SkepchickCon 2012

A fun weekend of science, skepticism and geekery at Convergence 2012

31 speakers

Coverage of SkepchickCon 2012

21 sessions

Day 1 Thursday 5th July 2012

• 3:30pm Skepchicks Save the Day AND Your $$

  presented by Rebecca the Undead, Amy Davis Roth, masalaskeptic, Bug Girl, Felicia Gilljam, Ashley Hamer and Heina D.

• 5:00pm Mad Art Lab

  presented by Amy Davis Roth, masalaskeptic, Ashley Hamer, Emily Finke - Seelix, Melissa Kaercher, Anne Sauer and Ryan Consell

• 10:00pm Final CONvergence: Doomsday Scenarios

  presented by PZ Myers, Jason Thibeault and Matt Lowry

Day 2 Friday 6th July 2012

• 9:30am Growing Up Online

  presented by Stephanie Zvan, Jason Thibeault, Ashley Hamer, Anne Sauer and Heina D.

• 11:00am I am Geek, Therefore I draw

  presented by Amy Davis Roth, Ashley Hamer, Emily Finke - Seelix and Ryan Consell

• 2:00pm Don't Feed the Trolls

  presented by Rebecca the Undead, Cristina Rad, Greg Laden, Stephanie Zvan, Jason Thibeault and Heina D.

• 5:00pm Ask a Scientist

  presented by Ryan Consell, Brianne Bilyeu and Matt Lowry

• 8:30pm The Physiology of Drugs/Alcohol

  presented by PZ Myers, Maggie Koerth-Baker and Anne Sauer

• 10:00pm Evolution and the female orgasm

  presented by Rebecca the Undead, PZ Myers, Greg Laden and Heina D.

Day 3 Saturday 7th July 2012

• 9:30am Alien evolution

  presented by PZ Myers, Greg Laden, Bug Girl and Emily Finke - Seelix

• 11:00am The Physics of Super-Fashion

  presented by Emily Finke - Seelix, Melissa Kaercher and Ryan Consell

• 11:00am Mutants!

  presented by PZ Myers, Greg Laden and Bug Girl

• 12:30pm The Chilling Effect of Climate Change Denialism in the Classroom

  presented by Maggie Koerth-Baker, Greg Laden, Shawn Lawrence Otto and John Abraham

• 2:00pm Women in Science and Technology

  presented by Maggie Koerth-Baker, masalaskeptic, Emily Finke - Seelix and Brianne Bilyeu

• 3:30pm The Science of Evolution

  presented by PZ Myers, Greg Laden and Bug Girl

• 5:00pm Ancient Alien Debate

  presented by PZ Myers, Desiree, Greg Laden, Scotty Roberts and JV Johnson

Day 4 Sunday 8th July 2012

• 9:30am Invisible Superheros

  presented by Rebecca the Undead, PZ Myers and Bug Girl

• 12:30pm Squid

  presented by PZ Myers and Greg Laden

• 2:00pm Vive la différence - Gender Differences

  presented by Greg Laden, Stephanie Zvan, Heina D., Debbie Goddard, Craig Finseth and Benny Shaffer

• 2:00pm Magnets! How do they work? @ Connie's Quantum Sandbox

  presented by Matt Lowry

• 3:30pm Teen Skepchick

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