Today marks the funeral of Hailey Owens. Leading up to this day we have seen thousands of people from all faiths and no faith take to the streets grieve and to support the Owens family. Last Saturday, the Skepticrew in Springfield were a part of a vigil of almost 10,000 Read more…
We want to thank all of our presenters for their time and letting us exploit them for the sake of our convention. If you get an oppertunity please follow them of facebook, twitter and their blogs. David Fitzgerald – http://davefitzgerald.blogspot.com/ Seth Andrews, The Thinking Atheist – http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/ – @ThinkingAtheist on Read more…
Some of our friends at Missouri State University in the Religious studies department asked if we could help them out. One of the problems with many religiously driven scholarly surveys is that they rarely get the point of view of skeptics or Atheists. They asked that share this survey with Read more…
It’s official, you people are amazing. The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has reported that we went beyond our requirements by over 50%. Your generosity kept them busy the entire time they were here and they can’t wait to come back. If you missed out on this blood drive, Read more…
My name is Dave Muscato; I am the Public Relations Director for American Atheists. I am at the Skepticon conference in Springfield, MO, although I am attending on my own “off-duty” this weekend and not in a working capacity for American Atheists. Early Saturday morning, there was a security Read more…
Skepticon is officially taking a controversial stance on typhoons: typhoons are bad. Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) is beyond awful. You can help in two big ways at Skepticon. This Friday at 1PM, Dale McGowan, founder of Foundation Beyond Belief is skyping in to Skepticon’s main stage to talk about the typhoon Read more…
There will be a blood drive at Skepticon on Friday Nov. 15 from 1-5 PM. For this new project, the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is bringing a truckload of beds and a small army of volunteers. Let’s dazzle them and make them wish they brought another truck! Get Read more…
When you check in, you will be given a colored armband and an important mission: Win. It’s the ultimate showdown of Red Team vs Team Blue and it could decide everything. Help your team win points to achieve victory and get the TOTALLY AWESOME PRIZE!* How do you get in Read more…
Skepticon is pleased to announce that Travel Grants are here! We have three different grants available this year: The Surly Amy Travel Grant for Awesome Women Who are Awesome Number of Grants – 1 Requirements – Identify as Female. The Secular Woman Travel Grant Number of Grants – 1 Requirements Read more…
Friends! Skeptics! Activists! We are pleased to announce that this year we will be sharing the Expo Center with Friends Against Hunger again! Friends Against Hunger is the group that we shared the Expo Center with last year and their goal is to pack 1 million meals in a three-day Read more…