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Skepchick Quickies 3.4
FDA has filed warning letters against companies selling ear candles – You can see some of the letters here under March 2. Church must accept reality of false memories of sexual abuse – “The notion that therapists can help people to ‘recover’ memories of sexual abuse causes serious harm to patients and their families, writes psychologist Chris French.” From Mark.…
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Skepchick Quickies 3.2
Caught in a lab romance – A sciencey fan video of “Bad Romance” which will now be stuck in my head for a week. From Ellen. Women more troubled by bag theft than rape, BNP candidate claims – “A senior BNP leader with a strong chance of winning a seat in the London Assembly next month has written that rape…
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Skepchick Quickies 2.26
Snake oil? – Information is Beautiful’s infographic on supplements. Sent in by a ton of peeps. The next anti-choice target: Miscarriage – “A new Utah law could charge women with homicide if they miscarry, making women’s rights advocates concerned that women will be brought up on murder charges for drinking, failing to wear a seatbelt, or falling down the stairs.” Also…
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Skepchick Quickies 2.25
Stanford study claims acupuncture lessens depression during pregnancy – From Vanessa. Here’s an analysis of the findings over at The Skeptical OB. The fallacy of gray – From jtradke. Intelligent people have “unnatural” preferences – “More intelligent people are significantly more likely to exhibit social values and religious and political preferences that are novel to the human species in evolutionary…
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Skepchick Quickies 2.23
Legislator: Disabled kids are God’s punishment – Virginia’s “State Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas says disabled children are God’s punishment to women who have aborted their first pregnancy.” From Mike. Same species, polar opposites – “How exactly did identical marine species come to inhabit both the north and south polar regions?” From Mark. Why I’m having an abortion – Angie…
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Skepchick Quickies 2.19
Bob Dylan snubbed in “Best of” album list in Vatican newspaper – Pink Floyd made it on, though. School used student laptop webcams to spy on them – From Jamie and Isabelle. Religious marker may be erected at old Capitol in Phoenix – “Saying the minority must be tolerant of the majority,Republicans who control the Senate Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to…
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Skepchick Quickies 2.18
How my six-year-old boy debunked Intelligent Design – So adorable. Teacher suspended after parents question Facebook comments – She wrote about howshe was upset that one of her students had placed a Bible on her desk with a card that said, “Merry CHRISTmas” in it. From Josh. (See more discussion of the case at Friendly Atheist.) How fantasies affect focus – “Fantasizing…
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Skepchick Quickies 2.16
Women say rape victims should take blame – “More than half of those of both sexes questioned said there were some circumstances when a rape victim should accept responsibility for an attack.” From lots of people. Dr. Laurys admits Facilitated Communication failure – New development in the case of Rom Houben, the man who has been in a coma for…
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