MC Hammer of skepticism

Big news! I will be attending The Amaz!ng Meeting 5.5 on January 25-27 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida… as the MC!

James Randi‘s skeptical conferences are a mainstay in the rationalist community, and I have proudly attended every one. However, this year wasn’t working out well for various reasons, and I didn’t think I could attend. But then I got word from Randi’s organization that they wanted me to be the Master of Ceremonies, and, well, I have a hard time turning Randi down.

This conference is shorter than usual, really just a single day of speakers and panels (as opposed to a full blown TAM with three days). The list of speakers is pretty cool, including Skepchick Rebecca Watson, Robert Lancaster from Stop Sylvia Brown, author Mike Stackpole, and many others.

There is a workshop the day before on How To Be Heard Online, which should be interesting, and an open house at the James Randi Educational Foundation the day after. I’ve been there, and it’s a fun place, loaded with gizmos and pieces of magical, skeptical, and scientific history.

Bottom line: if you can go, go. I hope to see you there!

January 4th, 2008 11:05 AM by Phil Plait in Cool stuff, Skepticism | 8 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

8 Responses to “MC Hammer of skepticism”

1. Pete Says:
January 4th, 2008 at 11:22 am

It will be great to see you there! Hopefully it will be warm again here in Florida for you.
2. Rebecca Says:
January 4th, 2008 at 11:54 am

Aaaaaaaw yeeeeeeeeeah. It’s on!
3. Michael Lonergan Says:
January 4th, 2008 at 1:23 pm

Don’t forget your Bling.
4. The Centipede Says:
January 4th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

Funny thing you should mention MC Hammer. He’s a televangelist now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer#Pastoral_career
5. Lugosi Says:
January 4th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

You do realize, of course, that all rational people will be jailed if Huckabee becomes President.
Think I’ll start reading th Bible, just in case….
6. Jewel Says:
January 4th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

Oh I wish I could go. It looks like it will be fun. Plus, very cool people will be there. Have fun, though. Hopefully I will be able to go to TAM 6….
7. Grand Lunar Says:
January 4th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

D’oooh!

Of all times NOT to be in my home town! Instead, I’m in Orlando!
Think you can get a detour, Phil? We’re not far from the space center.

Anyway, hope you have an awesome time, as always. Post videos! Take pictures!

Thanks for that heads up, Lugosi! Glad I’m now more certain of whom NOT to vote for.
8. » Un psiquico retará a James Randi a finales de este mes | Maikelnai’s blog Says:
January 5th, 2008 at 8:16 am

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