SkeptiCamp NYC 2026 - Share the Apple of Knowledge       December 5th, 2026


Mitchell Lampert

SkeptiCamp NYC Profile

Biography: I am the founder of the New York City edition of SkeptiCamp, and have been a regular member of the New York City Skeptics for many years. By day I am a software developer for a major financial institution. By night I practice convincing people that they are wrong about stuff.
 
Location: Westchester County
 
Proposed Session Title: Burning Man: Fact vs Fiction
Session Description:
If you've never been there, chances are fairly good that everything you think you know about the annual Burning Man event, taking place in the middle of a desert in Nevada, is either wrong or greatly exaggerated. The media likes to overplay its perceived disasters. Social media has historically made it look like some sort of Coachella clone. Though, recently it has taken on more of a reputation for being a worthless playground of the elitist 1%. NONE of this is accurate! Learn the truth from someone who's been there several times.

I am not here to sell you on going to the event, because it sure ain't for everyone! I simply wish to communicate what this thing actually is, as accurately as I can... for better or worse.

(And, no, my theories on how consciousness works will not be part of it.)
 
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