We’ll be having a Skepticamp Volunteer and Planning Meeting this Sunday, February 28th at 4pm at Thinking Man Tavern. For more details and to RSVP, please visit the event page!

At the meeting we’ll work on confirming an event date and location, brainstorm additional fund raising and event promotion avenues and hear some some ideas from our amazing and brilliant volunteers! We’ll also be there for those curious about participating in Atlanta Skepticamp to answer questions, assist with topic selections and offer help however we can!

I personally can’t wait to get another Skepticamp off the ground, and I’m excited to see new and familiar faces alike at the meeting on Sunday!

See you there!

I’m very excited to announce that in March, we are hosting a Live Amateur Scientist podcast. Brian Thompson has graciously agreed to come to Atlanta to help us raise money for the Atlanta Skepticamp this summer!

We’re crazy excited about this. Brian is one of my favorite podcasters and the last time he did a live podcast in Atlanta, it turned into one of the best parties I’ve been to in years.

I hope that if you’re in or near Atlanta, you’ll join us. Brian will be interviewing Atlanta’s own Blake Smith (co-host of the Monster Talk podcast), and Lindsay Starke (writer and conspiracy expert). We are also expecting some exciting visitors who are coming into town for the event. Nothing is confirmed yet but there may be sightings of loud astronomers and flora-dwelling crustaceans… you never know

Plus, PRIZES. And not shitty Kevin Trudeau books like we had last year (although I think I still have a couple that may show up…) I’m talking really cool prizes, donated by the Atlanta Skeptics, Surly Amy, Tree Lobsters and others. » Continue reading “The Amateur Scientist Invasion”

We’re preparing for Atlanta’s 2nd SkeptiCamp planned for early this May. This week we’re getting things started with a unique opportunity to help The James Randi Educational Foundation, as well raise awareness about Atlanta SkeptiCamp.

For donations made to the JREF through this link this week, I will make a matching donation to Atlanta Skeptics up to $150 for the upcoming Atlanta SkeptiCamp event.

We’ll be announcing this at Skeptics in the Pub tonight in anticipation of next month’s March Skeptics in the Pub — Live Podcast with the Amateur Scientist. This is going to be a great fund-raising event for Atlanta SkeptiCamp, and tickets are just $5!!

Let’s have great kick off to this SkeptiCamp season by raising money for the wonderful JREF! Remember, for this week donations made to the JREF through this link,  I will make a personal matching donation up to $150 towards Atlanta SkeptiCamp 2010!

We’re looking forward to having another great Atlanta SkeptiCamp this year, and helping out our friends JREF as well!

Conspiracy theories have long been an area of focus for skeptics.  The Illuminati, the JFK Assassination and more recently the events of 9-11 have all spawned their own.  A couple of things are happening next week to bring conspiracy theories back to the forefront here in Atlanta.

First, Atlantan Ben Ruder is promoting a sort of “conspiracy night” at the Plaza Theatre on Ponce on Tuesday, December 1st at 8 PM. The main event is a screening of John Carpenter’s cult conspiracy theory classic They Live starring none other than “Rowdy” Roddy Piper of wrestling fame. The evening will also feature a display of conspiracy-themed art in the lobby. The event is being promoted via a website that links to many conspiracy theory believer videos on YouTube. It will be interesting to see if the night is populated more with conspiracy believers or wrestling fans. (Perhaps there’s some overlap there?)

Second and more prominently, Atlanta’s own Turner Broadcasting is launching a new program dedicated to the topic, Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, which premieres Wednesday, December 2 at 10 PM on truTV (formerly Court TV). Read more about the new show after the fold… » Continue reading “Apparently it is “conspiracy theory week” next week”

On a cold and rainy October 17th, the Atlanta Skeptics ventured out of the pub and into the great outdoors. Well, as great and outdoors as you can get in the middle of a major metropolitan area.

Overall, we had a good turnout for the first outing (approx 20), especially considering the weather. People brought kids, we grilled (eventually), and had some of Maria’s “fruit punch.” Fun was had by all. The event took place at a small picnic pavillion in Grant Park on the southeast side of Atlanta. The sun never came out and the wind was blowing making it a very chilly day, and there were periods of drizzle mixed with light rain here and there.

More after the break.

» Continue reading “Skeptics in the Park – Post Mortem”

Hello all! Sorry the ATL Skeptics site hasn’t been updated in a while but look for updates soon! Exciting things are afoot, including the Skeptics track at Dragon*Con, an influx of Atlanta Skeptics at the JREF Amaz!ng Meeting and a charity star gazing party featuring some of our favorite astronomers.  Watch this space for more.

In the meantime, come to Skeptics in the Pub! Our June meeting will be on June 13. No speaker this month but Tim Farley will be hosting trivia with fabulous prizes. And if you haven’t already, make sure you register for the Atlanta Skeptics group on Meetup.com to hear about all our upcoming events!

See you soon!

Atlanta’s Skeptics in the Pub is tomorrow night!

• Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008
• Time: 7 pm
• Location: Manuel’s Tavern in the North Avenue Room

We will discuss Atlanta’s upcoming Skepticamp (as well as be ACCEPTING DONATIONS!), get caught up on recent skepticism in the news and view some presentations from the TAM 6 DVD!

See you there!

-Taylor

We had our first Skepticamp volunteer meeting this past Saturday, and things went GREAT!! These are our confirmed details so far:

Skepticamp Atlanta

• Date: Saturday, February 7th, 2009
• Time: All day (start and end times TBD)
• Location: Doraville Civic Center, Doraville, GA

I want to thank everyone who attended the meeting and are volunteering their time and resources to make sure Skepticamp in Atlanta will be a great success!

It looks like we will have some some exciting activities and guests at the event! I will make an announcement as soon things are confirmed!

Our focus for right now is finding sponsors and PROMOTION, PROMOTION, PROMOTION!

At the next Skeptics in the Pub, Saturday, December 13th 7pm in the North Ave room at Manuel’s Tavern, I will discuss what came out of the volunteer meeting and also go over the rules of Skepticamp. We will also be accepting donations! Look forward to seeing you there!

-Taylor