Bay Area Skeptics
bayareaskeptics.bsky.social
Bay Area Skeptics
@bayareaskeptics.bsky.social
Advocating for science, critical thinking, and dispelling extraordinary claims from the San Francisco bay since 1982, we are the oldest regional skeptics group in the world.
Global Skeptics in the Pub is LIVE RIGHT NOW (running 24 hours all Friday, Pacific Time). Come for a few minutes or for hours!
More information: www.skepticalcon.com/global-sitp-...
August 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A regular performer at our conference, the amazing @joeyfabianonbass.bsky.social plays selections from The Skeptic's Jukebox through the lunch hour this Saturday at the 2025 SkeptiCal Conference, Aug. 23 in Oakland.
Tickets and more information: skepticalcon.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Join "Big Picture Science" hosts Seth Shostak & Molly Bentley for a workshop on critical analysis of extraordinary science claims. The 2025 SkeptiCal Conference is Saturday, Aug. 23, in Oakland. Please join us for a full day that will expand your mind!
Tickets and more information: skepticalcon.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
One week from today is our 2nd GLOBAL #Skeptics in the Pub. This is a 24-hour free event on Zoom with attendees from more than 50 groups around the world. Join for 10 minutes or all 24 hours. It runs all day Friday Aug. 22 Pacific Time.

More info at: www.skepticalcon.com/global-sitp-...
#SitP
August 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The always entertaining and enlightening Ross Blocher @rossblocher.bsky.social (the "Ross" in the popular "Oh No, Ross and Carrie" podcast) discusses his presentation of skepticism to a spiritual crowd, a lesson in discussing rationalism to the irrational.
Tickets & info at: skepticalcon.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"Enhance!", commands Blade Runner's Deckard as the computer zooms into a photograph revealing unseen clarity. Data Skeptic Kyle Polich references sci-fi and the Roswell incident at the 2025 #SkeptiCal Conference, live in Oakland on Aug. 23.
Tickets and more information at skepticalcon.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
For 25 years, the Center for Inquiry Investigations Group has offered $500k to anyone proving paranormal powers under controlled conditions. Get the tools to do it yourself at the 2025 SkeptiCal Conference, live in Oakland on Aug. 23.

Tickets and more information at skepticalcon.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Environmental scientist Dana Nuccitelli examines the actions that we can take given the current state of climate change in "Doom, Gloom, & Energy Boom", one talk in a day full of critical thinking live in Oakland on Saturday Aug. 23.

Tickets and more information at skepticalcon.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The world is a vast sea of information. How can we navigate information overload, and how do those decisions shape knowledge and beliefs?

Expand your mind with Dr. Celeste Kidd and the rest of our amazing speakers at the 2025 SkeptiCal Conference. Tickets and more information at skepticalcon.com.
August 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Our own Dr. Eugenie Scott takes the stage at the 2025 SkeptiCal Conference to discuss "Scopes at 100".

See Dr. Scott and many other amazing speakers in a live, one-day conference on Aug. 23. Tickets and more information are available at skepticalcon.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Ticket prices increase on Friday for the 2025 SkeptiCal Conference, LIVE in Oakland on August 23.

Tickets and more information at: skepticalcon.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Tuesday night May 13, we're back with LIVE, In-Person Skeptics in the Pub.
Please join us!

Fiddlers Green, 333 El Camino Real, Millbrae
7-9PM
May 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Going on right now in Lodi:
The "Be Reasonable" Skepticamp

Be Reason-Able!

Date: Apr 5 • 10:30 am

Location: 201 West Locust Street, Lodi, CA 95240

www.eventbrite.com/e/be-reason-...
April 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Reminder that in ONE WEEK we'll be meeting LIVE in Mountain View for our very first SkeptiCamp. This is an informal free meeting with speakers on diverse topics throughout the day.

PLEASE JOIN US (and bring a friend).

More information below: https://buff.ly/3CHICwg
February 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Call for Presenters!
Bay Area Skeptics are holding our first SkeptiCamp in Mountain View on Feb 9. Why don’t you give a talk? Write baskeptics@gmail.com and see https://buff.ly/3DMhkFs for more info.
January 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Have you wanted to share some ideas about science or scientific #skepticism?

Give a talk at BAS SkeptiCamp Feb. 9/2025 in Mountain View!

Write baskeptics@gmail.com and see https://buff.ly/3DMhkFs for more info.
January 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
We're doing a LIVE SkeptiCamp in Mountain View on Feb. 9 from 9am-6pm. A SkeptiCamp is a free, informal conference in which anyone, usually amateur skeptics, present on a subject in science and/or scientific skepticism. More details coming soon! https://buff.ly/4092CzJ
January 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The intersection of science and folklore is a fantastic playground for #skepticism.

This very seasonal podcast examines the northern lights from all those angles... and more.
https://buff.ly/4iTgWFa
December 26, 2024 at 12:37 AM