Sex & Sexism in Ancient Rome (Columbus, Ohio)
In two weeks I’ll be speaking in Columbus, Ohio. On what you ask? Sex and Sexism in Ancient Rome: Crossroads of Sexual Freedom & State Oppression. Co-hosted by PolyColumbus and the Humanist Community of Central Ohio. This will be Tuesday, July 14 (2015), at...Venue Change for This Friday!
I announced I’d be at Skeptics in the Pub in St. Louis this Friday. Enough people are now going they had to relocate to a different bar. So if you were planning to go, don’t forget to check the update!I’ll Be at the St. Louis Skeptics in the Pub Next Week! (UPDATED)
Next Friday, June the 19th, in St. Louis, at Heavy Riff Brewing on 6413 Clayton Avenue (unless the venue is changed due to higher than expected attendance), starting at 6:30pm. I’ll just be there to hang out, answer questions, have conversations, drink. I may...Next Weekend: Appearing in Missouri for the Mid Rivers Ethical Society!
I’m honored to be delivering a platform presentation next Sunday (June 14, 2015) for the Ethical Society of Mid Rivers, Missouri, at 10:30 a.m. The meeting is at the University of Missouri Extension Center (260 Brown Road) in Saint Peters, Missouri. I’ll...At Atheist/Humanist Conference in Pennsylvania!
I’ll be speaking in Harrisburg, PA this September (11th-13th) for the amazing Atheist/Humanist Conference. And they have a fantastic lineup! Other presenters include … Matt Dillahunty (of The Atheist Experience), Beth Presswood (Godless Bitches; The...Appearing in Boise, Idaho, This Wednesday — For National Day of Reason!
Where? Idaho state capital steps (in Boise). When? Noon to 1:30pm, Thursday, May 7. Why? To make a public appeal for the separation of church and state, in honor of this year’s National Day of Reason (2015). Sponsored by the Treasure Valley Coalition of Reason....Looking for a Date Middle of May
So, this is experimental. I’d like to go on a date in May. And for the first time, I’m going to try a bat signal: putting a call out on my blog. I don’t know anyone else who has tried doing that, so I have no precedent to work from as to etiquette or...Back in Manteca Next Month!
Last year in I spoke on Proving History. Now I’m back to cover the second half of the story: On the Historicity of Jesus. I’ll survey some key details of ancient history and outline the theory defended in the book. There will also be a preshow dinner, and...In San Jose with Fitzgerald & Price!
This April 29 (a Wednesday evening) I’ll be in San Jose on panel for the discussion “Jesus: Mything in Action” alongside the always entertaining David Fitzgerald and Robert Price, at Harry’s Hofbrau at 7pm. There will be a lot of Q&A...See Me Discuss Ancient Science & Technology at Chabot Space & Science Center!
Wednesday this April 15 (2015) at 7pm at Chabot SSC in Oakland (CA) I’ll be delivering a lecture on my favorite topic: How far did the Roman Empire get in science and technology? What, if anything, was still holding them back? What’s the real reason they...Mythicist Milwaukee Con April 25!
Saturday this April 25 (2015) I’ll be one of three featured speakers at the new Mythinformation Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sponsored by Mythicist Milwaukee. I’ll be joining James Kirk Wall and Hemant Mehta. Of course I’ll be featuring the...This April: Appearing in Arizona, Ohio, and Kentucky!
I have a lot going on in April! I’ll be speaking, answering questions, selling & signing books, and hanging out for drinks and conversation at various venues you can get in on. I’ll blog about the second half of April in a week or two. But here’s...At Dogma Debate Live in San Jose!
This March 27 in San Jose, David Smalley will be airing his fun and popular Dogma Debate show before a live audience. I’ll be there, tabling the whole event selling and signing my books, and guesting a little bit. Greta Christina will also be showing up. A local...Appearing All Over Southern California Next Week
I will be appearing to speak at numerous venues in Southern California next week and the following week. And of course selling and signing my books. I might also be available for hanging out with nice folk over drinks now and again while I’m around there. Here...Live, This Sunday, on Atheist Analysis!
The vidcast Atheist Analysis, which streams live at 10pm Eastern this Sunday (Feb. 22) and takes questions from the audience during the show, will be interviewing me. The topic: why Bayes’ Theorem is awesome. (Also, of course, what Bayes’ Theorem is, how...Get Dr. Carrier’s Latest!
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Richard Carrier is the author of many books and numerous articles online and in print. His avid readers span the world from Hong Kong to Poland. With a Ph.D. in ancient history from Columbia University, he specializes in the modern philosophy of naturalism and humanism, and the origins of Christianity and the intellectual history of Greece and Rome, with particular expertise in ancient philosophy, science and technology. He is also a noted defender of scientific and moral realism, Bayesian reasoning, and historical methods.
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