American Girl dolls aren’t radical any more – I wanted one of these so badly when I was a kid. Autistic children have no concept of faith, ergo atheists are autistic – “Every child understands when you tell him or her to fear God, but an autistic child will not. Once he starts to develop normally, belief will come in time.” Animal rights activists wreak havoc in Milan... »
Applications open for Mars One, the first human space colony – From Critical Dragon1177. Malignantly dense prof lectures against “sexual” “assault” “awareness” – From Megan. Don’t be a creepy photographer – With good advice on how not to be creepy in general, too. From Kim. She works: Advice to your younger self? – “Because I ... »
Stories in the smoke: What a bomb expert sees – The reality of dealing with a bombing crime scene. High schooler protests “slut shaming” assembly, despite alleged threats from her principal – From Steve T., who points out the best part is the tweet from Wellesley at the end. (Yay for my alma mater!) Why young adult literature sex scenes matter Is the Grand Canyon showing it... »
New Zealand passes marriage equality – The 14th country to do so! The reaction from the gallery was to break into a traditional New Zealand love song. Also, watch the second video for an amazing use of physics to mock bigotry. Good day care was once a top feminist priority, and it should be again – Hey, look, another thing the religious right screwed us over on. Why the right is wrong ... »
Alex Jones: Boston explosion a government conspiracy – Related to this, a recording of a conspiracy theorist heckler at a Boston press conference. He’s the voice you hear yelling about “false flags”. After 8 years, rape victim needs to “get over it” – So says her rapist, who moved in next door to her. From James. Dove real beauty sketches – In the ad... »
Why publishers refuse games because of their female protagonists – From Florian. Game theory: Zelda, potions, and power bands – Heina found this great video of, “skepticism by way of Legend of Zelda.” Rep. Joe Barton: Bible’s great flood is evidence against climate change – From Critical Dragon1177. Study of babies did not disclose risk, US finds – “... »
NOVA tours Earth history, Aussie style – Sounds great, especially for all you geology nerds. From Critical Dragon1177. What major world cities would look like at night without light pollution – Via Carolyn Porco. Being taken seriously: The double standard – Why do big important men in the sciences get to dress however they want while women do not? Legacy of Dr. Tiller’s mur... »
Hi everyone! I’m back from vacation. Thanks to my fellow Skepchicks for covering for me and it’s good to be back! How the system of beauty has hurt female politicians – From Eric. Is it important to claim the term “feminist”? – A discussion in response to Salon’s I’m not a feminist but… HBO’s doing a historical comedy about paleontologist... »
