Meet with American Atheists President, Nick Fish

Nick Fish is the current president of American Atheists, where he leads efforts to defend the separation of religion and government and advance equality for atheists and nonreligious Americans. He’ll be in Santa Cruz for an informal meet-and-greet, so come…

STEM into Drag: a very scientific drag show

A science-themed drag show! Researchers, post-docs, & STEM students communicate their science through music and drag! Doors open at 6:30pm Brought to you by: Santa Cruz County Skeptics Lionel Cantú Queer Center at UCSC oSTEM @ UC Santa Cruz

River Cleanup

To coincide with Save our Shores 41st annual coastal cleanup event, let’s do a little cleanup of our own. Location, TBD, but will be somewhere along the San Lorenzo River (between Santa Cruz and Ben Lomond). Please save the date…

SkeptiCal Conference 2025

SkeptiCal Conference 2025

This is the statewide Skeptics conference for California, not our SkeptiCamp. What is the SkeptiCal Conference? SkeptiCal is a conference for curious, science-loving people to learn about science, scientific skepticism, and critical thinking in an informal setting, at an affordable cost.…

Skeptics’ Social at Hallcrest Vineyards

Come join us for socializing at Hallcrest Vineyards in Felton with live traditional Irish Music. They serve their house made wines and several varieties of their ciders, along with non-alcoholic drinks and cheese and cracker plates. You can bring your…

Science Saves Lives: It’s Written in Stone (Video)

This excellent video, written by former science educator and current science communicator Bertha Vázsquez, is worth sharing. It’s a brief history of the advancements in science, particularly in medicine and vaccines, that have allowed for far fewer childhood deaths and…

Skeptics’ Social

Redwood Pizza, Felton, CA

Let’s meet at Redwood Pizza in Felton. Pizza, pasta, salads, beer and wine.Last summer we got together with the Monterey County Skeptics and went to The Mystery Spot and the Bigfoot Museum. Let’s plan another outing for this summer.