Month: August 2012
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Skepticism
Comment of the Week!
I’m at Dragon*Con this weekend, which means I got to see a bunch of other Skepchicks last night and now I’m crazy plotting how we can all move to the same Skepchick Island and hang out together all the time. So I almost missed the COTW and that would have been a shame. First, as usual, the out-of-context, from the…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 8.31
Severe calorie restrictions probably don’t prolong life – A good example of how experimental design affects outcomes. How would a rape exception work? (Hint: It wouldn’t) – From Brad. A challenger appears for the “fake geek girl” meme – Dark Horse Comics editor Rachel Edidin was tired of this meme, so she turned it around, “presuming that the pictured girl…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 8.30
Bic pens, for her – Because ladiez need special lady pens, right? Read the reviews for hilarity. Sent in by everyone. Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck whittled down for Barney’s holiday campaign – Creepy. From Tim. Obstetric fistula as a neglected tropical disease – They are fairly easy to prevent and treat, yet 50,000-130,000 estimated new cases happen every year. Father…
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Events
Meet Me at DragonCon!
So everyone anywhere near Atlanta will be at DragonCon this weekend, right? Good. Here’s where you’ll be able to find me, along with many of your favorite skeptics: For starters, you’ll be able to find me at the Skepchick fan table, which will be near the Skeptrack room at the Hilton. I’ll be next to Surly Amy and the SGU…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies, 8.29
Mary is under the weather, so Rebecca has foolishly allowed me to take over the quickies for today! I present: SC quickies, Invertebrate Style. Muahahahahahaha! *strokes pet mantis evilly* Corn Rootworms, the leading pest of corn, are now resistant to genetically modified corn. I especially liked this explanation: “’It’s an unfortunate consequence of the overuse of good technology,’ …. Gray…
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Feminism
Science Award for Women in Developing Countries
Skepchick readers are an international bunch so I wanted to to quickly mention an interesting award I read about today. The Elsevier Foundation, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, and the Organization for Women in Sciences for the Developing World have teamed up to offer a $5,000 award for early career, women scientists. Their tagline is: “Celebrating the…
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Feminism
Was It Fun for You?
Edit: This is a piece about cis women who have sex with cis men. Other configurations may vary. Also, wording has been changed to reflect the fact that some people do not need to orgasm to enjoy sex. Even among the more gender-role liberated, there is an understanding that there is some sort of ugly “truth” in thinking that women…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 8.28
Todd Akin claims breastmilk cures homosexuality – File this under, “I wish I was making this up.” Edit: And it is made up! Check out the upper right hand corner, as commenter Stevie points out. A woman’s place? The dearth of women in the secular movement – Article by Susan Jacoby based on the speech she gave this year at…
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