HELLO SKEPTICON FRIENDS! O. M. G. have we missed you! What have you been up to? Did you do cool things? I certainly hope so. We’re writing to you today from our hibernation caves to give you a little update on Skepticon 11. As we mentioned at the end of Read more…
Hello Skepticon world! We’re very super a lot excited to announce a last minute addition to our lineup: a panel! Introducing: Diversifying Atheist Voices Even after years of work on the problem, the atheist movement is still largely represented by white cishet men. We’ve put together a panel of Read more…
Hey Skepticon lovers! Starting today and running until the very end of Skepticon (that would be Nov. 1st — Nov. 12th) Skepticon will be doing a matching donation challenge! That’s right, every dollar you donate until Skepticon 10 is over NOW COUNTS AS DOUBLE! Donate today and help us make Read more…
Hello Skepticoners! I bet you’d like to know what kind of awesome things our speakers are going to be talking about AND BY GOLLY YOU WILL KNOW! Dr. Samantha Montano From Acts of Gods to Disasterology: This presentation will explore the evolution from considering disasters as “Acts of God” to Read more…
My goodness! We’ve had a heck of a year trying to get the schedule locked down for Skepticon 10. BUT BY GOODNESS WE ARE READY TO SHARE AND I HOPE YOU ARE, TOO! Oh and hey — we’re doing a few things different this year. For one, we’ve decided to Read more…
Hey all, Kayley Whalen will be unable to join us for Skepticon this year. At this time, there are no plans to substitute another speaker but hey — you never know! Stay tuned for more news on the SK10 Schedule! Love, Skepticon
Hello again Skepticon Lovers! Due to Libby Cowgill needing to step down, we have a lineup update to share and ya’ll…this year is gonna rock our socks. Please welcome Nikki Jane as to the Skepticon 10 crew! Nikki Jane born Jessica Nicole is a activist, artist, and writer currently residing Read more…
Hello Skepticon Lovers! Please welcome Jessica Xiao as the next speaker to the Skepticon 10 lineup! Jessica Xiao is a Washington, DC-based writer, interested in activist culture, radical vulnerability, feminism, race and identity, mass incarceration, and climate injustice. You can find her work at Everyday Feminism, The Establishment, Huffington Post, Read more…
Hello Skepticon Lovers! Please welcome Libby Cowgill as the next speaker to the Skepticon 10 lineup! My research focuses on several different areas within the subdicipline of biological anthropology. Specifically, I study Pleistocene human evolution, human growth and development, human skeletal variation, and functional morphology. My current research program entails Read more…
Hello Skepticon Lovers! Please welcome Mandisa Thomas as the next speaker to the Skepticon 10 lineup! Mandisa Thomas is the founder and President of Black Nonbelievers, Inc. Although never formally indoctrinated into belief, Mandisa was heavily exposed to Christianity, Black Nationalism, and Islam. As a child she loved reading, and Read more…