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Grassroots skepticism isn’t glamorous. It’s cookies, AV cables, and 22 people arguing over Teflon.

Small rooms are where future leaders, funders, educators, and skeptics actually get formed.

Susan Gerbic reports back from SkeptiCamp Santa Cruz 2025: https://ow.ly/tWqx50XmS6x
Turns out you don’t always need a conference hall, sponsor deck, and polished stage to move skeptical culture forward. Sometimes it’s 22 people in a room eating pizza, trading ideas, arguing over Teflon, laughing about Dunning-Kruger, and finding the next generation of organizers without even realizing they’re doing it. This is where skeptical infrastructure actually begins. Tiny, imperfect rooms full of people who still care enough to show up in person. Turns out you don’t always need a conference hall, sponsor deck, and polished stage to move skeptical culture forward. Sometimes it’s 22 people in a room eating pizza, trading ideas, arguing over Teflon, laughing about Dunning-Kruger, and finding the next generation of organizers without even realizing they’re doing it. This is where skeptical infrastructure actually begins. Tiny, imperfect rooms full of people who still care enough to show up in person. Turns out you don’t always need a conference hall, sponsor deck, and polished stage to move skeptical culture forward. Sometimes it’s 22 people in a room eating pizza, trading ideas, arguing over Teflon, laughing about Dunning-Kruger, and finding the next generation of organizers without even realizing they’re doing it. This is where skeptical infrastructure actually begins. Tiny, imperfect rooms full of people who still care enough to show up in person. Turns out you don’t always need a conference hall, sponsor deck, and polished stage to move skeptical culture forward. Sometimes it’s 22 people in a room eating pizza, trading ideas, arguing over Teflon, laughing about Dunning-Kruger, and finding the next generation of organizers without even realizing they’re doing it. This is where skeptical infrastructure actually begins. Tiny, imperfect rooms full of people who still care enough to show up in person.
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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CSI is turning 50, which in skeptic years is… about 4,000 conspiracy theories debunked.

Join us in Buffalo with Bill Nye, Leighann Lord, and the all-stars of science communication.

June 11–14, 2026.

Let’s celebrate the people who celebrate reality: CSIconference.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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@davidmcraney.bsky.social introduces a special critical thinking issue—featuring @critikid.bsky.social, @thinkingpowers.bsky.social, @quackwatch.bsky.social, and more.

Explore the intro and full issue: skepticalinquirer.org/2025/04/teac...

#CriticalThinking #ScienceEd
Quote from David McRaney that reads: "Because as long as people are still thinking, we must encourage people to keep thinking about thinking," from Skeptical Inquirer May/June 2025. Visit SkepticalInquirer.org to read the full issue.
May 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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250 issues strong. For nearly 50 years, we've exposed pseudoscience and defended reason. To mark the milestone, we teamed up with #BillNye for a special issue on climate denial.

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📖 Read the issue: skepticalinquirer.org/2025/01/?ms=...
April 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM