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Skepchick Quickies 1.26
Working women say their marriage is richer for it – “While it’s widely believed that a woman’s financial independence increases her risk for divorce, divorce rates in the United States tell a different story: they have fallen as women have made economic gains.” From Ryan. Mike Adams takes on skeptics – A bunch of you sent in Adams’ list of…
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Skepchick Quickies 1.22
Homeopathy websites prosecuted for false & misleading advertising – “Two websites run by Homeopathy Plus! have been ordered to remove misleading and unverified information pertaining to homeopathic immunisation and flu treatment, following a ruling by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.” Former Prime Minister of Malaysia says 9/11 was staged – From Sydney. Some of man’s most important inventions – From Lauren,…
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Skepchick Quickies 1.21
Read the whole damn article – Otherwise known as translating headlines from, “Oh noes!” to the far-more-likely, “We’re not sure.” From Kaylia. Surf’s up! How rafting lemurs colonized Madagascar – Sounds like a new sequel- Madagascar 12, Surfing Lemurs! Some social skills may be genetic – “Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date that genes govern how well we…
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Skepchick Quickies 1.19
New biological models of homeopathy – “The journal Homeopathy has published a two part special issue focusing on biological models of homeopathy. From Mark. In which online sexual harrassment is kind of a big deal – Tobasco da Gama on The Escapist article, “Female Gamer ‘Sexually Assaulted’ While Playing PS3.” Skeptics visit the Bigfoot Discovery Museum – From Anthroslug. John…
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Skepchick Quickies 1.15
The top 10 unanswered questions in the universe – Ten physicists 10 share, “what they think is the biggest question that science has, so far, been unable to answer.” From Steve. Gay teen worried he might be Christian -  “It’s like I get these weird urges sometimes, and suddenly I’m tempted to go behind my friends’ backs and attend a megachurch service,…
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Skepchick Quickies 1.14
Treating agony with ecstasy – “In the first FDA-approved trial evaluating the street drug’s therapeutic applications, it proved phenomenally successful at treating PTSD.” From Steve. Men more evolved? Their Y chromosome is – “A new study comparing the Y chromosomes from humans and chimpanzees, our nearest living relatives, show that they are about 30 percent different.” From Surly Johnny. Trial…
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Skepchick Quickies 1.12
Top scientist Susan Greenfield told to quit her job -The former director of the Royal Institution, “is now planning to make a sex discrimination claim following the institution trustees’ move to axe her position. Friends claim an “old boys’ club” culture in the institution has led to the move.” Judge dismisses Keanu Reeves paternity suit – The woman who brought the…
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Skepchick Quickies 1.8
Research debunks gender gap in math – “In countries where men and women are perceived as equal, girls perform better in math.” From Steve. Silencing the brain with light – Researchers have, “found a class of proteins that, when inserted into neurons, allow them to be turned off with rays of yellow-green light. The silencing is near instantaneous and easily…
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