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Woo Cats To The Rescue
Sara Mayhew artist and creator of the award winning manga series, Legend of the Ztarr has sent us a small gift! It would appear that Sara has some amazing kitties that love to give out random new age wisdom! Move over Oprah and Chopra and make room for the chi balancing power of Mya and Twinkle! Click on the photo below…
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AI: Hit The Road, Jack
I have been reading Richard Wiseman’s recent book entitled, 59 Seconds. Which is a, “myth-busting response to the self-help movement.†Well, actually I have been listening to it because I downloaded it for free from the Audible link on our Curiosity Aroused podcast. I had promised myself I would try to read more books but since my livelihood depends on…
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Get To Know Your Skepchicks: Karen Stollznow
Sometimes I really feel lucky. I know as a skeptic that this whole ‘luck’ thing is really nothing more than statistics and perhaps a little planning. But somehow despite the math and probabilities, I still manage to meet some of the most fascinating people and HALF the time they even talk to me. My life SO completely kicks-ass approximately 50%…
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Neanderthal Parties and Oral Sex
I just got back from the Orange Country Freethought Conference in Costa Mesa, California. You might think that I was brushing up on my, ‘how to argue with a creationist’ skill-set but instead I was coming to realize just how sexy my people are! Thanks to an educational and engaging talk by PZ Myers I learned about recent findings in…
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Orange County Freethought Alliance
Just a quick shout out to let you know that the first annual Orange County Freethought Alliance Conference is taking place on May 8th and I will be there with all my Surly goodness! What is even more exciting is that PZ Myers, Joe Nickell, Brian Dunning, John Shook, Edward Tabash, Michael Shermer, Dan Barker, Stephanie Campbell, William Lobdell and…
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AI: Good Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Thank you for calling Skepchick headquarters. No, I’m sorry Elyse can’t come to the AI today. She is currently inventing a new Twister game designed to flip breech skeplings. Yes, jello is involved. May I take a message? Hello skeptical friends and neighbors! I just got back from the gym. I walk a mile or so down Hollywood Boulevard to…
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Keep Your Day Job: Cassini Tour Designer
This is the first edition of a series of videos and interviews with people who have fascinating jobs in science fields. These are the kinds of jobs you would want to keep and we want to learn more about! Hope you enjoy! “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.†~ Carl…
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AI: Can I Quote You On That?
I love a good quote. If you have ever purchased a Surly necklace from me through the mail you know that I like to include a strip of paper nestled in the bottom of the box with a quote about art, science or skepticism. A large part of my Surly-Ramics art project has to do with communication and how the…
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