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Events
FtBCon Liveblogging at Skepchick Events
At Skepchick Events, we’ve got a bunch of new contributors, and we’ve been busy behind the scenes preparing to relaunch the site with regular content. We’ll still have an ever-evolving comprehensive events calendar, but we also have some fantastic new writers dedicated to all topics related to what is at the heart of all events: community building. You can look…
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Activism
EVENT: NYC Blackout Secular Rally
Written by Ed Cara and originally posted at Skepchick Events. In 2012, Washington, D.C. played host to the Reason Rally, one of the largest gathering of atheists, skeptics and freethinkers to date. With at least twenty-thousand in attendance, the Rally allowed diverse viewpoints and experiences to come from all across the country and share their appreciation for secular values. It’s…
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Activism
EVENT: Rebecca, Amy, Heina, DebGod & More at FtBCon This Weekend!
FtBConscience starts tomorrow! It’s a come-as-you-are event (those pajama pants aren’t just for grocery shopping), totally online and completely free. You can view the full schedule here. Find out more (including how to find the event on G+) here. Several Skepchick Network contributors will be on panels throughout the weekend, including Benny from Queereka; MAL’s Seelix and Anne; Teen Skepchick…
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Anti-Science
Video: The Amazing Skepchick Cure-All, with Anne Sauer
Earlier this week, Anne Sauer from Mad Art Lab wrote about the “cure-all” science and history demo she did in the Skepchick Sideshow party room at CONvergence. As promised, below is a video of one of the many performances of the weekend, followed by a transcript. A reminder: We are auctioning off the etched decanters she’s using, which were specially…
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Events
Video: Evo Psych panel at SkepchickCon 2013
We are working away at video editing and transcription of the panels, workshops, and demos that were part of SkepchickCon, the science and skepticism track of CONvergence, held over this past July 4th weekend. I’ll post them as we finish them. The Evolutionary Psychology panel has apparently already been generating some discussion, based not on the content of the panel…
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Events
SkepchickCON Schedule & Prize Winners!
CONvergence is only one week away, and the SkepchickCon science and skepticism track is packed with more panels and more interactive workshops than ever before. Just check out the lineup below. In addition to panels and workshops, we’re offering nightly science-based drink demos by mixologist Anne Sauer, from Mad Art Lab, in the Skepchick Sideshow party room (227, same as…
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Events
Last chance to win a photo shoot at CONvergence!
If you are going to CONvergence, you still have time to bid on a professional photo shoot for you and a friend with Skepchick Jamie Bernstein. But time is running out. The auction ends tonight at 9 pm eastern. The featured photo is an example of her work. See more photos and auction details here. As with our previous auctions,…
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Activism
EVENT: FtBConscience and You!
Written by Ed Cara and originally posted at Skepchick Events. The internet, bastion of perpetually morose felines, has long been an enormous boon to the atheist community. With the number of atheist(skeptic)-centric blogs, podcasts and online discussion groups now available, it’s never been a less lonely time to be a self-identified nontheist. Sensibly enough, as the online community has grown…
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