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Skepchick Quickies, 11.21
“Ontario’s College of Physicians and Surgeons is bending to the trend with a new policy inhibiting doctors’ criticism of unconventional therapies. In doing so it risks encouraging even broader use of dubious and potentially harmful treatments.” (From cerberus40.) Why do people reject science? (From Madfishmonger.) Are coffins being stored in Atlanta for a “high casualty event”? Now this is the…
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Skepchick Quickies, 11.16
Why Millennial women are burning out at work by 30. (From Jen, who is skeptical about some of the claims here, as I am.) Female professionals in the U.S.: mentors are hard to find. Breast-milk stem cells may bypass ethical dilemmas. STEM to STEAM: the importance of arts in science.
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Skepchick Quickies, 11.14
Did hackers really control Siri on the iPhone 4S using their mind? Probably not. Studying the math/gender gap in a matrilineal society. Five share $340,000 in holistic healer case that left woman a quadriplegic. (From Madfishmonger.) New study suggests autism starts in the womb. (From Craig.)
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Skepchick Quickies, 11.9
The myth of the frozen jeans: “Levi Strauss advises freezing your jeans to kill the germs that make them smelly, thereby saving the water you’d use in washing them. Don’t bother, says Stephen Craig Cary, a University of Delaware expert on frozen microbes.” The White House says they haven’t seen any aliens yet. That should take care of the conspiracy…
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Skepchick Quickies, 11.7
A woman’s opinion is the mini-skirt of the internet. (From Anna.) The Shonky Awards recognizes the worst rip-offs in Australia. (From Judy.) Where the women are – biology: “Women historically have been interested in subjects that were less math intensive and that had goals of helping people, and biology and the medical sciences have both of those.” (From Kirsten.) Olympic…
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Skepchick Quickies, 11.3
Psychologist admits to faking dozens of scientific studies. (From Will.) ‘Freshman 15’ officially just a myth, study says. (From Donnie.) Gender-based Girl Scouts do the right thing. UN states told they must legalize abortion: “A hard-hitting report from the UN special rapporteur on health as a human right says all states must provide safe abortion and contraception for women.”
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Skepchick Quickies, 11.2
Sherlock Holmes is so good at judging people partly because he avoids the conjunction fallacy. (From jes3ica.) Sugar, and candy, do not make kids hyper. (From Hasdrubal.) TV Fact-Checker: inoculating House against bad medicine. 5 logical fallacies that make you wrong more than you think. (From cerberus40.)
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Skepchick Quickies, 10.26
The largest U.S. outbreak of measles to occur in 15 years – affecting 214 children so far – is likely driven by travelers returning from abroad and by too many unvaccinated U.S. children, according to new research. (From MathMike.) Linda Harvey, Mission America radio host, warns parents of dangers of children seeing gay doctors. (From dav_301.) Breaking down barriers for…
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