St. Louis Skepticamp Saturday, October 24, 2026
Posted by Karl Withakay on September 9, 2026
The Skeptical Society of St. Louis presents
At the Brentwood Community Center in St. Louis, Missouri
A FREE half-day celebration of scientific skepticism, critical thinking, and science literacy
Saturday, October 24, 2026
1:00PM – 5:00PM
Followed by a meetup for food & drinks (on your own dime) and conversation at OB Clark’s in Brentwood at ~5:30-ish PM
(Times, speakers, and other details subject to change)
Currently scheduled talks & speakers:
The Gold Standard Paradox: Rethinking How We Screen for Colorectal Cancer
Erica Barnell, MD/PhD, Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Science Officer of Geneoscopy
The Solar Diet
David Weinberg, MD, retired academic vitreoretinal surgeon, and emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
The Skeptical Historian-Appraiser: Reappraising the Past and its Artifacts
Charles Keller, International Society of Appraisers
Skeptics jumping on the “Misinformation” bandwagon
Taner Edis, PhD, professor of physics at Truman State University
Fact Checking 10 Data Center Headlines in 10 Minutes
Kyle Polich, data scientist and founder of Dataskeptic.com and host of the Data Skeptic podcast
Why Skepticism? From Definition to Celebration
Stephen Hupp, PhD, professor of Clinical Child & School Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, SSSL Board Member, Executive Director of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and editor of Skeptical Inquirer magazine.
Space Madness: Why Colonization Of Other Planets Won’t Happen In Our Lifetime
Matthew Harris, SSSL Board Member
(speaker lineup & schedule subject to change)
>>>Link To YouTube playlist for St. Louis Skepticamp 2025
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