Conference 2026

Brian Alexander Wecht, also known by his character name Ninja Brian, is an American musician, Internet personality and theoretical physicist. He is best known as a member of comedy musical duo Ninja Sex Party and…

Andrea Jones-Rooy is a social scientist specialising in complexity. She has written a book and several research papers on complex systems, and has regularly contributed articles to media outlets on complexity, data science,…

George Hrab is an American citizen of Ukrainian descent that resides in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and makes a living playing drums in a nine-piece horn band called The Philadelphia Funk Authority. He produces a…

Evan Bernstein is a co-host of The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe and The Skeptics Guide 5×5 podcasts. He also serves as the Connecticut chapter chairman of the New England Skeptical Society. Evan…

Bob Novella is a co-founder and Vice-President of the New England Skeptical Society. He co-hosts the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast and blogs for SGU’s Rogues Gallery. He has also written numerous…

Cara Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, producer, and podcaster. She is a regular contributor to “TechKnow” on Al Jazeera America and reports on…

Dr. Novella is an academic neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine. In addition to being the host of The Skeptics’ Guide podcast, he is the president and co-founder of the New England…

Jay Novella is a skeptic, podcaster, and coauthor who’s been fighting pseudoscience since the days of dial-up internet. He cohosts The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast where he’s spent decades expertly side-eyeing nonsense. He…