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This panel featuring Maggie Koerth-Baker, Tim Farley, Zach Weinersmith, Chelsea Du Fresne, and Robbie Orlowski examined the intersection of humanity’s survival and technological development.
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Maggie Koerth-Baker, science editor at boingboing.net and NYT’s Eureka columnist, spoke about the attractiveness and necessity of investing in infrastructure.
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 of material has been added: 11 new voices (plus already scheduled ones) in five diverse panels, as well as the participation of… read more »
A brief birthday message from the SkepTech team to Zach Weinersmith. (NSFW – mild swearing)
“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 are more skeptic conferences than ever. I created an online database of these events in order to promote and research… read more »
Ben Blanchard talks to his friends with disastrous consequences!
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 presentations, and ways for attendees to participate. SkepTech is now a full-weekend conference. Find the revised & updated schedule here.
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 to see that the organizers have a relevant and focused subject area. Innovation and technology are important parts of the secular movement,… read more »
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
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! All of our staff are VERY excited to have him speak, since he is one of the greatest examples of how technology and… read more »