Skeptrack - Skeptics at Dragon Con

Good morning! Come on down to Hilton 207 to get welcomed to our first 2025 panel! Welcome home everyone.

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@ 1 pm Sunday Wrap-Up & Feedback

Come & join us for a discussion about the past weekend.

Up in 15 min @ 11:30 Satanic Panic and the Pulling Report

Patricia Pulling, known for having mounted a brave campaign against the diabolical forces that have been unleashed in America today in the form of Dungeons and Dragons. Her claims of 'cult crimes' surrounding kids who were being seduced into Satanic groups via Role Playing Games was highlighted across the media. Find out more about the reality of the so called 'culy crimes' and the claims made by Mrs. Pulling.

Monday @ 10 am - Everything You Wish You Learned in Science Class But Didn't.

Explore how scientific knowledge is properly gathered, vetted, and improved on. We'll debunk some common myths about science and discover how to distinguish fact from fiction to safeguard ourselves against harmful pseudoscience.

@ 10 GEEKAPALOOZA COMEDY TOUR!!!

The Geekapalooza Comedy Tour features faculty and students from Georgia Tech setting out to prove that nerds can be funny and not just funny-looking.

Coming Next @ 8:30 Science Looks at Transgender Cultural What are the scientific facts relevant to the culture wars over being transgender? Although the politicians, journalists, and ideologues may not care about facts, Skeptics do care. Of concern are transgender causation, trans kids' treatment, and other issues which are constantly in the news.

Up Next @ 7 They Believed What?!? Ideas of Extra-Terrestrial Life from Copernicus to the Canals of Mars.

The idea that there might be beings on other worlds is not new, it goes back centuries. A discussion on the academic perspective about how our ideas of extra terrestrial life developed as our understanding of the universe changed.

What You’ve Been Waiting For Coming Up @ 5:30 Addressing White Supremacy in the Secular Community and What to DO About It!

As we see the rise of Christian Nationalism, it is important that we address White Supremacy within our own community. Mandisa will discuss some ways that nonbelievers and skeptics may be upholding supremacist ideals, and what we can do to change this.

Up Next @ 4:30 How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake!

Learn more about the creation of the all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking by the Skeptics Guide to the Universe crew.