Huge thank yous to everyone who attended Skepticon this weekend, in person or on the livestream! It was so good to see your faces again. Well, your eyes mostly, but they were all lovely. In-person attendance was about 80 people, which we find impressive, given how little advance warning we Read more…
Hello Skepticoners! We here at Skepticon HQ are delighted to announce that, due to the generosity of some very amazing and very cool anonymous donors, we are doing a 2x matching challenge this weekend! Every dollar you donate will be matched TWICE! Donate now and make twice the impact with Read more…
Hey Skepticonplorers! We know that we are doing a new venue this year, so we made this handy dandy map to help you find us! You can find everything on the main floor (technically the Second Floor) where the lobby is – just follow the hallway to the left of Read more…
Hello Skepticonzers, On top of main stage speakers, panels, a prom, game night, etc, we also have amazing workshops! Check out the fantastic selection we will have this year: Friday Time New York Central Room Illinois Central room 10-10:50am N/A A Taste of a Buddhist Mindfulness Retreat with the Fred Read more…
Hey Skepticontown, Do you have some awesome trivia ideas? Submit them using this form here!: CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A REALLY GOOD TRIVIA IDEAAAA!!! And we’ll see you SOON for Trivia night this Friday! :D Love, Skepticon P.s. Donate today and help keep Skepticon running year after year!
Hello Skeptizillas, Please give a warm, fuzzy welcome to our next speaker for this year: Greta Christina An absolute fan favorite and total gosh darn badass Greta Christina will be skyping in this year! We can’t wait to hear what she has to say and hope that you are just Read more…
Hello Skeptizillas, Please give a warm, fuzzy welcome to our next speaker for this year: Debbie Goddard If you don’t know who Debbie is by now then I don’t know where you’ve been. We can’t wait to welcome this absolute badass back to our Skepticons stage. Stay tuned for more Read more…
Hello Skeptipeoples, Please give a warm, fuzzy welcome to our next speaker for this year: Jey McCreight And that’s Doctor Jey McCreight to us! Jey joins us again after many years and when we say that we are SO FREAKING EXCITED to hang with them again we freakin’ mean it. Read more…
Hello Skeptiwonders, Please give a warm, fuzzy welcome to our next speaker for this year: Eli Heina Dadabhoy Talk title: Family: Is It All Relative? Talk description: Just the word “family” can be emotionally evocative, if not loaded. The less aligned with mainstream society you are, the more pronounced the potential Read more…
Hello Skeptispiders, Please give a warm, fuzzy welcome to our first speaker for this year: PZ Myers! Talk title: The wonderful fuzziness of genes: how they do and don’t define you and your family Description: Genes matter, but we often have an exaggerated idea of the power of small differences Read more…