Skepchick Sundaylies: Resting Bitch Face, Cepheid Stars, The Romance Myth, and Raising Feminist Toddlers

Sunday Funny: The Sake of Argument (via xkcd)

Teen Skepchick

How Best to Be Pleasingly Decorative to Complete Strangers: Facial Expression Edition
Elizabeth explains her problem with “resting bitch face.”

50 Shades of Fail Chapter 3: Where Creepy Muffin Eating Occurs and the Intimidation is Purposeful
Alice defies reason and continues reading “50 Shades of Grey.”

DBT Skills: I AM AWESOME
Olivia continues her series on DBT skills.

Mad Art Lab

Summing the Cosmos: Henrietta Swan Leavitt and The Saga of the Cepheid Stars
Dale tells the story of one of the most important women in astronomy.

Hobby vs Craft Survey Results
Kim asked, you answered.

Escéptica

Bios: Martha Chase (en español)
This month we get to know a bit about Martha Chase, of Hershey-Chase experiment fame, and her tragic life.

Queereka

Queers Represent! Web Comics with a Great Queer Cast
Elsa discusses queer presence in various webcomics.

The Romance Myth
Ser talks about their reactions to a recent survey on asexuality.

School of Doubt

How Should You Behave at a Conference?
Peter offers some advice on how to behave at conferences.

Overcommitted
Apostrophobia discusses the financial responsibilities that compete for a college student’s attention.

When the Rules Change: Dissolution of Philadelphia Teachers’ Contract
What’s happening with teachers in Philidelphia?

Grounded Parents

How Dare You Teach Your Son To Be A Feminist!
Lou writes about a “mom blogger” who shut down her blog recently because she was severely trolled for daring to teach her 2-year-old son about feminism.

I’m All About Debates
Steph rewrites the lyrics for “All About That Bass” and makes it even better.

Does Baby Gizmo Have A Pseudoscience Problem?
Jenny investigates the claims of a popular baby gear review website.

Featured image credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-Hubble/Europe Collaboration