Welcome to Our New Website!
We have just released www.skep-tech.com, the official website for the SkepTech conference on April 5th and 6th 2013 in Minneapolis and Minnesota. We have an amazing lineup of speakers planning to...
View ArticleAnnouncing SkepTech – A Conference About Secularism and Innovation
In recent years, the skeptic movement has been gaining more and more momentum. It is obvious that one of the largest factors in this growth is technology. Not just the internet which connects us all,...
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Website Updates
As 2012 draws to an end, we at the SkepTech Conference just want to remind you that THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!!! After all, the Mayan did Decide this…. With their vastly superior technology to ours….....
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Tim Farley’s Addition
It looks like we have an early Holiday present for everyone coming to SkepTech! Tim Farley, of What’s The Harm? (one of Ben Sweatervest’s Favorite Websites) has just been added to the Speakers List!...
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Breaking News!
Breaking News from your SkepTech Staff! Registration is now open (and is free), just click the Registration tab of the menu! Hope to see you at SkepTech
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Nick Stancato on SkepTech
The Secular Student Alliance is very happy to support SkepTech for numerous reasons. It might be one of the most impressive student-run conferences that we have supported this year. We are very proud...
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SkepTech Extended to Sunday, April 7th!
SkepTech staff have extended the conference through Sunday, April 7th! There are just too many awesome skeptical & technological things to celebrate in two days. We’ve added more breakouts, tech...
View ArticleSkepTech Video “Interview” with Tim Farley and Stephanie Zvan
Ben Blanchard talks to his friends with disastrous consequences!
View ArticleI’ve Been Waiting For A Conference Like SkepTech (guest post by Tim Farley)
“What? Yet another skeptic conference? Do we need another?” I’m sure as the annual skeptic conference schedule gets more and more packed, that has been said more than once. And it is true that there...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Zach!
A brief birthday message from the SkepTech team to Zach Weinersmith. (NSFW – mild swearing)
View ArticleThank You! (A message from our Social Media Coordinator)
For those keeping track of our progress, we made some major changes today that require an explanation. You can see for yourself—meander over to our schedule if you haven’t already. A significant amount...
View Article[SkepTech 2013] Panel – Real World vs. Cyberspace Activism
The panel of JT Eberhard, Andrew Tripp, Brianne Bilyeu, and Miri Mogilevsky, and moderated by Robbie Orlowski, addressed the advantages/disadvantages & differences between “meatspace” and...
View Article[SkepTech 2013] JT Eberhard – Hacktivism
A new talk from JT Eberhard, on new & improved activism tactics.
View Article[SkepTech 2013] Greta Christina – Arguing Effectively on the Internet
Author & blogger Greta Christina spoke about communicating, arguing, and debating effectively on the internet, a medium which when misused can fail to accomplish all of those things.
View Article[SkepTech 2013] Hemant Mehta – Don’t Post First and Ask Questions Later
Math teacher & blogger Hemant Mehta spoke at SkepTech 2013 on a few ineffective debate tactics currently in use.
View Article[SkepTech 2013] Panel – Anonymity and the Internet
Moderated by Chana Messinger, a panel of Tim Farley, Kate Donovan, Zach Weinersmith, and Beth Ann Erickson explored the rather difficult conflict between online anonymity and harassment.
View Article[SkepTech 2013] Ben Blanchard – The Skeptic Social Network
Secular Student and SkepTech Event Specialist Ben Blanchard gave a talk on being socially engaged and active while nontheistic.
View Article[SkepTech 2013] PZ Myers – Transhumanist Fantasies, Biological Realities
Evolutionary Biology professor & Pharyngula blogger PZ Myers offered several arguments against claims frequently made by transhumanists, rooted in the study of biology.
View Article[SkepTech 2013] Stephanie Zvan – The Use and Abuse of Psychometrics
Blogger Stephanie Zvan of Almost Diamonds gave us examples and anecdotes of how often society misuses the science of psychometry in the medical industry, prejudgment, and other cases.
View Article[SkepTech 2013] Brendan Murphy – The Neuropsychology of Quitting
SkepTech 2013 staffer & MC Brendan Murphy gave a talk on the psychology behind goal management behavior, and the potential risks involved with goal management deficits.
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