Welcome Justin Vollmar! Raised in a strict Christian sect known as the Independent Fundamental Baptists, Justin was a born-again, washed-in-blood Christian. He attended the Capital Baptist Deaf College, where he graduated with an unaccredited bachelor’s degree in pastoral studies. For the next nine years, Justin worked as a pastor until he established an online preaching ministry, Read more…
Our next speaker for Skepticon wants us all to use our brains rationally. Introducing: Bo Bennett! Bo’s personal motto is “Expose an irrational belief, keep a person rational for a day. Expose irrational thinking, keep a person rational for a lifetime.” Much of his charitable work is in the area Read more…
Our next speaker has accumulated over 187 million views on YouTube with nothing but fun, engaging and educational science videos AND he does it using a combination of fancy video editing, humor, slow motion cameras and sometimes arrows! If that doesn’t support the mission of Skepticon we don’t know what does! Appearing at Read more…
It’s us, again Skepticoners! Can you believe that we are almost halfway through our speaker list? Let’s learn more about this year’s lineup! Say Hello To: Sam Kean! Sam Kean spent years collecting mercury from broken thermometers as a kid, and now he’s a writer in Washington, D.C. His stories Read more…
Happy Hump Day, Skepticoners! Let’s get to it and learn about another amazing speaker for Skepticon 8! Introducing: Nathanael Johnson! Nathanael Johnson is a journalist who lives in San Francisco with his wife and daughter. He is the food writer for Grist, and teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, Read more…
Happy Monday, Skepticon lovers! To help lift your spirits, let’s learn the name of another totally cool and outright awesome speaker that will be joining us for Sk8!: Introducing:Â Jamie DeWolf! With a long ranging career began in his teens, Jamie first became known to Bay Area audiences as a performance Read more…
Happy Friday, Skepticontown! We here at Skepticon HQ are happy to announce another (super friggin’ amazing) speaker for this year: Introducing Kavin Senapathy! Kavin is a quack-fighting mom who contributes to Grounded Parents, Genetic Literacy Project, and Skepchick. She is a freelance writer and science popularizer whose work has appeared on Read more…
Happy Wednesday, Skepticoners! Are you ready to learn another speaker name? Well, we hope that’s a yes! Introducing Our Second Speaker for Skepticon 8: Sikivu Hutchinson! Sikivu Hutchinson is an American feminist, atheist and author. She is the author of Godless Americana: Race and Religious Rebels (2013), Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Read more…
Skepticontown! June is here! Let’s learn about the amazing speakers we have for Sk8! Introducing Our First Speaker for Skepticon 8: Fallon Fox! Fallon Fox is a professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighter specializing in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, and Muay Thai. She began training in 2008 and currently Read more…
Hello Skepticon lovers! CLICK THIS LINK RIGHT HERE TO REGISTER FOR SKEPTICON! We know that Skepticon 8 is 6 months away, but we can hardly stand it! We want to see you all again! In the coming weeks we’re going to start announcing speakers and this year, for the first Read more…