Time to Renew?

May 10 - NCAS SkepTour 2014 -- A Skeptic's Field Guide to the National Capital Area (Reservation Requested)