A.real.girl

A B Kovacs is the Director of Døøm at Empty Set Entertainment, a publishing company she co-founded with critical thinker and fiction author Scott Sigler. She considers herself a “Creative Adjacent” — helping creative people be more productive and prolific by managing the logistics of Making for the masses. She's a science nerd, a rabid movie geek, and an unrepentantly voracious reader. She doesn't like chocolate all that much.

Afternoon Inquisition
A.real.girlJuly 26, 2012
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AI: How do you just keep going?

I mostly try to keep my AI’s light-hearted. There’s enough ohmygoodnessareyoukiddingmewiththis? moments in my life (and I imagine everyone’s lives) that I prefer to cultivate a little bit of fun in my week by choosing questions that are, frankly, easy to answer. No research, no morality searching, no need for a deconstruction of one’s formative years. It’s a very good…
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Skepticism
A.real.girlJuly 20, 2012
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Comment of the Week!

This week’s COTW is strange, I’m going to tell y’all that up front. But then, it’s been a strange week too, so I’m okay with that. I’m taking a week off from the Honorable Mention Archives to bring you this week’s nested winning comments: The honorable mention for the week goes to Skepotter: Can Pamela Gay be awarded an honorary…
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Skepticism
A.real.girlJuly 19, 2012
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AI: Summertime, and the living is easy … isn’t it?

It seems to me that there is nothing lazy about summer. At least not my summer — not these days. It used to be, I think. Back when I was in high school, it was all Italian ice, Shakespeare in the Park and getting sunburned swimming all day at Jones Beach. Thunderstorms, black outs and heat waves. (No, really, I’m…
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Feminism
A.real.girlJuly 14, 2012
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Comment of the Week!

I’m at San Diego Comic Con, so this week’s COTW is fashionably late, but no less made of win. It’s really a slam dunk this week — check it out after the jump: Our out-of-context gem from the archives this week is from Leika: How about a flying cockroach that bites like a mosquito? The Sucking Cockhopper. Hopping Suckcocker.…
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Skepticism
A.real.girlJuly 12, 2012
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AI: San Diego ComicCon starts today! Gimme Geek Pride!

Today is the first day of San Diego ComicCon. I love ComicCon, mostly because now that it’s so big, it’s endlessly fascinating to watch just how many folks happily let their geek flags fly. And what flags! It’s a wonder and a delight to sit in the Sails Pavilion and admire all the hard work people put into showing…
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Skepticism
A.real.girlJuly 6, 2012
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Comment of the week!

I know a passel of my fellow Skepchicks are at CONvergence ramping up for SkepchickCON, but I am still here protecting the HQ! Through rain, sleet, 100+ heat waves, and one spectacular firework here in San Diego … I am still bringing you COTW. This week the nomination are slim even though the options are many, so please keep in…
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Afternoon Inquisition
A.real.girlJuly 5, 2012
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AI: Hey! You got scifi in my science!

Last week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) posted a fact sheet/blog post confirming that no evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found. Last year, the Centers for Disease Control blogged about how one prepares for the Zombie Apocalypse. I think real science talking about magical things in this way is good. It breaks down the perception…
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Skepticism
A.real.girlJune 29, 2012
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Comment of the Week!

I love my new COTW job! What a great way to do a weekly wrap up. I’m going to try and get everyone in my life giving me updates in hilariously sound-bitey snippets. On to the contenders: @mrmisconception gets an honorable mention for this too-too-long-ago to count COTW nominee. It’s back from February 27th, but itdid get nominated for “Comment…
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