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Activism
Red Dresses and Silver Ribbons
Last week, Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess, wrote a about her continued battle with depression. I have a few close friends who I have seen struggle with various forms of depression and I have always felt somewhat at a loss as to how to help or what to say. I’ve seen a few discussions about depression recently: Jenny’s post, the response…
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Meta Stuff
Behind the Scenes at Skepchick HQ – 2011 Wrap Up
It’s been a while since we’ve had a Behind the Scenes post and 2011 has been a crazy year for us at Skepchick. You’ve all been witness to some of the chaos we’ve had to deal with and believe it or not, there’s been even more behind the scenes. For me, 2011 was a tough year and because of a…
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Skepticism
The Skeptic’s Guide to New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year again! Time to put together your New Year’s Resolutions and start thinking about what you want to do to be better, faster, stronger, cooler in 2012. How do we make good New Year’s resolutions? I was reading this article in Forbes which talks about the things to consider when actually compiling good resolutions and thought…
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Feminism
Listen to the Pig
When I wrote my Twilight review earlier this year, I compared the weak and helpless Bella to Ms. Piggy, who, in my opinion, is an icon for feminism. Some of the commenters disagreed with me so I thought I would try to apply some skepticism to my theory. I thought more about it while writing my review for the new…
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Skepticism
Measles are Marvelous!
The Australian anti-vaccination movement has decided to strike below the belt. Below the belt down to kid level, actually. Stephanie Messenger has written a kids’ book called “Measles are Marvellous.” (sic- I think that’s how they spell it Down Under) According to the description: This book takes children aged 4 – 10 years on a journey of discovering about the…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 12.12
Hey y’all! Covering quickies today so you’re going to get things like this: George Takei brokers Star Peace and warns of the dangers of Twilight. This may be my favorite thing on the Internet this year. (via Glenn… or actually, his wife) Calamities of Nature have a new take on the Peanut’s Christmas Special (via Gerald) Abortion ‘does not raise’…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 12.2
What do you mean, Amanda usually does the Friday quickies? I think you must be mistaken. It’s always been me. I have always been here. Everything is fine. VIVA YVONNE. The Washington Post’s humor columnist does some hard science (not really, but it’s fun) – The hot cold lunch (via nowoo) Use a grape and a microwave to create plasma! –…
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Female scientists explain evolution
Check out this fantastic video where a bunch of awesome female scientists explain evolution! And check out the SCOPEteam’s YouTube channel for other cool videos in the series!
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