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Skepchick Quickies 8.14
New study reveals same old partner preference– Everyone and their mom sent in a link to the “Pill changes who women are attracted to!” study, so here’s the Wired article about how this study is nothing new. Bigfoot body found in Georgia? – Sent in by Matt. And then there’s this page stating that it’s all a hoax sent in by…
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Skepchick Quickies 8.8.8
Omg, it’s 08.08.08! Surely someone somewhere has predicted that the universe will end on this date? Also, it’s the beginning of the Olympics and I am already sick of the freaky little mascots. I madez a rainbow wif ma sprinkler! – Yeah, lady, what the heck IS in our oxygen supply? Sent in by a few peeps. Cloned dog is…
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Skepchick Quickies 8.7
Randi and Teller are co-authors on a paper on magic– “Attention and awareness in stage magic: turning tricks into research” is the title. Canadian government helps fund UFO festival– A very small amount of funding, granted. Thanks, Mike. Australian man gets degree in UFOlogy– Emory sums it up best with “FYI: UFO PhD BS”. A smackdown all in acronyms, well…
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Skepchick Quickies 8.5
Do they really think the earth is flat? – BBC article on the puzzling fact that flat-earthers still exist. From my pal, H, whose brain nearly exploded reading this story. Acupuncture for veterans– Story out of my local paper on a free acupuncture for veterans. They’re claiming it helps PTSD. Knights Templar sue Pope– “They claim that when the order…
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Skepchick Quickies 8.1
Cell phone use leads to bad behaviour in kids? – What evil hasn’t been blamed on cell phones? Thanks Solitas. A librarian’s letter– Jen found this amazing blog post. Ear staples for weight loss– This is a prime example of media woo-toting sent in by Steve. Fave quote, ” There is plenty of anecdotal evidence for ear stapling.” Monkey from Mars– A Georgia…
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Skepchick Quickies 7.31
Dead Monster washes ashore in Montauk– Sent in by everyone. Gawker speculates it’s some sort of viral marketing. George Carlin’s final album coming out on Tuesday– Please, no more “last laugh” jokes. From Mike. Manna to sell on eBay– Indexed’s take on seeing Jesus. Thanks w_nightshade. 10 things to scratch from your worry list– Flesh eating slugs is NOT listed. …
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Skepchick Quickies 7.29
TV watching possibly linked to autism– “Cornell University researchers are reporting what appears to be a statistically significant relationship between autism rates and television watching by children under the age of 3.” Yes, of course, correlation is not causation but it certainly is an interesting addition to the autism debate. Malaysian shrew survives on beer– But it doesn’t get drunk. Wanna…
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Skepchick Quickies 7.25
Girls ARE good at math– Until they learn they’re not supposed to be. How many of our female readers have been told that girls aren’t good at math/science? I can certainly raise my hand. Someone’s picking on surgeons– And Orac’s got something to say about that. The surgeon who put a temporary tatoo on a woman’s private area: jerk. All…
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