American Atheists recently released the incident report that outlines what happened during the weekend of Skepticon 6. Our hearts go out to those who were involved and we hope that they are on their way to a place of healing. As we move forward, Skepticon will be amending some internal Read more…
Falalaaaa lalalala! Hey Skepticoners! The holidays are upon us and we here at Skepticon HQ are excited to announce our very first December fundraiser: Toys for Tots! Half of what we fundraise in the month of December will go to this awesome charity, so be sure to give today and 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…
Hello Skepticoners! We are only days away from the universe’s largest and absolutely FREE skeptic convention in the nation. CAN YOU FEEL THE AWESOME? Firstly, we here at Skepticon HQ want to thank all of our supporters for helping make this year happen. Without you, we would be nothing so 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…