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Focused on education & science, Skepticon is the nation's largest FREE skeptic convention Skepticon is an annual conference hosted in Saint Louis, MO.

Please see skepticon.org for the latest updates and shenanigans.

Announcing: Skiatus 08/20/2025

From us to you:

Announcing: Skiatus Dear Skepticonites, We write to share that Skepticon 17—which we hoped would occur in 2025— will be postponed. Like so many folks during this most dumpster fire of a year in America, our volunteers are just trying to keep it together. Unfortunately, this means that we can’t fit organizing a c

08/16/2024

"Two Earthlings 2, 48 x 48, oil on canvas, 2003/2009", John Brosio

Just stunning.🥹

~J
www.johnbrosio.com

Important Update for SK16 Attendees RE: COVID 07/29/2024

Important update regarding Skepticon 16:

Important Update for SK16 Attendees RE: COVID Skepticon friends and attendees, we have an update about this weekend. So far, we've had one volunteer test positive for COVID. We appear to be in the early stages of another surge, so these may not be the only exposures. The positive test happened today, so we don't have a good grasp of when the

Skeptiprom 2024 07/28/2024

Want to jam out to the Skepticon 16 Prom Playlist? Here is it! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kX77FCDaRc9Ycy3bTJiBV?si=c6e7f4ace4fc4a8b

Skeptiprom 2024 Skeptiprom 2024 · Playlist · 36 songs

Photos from Skepticon's post 07/28/2024

Who blew it best? You decide!

07/28/2024

We emailed PZ at 3am with the Subject Line: Important octopus questionz. He responded four hours later. Here's what was said:

"Ben and I are chatting about the talk you did forever ago at Skepticon about how octopi will detach and throw their p***ses at each other. We have questions:

- how far?
Not far at all. Less throwing, more handing their p***s to their partner.
- where? Do them near each other? Do they bonk off of their head?
They place it inside.
- does it get thrown inside like a javelin?
They're soft and squirmy, not at all aerodynamic.
- how hard? Like how much force is put behind this throw? Are there many p***s throwing injuries in the octopi community?
Gently and lovingly, no injuries.
- do they regrow after? Can they grow more than one?
If they live long enough. These are small male octopuses, and it[s a hard life. They might get lucky once before they're eaten by a predator.
- do they ever boomerang back?
That would be a sign of failure, since the whole point is to get it inside the female.

For your further delectation, there are spiders whose intromittent organ snaps off inside the female to prevent other males from having s*x with her. There is even a spider that goes so far as to drop dead as soon as he manages insertion, so the female has a complete dead co**se dangling out of her hoo-hah. That tends to discourage further romantic encounters."

Thank you, PZ for always answering our burning science questions!

Photos from Skepticon's post 07/28/2024

SWEET SKEPTICON 16 PROM!

07/27/2024

The sisters of perpetual indulgence are back!

07/27/2024

Planned Parenthood kicking off our Saturday!

07/27/2024

Debbie Goddard now on the Skepticon 16 chatting about connecting communities!

Skepticon 16 - Friday 07/26/2024

You can watch Skepticon 16 live streaming on out Youtube:

Skepticon 16 - Friday

07/26/2024

Yay! Jaimie Hileman is kicking off Skepticon 16 with their talk ""The (Dis) (Mis) Information War Being Waged Against Trans and Q***r Folk"
…and why we must win it!""

Also, Maddy Love is debuting as emcee!

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