Mary

Mary Brock works as an Immunology scientist by day and takes care of a pink-loving princess child by night. She likes cloudy days, crafting, cooking, and Fall weather in New England.
  • Quickies

    Skepchick Quickies 9.2

    Happy Labor Day to all my fellow Americans! 4 Reasons Pat Robertson Is Our Greatest Living Storyteller – From CriticalDragon1177. Area Man Realizes He’s Been Reading Fake News For 25 Years – It’s the 25th birthday of The Onion! Post your favorite fake news story, if you have one. My favorite is: “Women Now Empowered By Everything A Woman Does.” A…

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    Skepchick Quickies 8.28

    On August 28, 1845, the first issue of Scientific American was published. (Although, I’m more of a mental_floss reader, myself.) To The Dudebro Who Thinks He’s Insulting Me by Calling Me a Feminist – <3 Scalzi. From Melanie. This Is What It Feels Like to Be Quadriplegic – The title says it all. Race and Poverty, Fifty Years After the…

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    Skepchick Quickies 8.26

    On August 26, 1791, John Fitch was granted a US patent for the steamboat. Without this invention, I wouldn’t be humming “Proud Mary” right now. Or maybe I would, and it would be about a speedboat or something. The problematic privilege of being anti-vaccine – Another interesting viewpoint about this issue. From Stacey. About a Boy: Transgender surgery at sixteen.…

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  • Book Club

    Skepchick Book Club: The Great Agnostic

    Note: The bottom of this post contains information for next month’s book club. Welcome back to the Skepchick Book Club! This month, we read The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought by Susan Jacoby. Before I read this book, I hadn’t heard of Ingersoll, so I enjoyed reading about his speeches and learning more about the history of freethought…

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    Skepchick Quickies 8.21

    On August 21, 1945, physicist Harry K. Daghlian, Jr., accidentally fatally irradiated himself while trying to build a neutron reflector at Los Alamos National Laboratory. It’s sad that he is apparently well known for the accident that caused his demise, but it did lead to more safety regulations in the nuclear industry. #DrPhilQuestions – After Dr. Phil tweets to ask…

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    Skepchick Quickies 8.19

    Today is a bad day for witches, apparently. On August 19, 1612, the Samlesbury Witches (in England) were put on trial (accused by someone with the last name “Sowerbutts.”) Coincidentally, on the same day in 1692, five people accused of witchcraft were executed during the Salem Witch Trials. I hate Strong Female Characters – “No one ever asks if a…

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    Skepchick Quickies 8.14

    On August 14, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened in Los Angeles, California. I’ve never seen it in a theater, have any of you? Postmodern geekdom as simulated ethnicity – Fascinating and geeky. From Angela. Merchants of Meth: How Big Pharma Keeps the Cooks in Business – Wow, I didn’t even think about this angle. And yet, I like…

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    Skepchick Quickies 8.12

    On August 12, 1851, Isaac Singer was granted a patent for his improved sewing machine design. This is somewhat relevant to me–I’m an avid crafter and I just finished up a quilt, and thank goodness I didn’t have to sew it by hand! ‘Gift from God’ or ratings ploy? Abandoned babies are handed out live on Pakistani TV – ”…

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