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Events
VIDEO: The Science and Art of Bioluminescence, #SkepchickCon
This year, we added more Sandboxes to our SkepchickCon programming at CONvergence, and they were incredibly popular. Sandboxes are the CONvergence term for interactive workshops, one of the ways the con provides activities for both children and adults to enjoy. For us, this is an ideal scenario for providing science education to all ages. The Science and Art of Bioluminescence…
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Activism
Autographed Sideshow Poster Auction Ends Tonight!
Fundraising is hard. Even a worthy cause, like science and critical thinking education and outreach, competes for attention with so many worthy causes. Since taking over SkepchickCon organizing, I have wracked my brain to come up with new ways of raising the money we need without having to constantly ask you to donate. Most con organizers will tell you that…
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Activism
Disability, Disenfranchisement, and Disbelief: An Interview with SB Morgaine
By Courtney Caldwell. Originally posted at Skepchick Events. I recently sat down with SB Morgaine to talk about how event organizers (and the community as a whole!) can be more inviting to disabled people. SB works at a non-profit in Virginia that helps the deaf community, and has done work with secular groups to create awareness for those with disabilities.…
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Anti-Science
VIDEO: Climate Change & Superstorms Panel, #SkepchickCon
And another SkepchickCon video makes it through editing and transcription! We have many more to come. In case you missed the first two, here they are: Evolutionary Psychology panel Anne Sauer’s Amazing Skepchick Cure-all demo Thanks yet again to David McConnell for videotaping and editing this and many other panels and to Jason Thibeault for his effects wizardry, based on…
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Auction: Autographed Skepchick Sideshow Posters from #SkepchickCon
If you have never attended CONvergence, you might not fully appreciate one of the unique features of the con: nightly themed party rooms. Picture two floors of hotel rooms, each with a patio or balcony, looking out over the hotel pool and courtyard. In every room is a themed party, and people go all out with the decorations. Since this…
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Activism
Fade to Black: An interview with the NYC Blackout Rally folks
By Ed Cara. Originally posted at Skepchick Events. This upcoming Saturday, the Black Atheists of America and Black Nonbelievers are teaming up to present quite possibly the first secular event of its kind, the NYC Blackout Rally; a celebration of atheism and secularism through prominent speakers, singers and lyricists of color. Ed sat down and spoke with the people spearheading…
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Events
EVENT: Join Jamie and Nicole @ Skeptics Under the Stars THIS WEEKEND
It is not too late to register for Skeptics Under the Stars this weekend. In fact, you can still get half-price or even free tickets if you can’t afford the registration. If you’re in the Midwest, you can probably even find some ride-sharing as well to help keep costs down. Plus there are opportunities to share camping equipment! Contact Jamie Bernstein for details on…
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Skepticism
Only 2 hours left to bid on the Amazing Skepchick Cure-All
. . . decanter. See what I did there? Plus the etched glass decanters for Jaundice, Dyspepsia, and Palpitations! The Amazing Skepchick Cure-All decanter auction is here, and all auctions are listed here. These are the original decanters created for Anne Sauer’s demonstration in the Skepchick Sideshow party room at CONvergence earlier this month. Read more about it in Anne’s…
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