I volunteered to do Bad Chart Thursday today. I found this fantastic bad chart showing the results of the presidential elections from last Sunday in Venezuela. I had it all planned out in my head. I was going to show you the video that aired a few weeks ago on Venezuelan public TV of Hugo Chavez arriving in heaven and being greeted by Che Guevara and other historic figures from the Latin American ... »
Hey, Skepchick readers! It’s time once again to catch up on your news from around the world. With help of the links you guys sent our way, we’re hitting almost every continent today, which I guess is kind of depressing, since so many are bad news. But do keep them coming! You can send links through our contact form. ITALY You know that clown on the Italian government? Not Berlusconi, the oth... »
As promised, here’s part two of your March Global Quickies. And guess what? I still have a bunch of awesome links for a third part, so watch out for those soon. ISRAEL (from 9bar) 22 year old Noa Kentman was shouted at and called impure by two ultra-orthodox men after she refused to move to the back of the bus she was traveling in with her sister. The men ended up sitting on the front steps of the... »
Today I found out that I’m Skepchick’s designated Catholic, which is totally weird since I know next to nothing about Catholicism. My religious education consisted of a total of 6 hours of catechism at age 11, so I have no Super Secret Catholic inside knowledge to share with you. But I am able to read Spanish, so I can dig a little bit more dirt on the new Pope. As you’ve probably heard, Pope Fran... »
I have so many news items that I’m going to make this edition a two-parter. And since I feel like a lot of times I’m just bumming you guys out with bad news from around the globe, I’m mixing in some lighter links and even a couple to good news. Ready? ITALY The “City of Science”, a business incubator, interactive science museum, planetarium, and education and conference center in Naples burned dow... »
At 9:30pm* today I was still at work, just waiting for someone else to do their job so I could go home and continue to think about how much my life sucks in the comfort of my own couch. You would think that is the perfect time to open up your browser to watch cat videos on Youtube, steal some cool No.2 pencils from the supply closet, and make photocopies of your private parts, but my boss was sitt... »
We have lots of catching up to do! I spent my Christmas break drinking margaritas and making up for my lack of vitamin T intake the rest of the year, so I couldn’t get to these earlier. To make up for it, this time I’ve doubled the amount of quickies (don’t worry, I’ve kept them short so you don’t spend three days reading this post). CHILE It’s bus full of science! A new project has ju... »
Cross-posted from Daurmith at Escéptica.org On Saturday December 1st, there was a TEDx event in Valencia, Spain. It was a whole day event with the name of TEDxValenciaWomen. That is, there were talks with the TED.com name, format, and logo (which is usually good at science communication), in Valencia (of course), and it was done (mostly) by women. Since I’m from Valencia, I am a woman, and I’m an ... »
