Daniela

Born and raised in Mexico City, Daniela has finally decided to abdicate her post as an armchair skeptic and start doing some skeptical activism. She is currently living in Spain after having lived in the US, Brazil and Italy. You can also find her blogging in Spanish at esceptica.org.
  • Anti-Science

    Global Quickies: Ebola, Satan and Strange Protocols

    BELGIUM The Chief of Protocol for the city of Brussels has been arrested for taking off the full-face veil of a Qatari princess after she asked him for directions. She has made an official complaint as she suffered cuts and bruises after her earrings got caught in her veil. Since the veil is banned in the country, she was fined…

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  • Feminism

    Global Quickies: Taxis, Turf, and Fake Ebola Cures

    NIGERIA Nigerian official warns pastors and healers to stop making false Ebola-cure claims. He called on those who wanted to rip off members of the public to desist from such claims of cure or risk arrest and prosecution. SYRIA The Islamic State (IS) has banned the study of philosophy and chemistry in schools in the northern Syrian city of al-Raqa…

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  • Skepticism

    Global Quickies: Ebola, Blasphemy, and the Holy Grail

    JAPAN Yoshiki Sasai, a co-author of the now-retracted Nature papers claiming to have found an easy way to create stem cells has committed suicide.   CHINA A city in northwestern China has banned people with large beards or Islamic clothing from boarding buses, claiming it’s for security reasons. The region has a majority Muslim population.   INDIA An Indian fashion…

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  • Anti-Science

    Global Quickies: Devil-Guided Journalism, Sexual bias, and More

    IRAQ Doubts are growing about the authenticity of an edict attributed to the Sunni Islamist group Isis controlling the Iraqi city of Mosul about ordering all females aged between 11 and 46 to undergo female genital mutilation.   EGYPT In explanation for jailing of three al-Jazeera journalists, the judge said the devil encouraged them to use journalism against Egypt.  …

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  • Feminism

    Global Quickies: Banned Archie, Female Bishops, and Alien Rock Paintings

    SUDAN Sudanese authorities are banning the construction of new Christian churches. Sudan is majority Muslim, but officially guarantees freedom of religion. NIGERIA Malala Yousafzai visited Nigeria to appeal to Boko Haram militants to lay down their weapons and “stop misusing the name of Islam.” UK Church of England leaders voted to allow women to become bishops. The first female bishop…

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  • Skepticism

    Global Quickies: Genies, Sects, and Hitler

    TAIWAN (From criticaldragon1177) Christian organizations are forming alliances with Taoist and Buddhist groups to influence government policy against same-sex marriage.   NEPAL (Via Ateorizar) A Withcraft Act will be voted on by the Parliament soon, which aims to “to take stringent action against those involved in the inhuman treatment of females accused of practicing witchcraft”.   INDIA The Supreme Court…

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  • Anti-Science

    Global Quickies: The BBC Doesn’t Want Cranks, India Doesn’t Want Vishnu Cricketers

    NIGERIA The Nigerian man committed to a hospital psychiatric ward because he did not believe in god has been was released because of a doctors’ strike which has seen many patients discharged. UK The BBC Trust published a progress report about the corporation’s science coverage, which was criticized in 2012 for giving too much air-time to critics who oppose non-contentious…

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  • Feminism

    World Cup Ad Contest: The Worst Is Here

    As we had expected, lots of World Cup commercials have shown us that some publicists / companies / FIFA refuse to join the rest of humanity in the 21st century, using sexism and outdated gender stereotypes to sell us beer, TVs, and the event itself. Knowing this would happen, we asked you guys to send us any horribly sexist World…

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