Daniela

Born and raised in Mexico City, Daniela has finally decided to abdicate her post as an armchair skeptic and start doing some skeptical activism. She is currently living in Spain after having lived in the US, Brazil and Italy. You can also find her blogging in Spanish at esceptica.org.

Anti-Science
DanielaNovember 2, 2013
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Global Quickies: 02/11/2013

Hey! Happy Dia de Muertos! Do like La Catrina over there in the featured image and grab a cup of hot cocoa, a slice of bread of the dead, and enjoy today’s links. MEXICO The Defense Ministry has finally stopped using the hundreds of dowsing rods called GT200 “molecular detectors” they bought for thousands of dollars a pop to combat…
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Feminism
DanielaOctober 26, 2013
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Global Quickies: 26/10/13

PACIFIC REGION (From Leo Igwe) Pastor Adeboye, a man who is not only profoundly anti-gay but also helps fuel wich hunts in Africa, is touring Canberra, Melbourne, New Zealand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Sydney, and Perth in November. SWAZILAND (Via Materia) In a country where 26 per cent of the population aged between 15 and 49 are HIV–positive,…
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Skepticism
DanielaOctober 19, 2013
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Global Quickies: 18/10/13

I’ve got lots of links for you this week and not all of them are depressing! Okay, most of them are, but not all. INDIA AND BANGLADESH Both countries refused to sign the first-ever global resolution on early and forced marriage of children led by the UN. INDIA The number of quacks prescribing “allopathic” medicines (aka: medicines) is on the…
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Feminism
DanielaOctober 12, 2013
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Global Quickies: 12/10/2013

Here are your links to this week’s world news. Special thanks to Mary for helping me out this week. AUSTRALIA (From Michael) A study finds that more than half of female doctors suffer harassment by patients. ARGENTINA A 6 year-old trans girl gets government approval to legally change her gender. THAILAND A 16 year-old boy died after drinking 18 liters…
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Feminism
DanielaOctober 5, 2013
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Global Quickies: 05/10/13

Welcome to this week’s round-up of international news! SAUDI ARABIA (From Michael) In response to the call to defy the ban on women driving, a Saudi cleric asks women to “reason ahead of their hearts, emotions and passions” and accept the scientific fact that driving damages their ovaries, pushes their pelvis upwards, and causes them to have children with clinical…
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Activism
DanielaSeptember 28, 2013
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Global Quickies: 28/10/13

Here’s your weekly round-up of international news! DENMARK (From Dan) “>One of the men who lead the protests during the 2006 Cartoon Crisis (some 200 people died in anti-Danish demonstrations) says he’s sorry. Ahmed Akkari is no longer an Islamist and might even be on his way to become a humanist. ITALY The Tunisian pilot who prayed out loud…
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Activism
DanielaSeptember 21, 2013
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Global Quickies: 21/09/13

NIGERIA You probably saw this since it was posted all over the place, but I had include it: post-graduate student proves gay marriage is wrong with SCIENCE. FRANCE Despite same sex marriage being legal since May, a Franco-Moroccan couple had to cancel their wedding. The Ministry of Justice says the “marriage for all” law doesn’t apply to citizens of 11…
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Anti-Science
DanielaSeptember 14, 2013
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Global Quickies: 14/09/13

Happy Mexican Independence Day! Well, it’s actually tomorrow, but you can start your tequila drinking and chile en nogada eating today. Here are your international links of the week: TAIWAN Toxicologist report on the death of a man after taking a herbal medicine commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine that contains arsenic. INDIA A cast council ordered the parents of…
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