SkeptiCal 2026

Topics and speakers include:

Alternative Medicine for Animals (Brennan McKenzie) How Science Education Can Protect Us from Misinformation (Bruce Alberts)
A Skeptical Examination of Wildfire Risk and Response (Peter Hess) What Every Skeptic Should Know about Cold-Reading (Susan Gerbic)
Adventures at the Festival of Mind Body Spirit Wallet (Richard Saunders) Selective Skepticism is NOT Skepticism (Thomas Smith)
Fantastical Images and Astounding Claims (Leonard Tramiel) Skepardy! (hosted by Bill Patterson with special guest contestants)
*Skeptics Jukebox (Joey Fabian)

Get your tickets now before the price increases to $75. Tickets for starving students are $20 each (with ID). Space is limited, so grab your tickets early.

There will be a*LIVE* Skeptics-in-the-Pub the night before in Oakland.
[Global Skeptics-in-the-Pub has been moved to International Skeptics Day, October 13.]

Tickets, T-Shirts, and more at https://SkepticalCon.com