Cross-posted on Skepchick. Meet Skepchicks, Freethought Bloggers, and tons of special guests at SkepchickCon, the science and skepticism track of CONvergence, a sci-fi/fantasy conference held July 4-7 in the Minneapolis area. If you register by May 15, you pay only $60. That’s it. Sixty bucks gets you access to four freaking days of panels, cosplay, multiple nightly themed parties, interacti... »
January 23 is cancer con man Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski’s 70th birthday, but what do you get for the man who has stolen everything from people with cancer ? A sense of shame? A moral compass (to tell him where to go)? How about actually fulfilling the promises he has made but not kept to thousands of children with cancer and their families by doing something to help them instead of profiting b... »
After considering feedback from readers and CONvergence we’ve changed the harassment policy. The previously posted policy is no longer in effect. This is the new and improved policy: Skepchick is dedicated to facilitating public engagements that are a safe and harassment-free experience for everyone regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ... »
From June 30 – July 3, Skepchick will host our third year of panels at CONvergence, the annual sci-fi convention in Minneapolis, and it promises to be our best yet! This year our special guests include Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon, PZ Myers of Pharyngula, John Abraham of Climate Science Rapid Response, Sadie Crabtree of JREF, and more, plus Rebecca Watson and many other Skepchicks! How to Att... »
