Hey Skepticon lovers, Each year, about 700 or so attendees enjoy Skepticon in the lush jungles of Springfield, MO at the Ramada Oasis Hotel & Convention Center. The Skepticon team did the math and we found something pretty cool: did you know that, if everyone who attended gave us about Read more
Howdy Skeptiworld, We’ve talked about it before, but Skepticon is still facing down a long and difficult lawsuit. Unfortunately, this means that we need to spend time and energy on fundraising for BOTH legal fees (and our awesome con). Please consider donating to our legal defense fund and helping Skepticon Read more
Hello Skepticontown, Did you know that sharing is caring? BECAUSE IT IS! Skepticon has grown as a community due to all of the wonderful people who are a part of it talking to their friends. If you enjoy Skepticon and want to help us spread the awesomeness, share us in Read more
Helloooooo SKERPTERKERRRNNN, Ever wanted to have your name in lights? Splashed across fancy brochures? Now’s your chance! Become a sponsor for Skepticon 10 and make your wildest sponsoring dreams come true. Don’t like one of the options we have? Suggest a new one! Personally, we’ve been trying to get a Read more
Hello Skepticonners! Here at Skepticon we’re kicking off fundraising for our 10th (OMG TEN YEARS WHAT?!) con. All week we’re going to tell you a different way you can make it rain on Skepticon. Today, we wanna talk about Dino Club! What’s Dino Club? So glad you asked! Dino Club Read more
Hey Skepticon lovers, As some of you may be aware, Skepticon is still facing down a lawsuit. Raising money to host a free community event is hard, but having to do it while also facing down the burden of paying lawyers has made it even harder. But we’re not giving up! If Read more
Last time we checked in at the Skepticon ranch (our brand is the Lazy X!), we were fighting over speaker choices. The next order of business is to pick a theme, and brainstorm ideas for fundraising. Skepticon’s themes aren’t really about the talks. We don’t try to get speakers whose topics Read more
Many have tried to define “art”… “Art has to move you and design does not, unless it’s a good design for a bus.” – David Hockney “We have our Arts so we won’t die of Truth.” – Friedrich Nietzsche “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” – Pablo Picasso Read more
Second meeting of the year, and it’s time for the speaker fight! If you’re imagining PZ Myers punching out Matt Dillahunty, you’re seriously on the wrong track. (Plus you’ve clearly never met either of them. They’re super awesome, and would never hurt a fly. Okay, PZ might, but only in Read more
After Venue, the next Skepticon division to get busy at the beginning of the year is Speakers. We look through all of the suggestions made by attendees and previous speakers. (And we’re sorry, but Neil deGrasse Tyson is not going to come speak to us for free, ever. Especially not after Read more