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Light the Night Superheros, Part 1
First, you wonderful people have helped us raise more than $2,300 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, as part of our virtual Light the Night Team through Foundation Beyond Belief. This means we are less than $200 away from Anne Sauer making a custom warm drink for us! We are still shooting for at least $10,001, if not the $20,000…
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Todd Stiefel Fuels the Skepchick/FtB Rivalry
Todd Stiefel, whose Stiefel Freethought Foundation is providing matching funds for money raised by Foundation Beyond Belief Light the Night teams, is now offering a dare of his own if either Skepchick or Freethought Blogs raises $20,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. He’ll shave his hair into a mohawk, and the team that gets to twenty grand first gets to choose…
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VIDEO: Science Resources for Children panel, #SkepchickCon
This panel is packed with awesome suggestions for science books, websites, videos, and more that you don’t need to be a parent to enjoy. Unfortunately, there was a glitch with the recording, so it starts a bit late, although I don’t think the specific resources discussion had started yet. You might want to have a document open where you can…
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Team Skepchick vs. Team FtB
On Friday, I announced the formation of our virtual team to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society via the Foundation Beyond Belief’s Light the Night walks. Since then, Greta and PZ have been talking some smack, clearly out of fear that we will raise more money than the Freethought Blogs team. I know, I know, they are ahead…
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VIDEO: Fight the Trolls panel, #SkepchickCon
The Fight the Trolls panel at SkepchickCon last July was packed, and surprisingly, panelists and audience witnessed only one or two trolls in the wild. Or not surprisingly, really. SkepchickCon is a track at CONvergence, a sci-fi fantasy con with a well-earned and actively maintained reputation for being a safe and welcoming con for all. (The panel table banner is…
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Skepchicks Present: 5K Walk/Run for Choice
By Courtney Caldwell. Originally posted at Skepchick Events. Marathons, 5k events, and other races in dedication to a particular cause aren’t uncommon. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society sponsors marathonners, there are a myriad of events such as Race for the Cure and Walk for Life. But what’s a Skepchick to do when her favorite running spot is overtaken by anti-choicers?…
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Skepchick Light the Night Team
It’s Kickoff Week for the Foundation Beyond Belief’s Light the Night walks, with proceeds going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to fund cancer research and treatment. FBB has all sorts of incentives for individuals joining a Light the Night walk by September 22. Check out the details here. If you can’t do the walk yourself, you can donate to our…
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Interactive Science Mad Libs Tonight!
Gather your parts of speech arsenal and join us for a live Google Hangout tonight: Mad Libs with thesis abstracts, led by Skepchick Nicole Gugliucci. Thanks to the generosity of science lovers everywhere, we’ve reached $2,000 in our fund-raising for the DIY Science Zone at Geek Girl Con. For every $1,000 we raise, we have committed to do Live Science…
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