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Cat Child Found in Cave!
Or, maybe not? Vikki Thomas, intrepid journalist for The Sun, reports that “A CAT-BOY has stunned medics with his ability to SEE in pitch black with eyes that GLOW in the dark.” All the preceding CAPITAL LETTERS are THE SUN’S, possibly designed to FREAK YOU THE HELL OUT because OMG CAT-BOY WILL DESTROY US ALL! Young Nong Youhui was supposedly…
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Reminder: Boston Skeptics in the Pub is Tonight!
It’s going to be a good one! Here’s the info again: WHO This month’s guest speaker is Tim Farley, who runs the web site What’s The Harm?, where he details the injustices caused by belief in superstition and pseudoscience. WHERE Tommy Doyle’s Harvard Square (top floor) 96 Winthrop Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 WHEN Monday, February 23, 2009 7pm HOW MUCH…
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Video Blog Post: The Blind Architect
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John Edward Gets Skeptically Pwned
Rarely do I find a homemade video that really makes me laugh out loud. Happily, this one did. Enjoy. YouTube link
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Housekeeping, Errors, COTW
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had weeks that were significantly less shitty than mine. Before I get to the Comment o’ the Week, I wanted to briefly mention an issue that cropped up yesterday here on the blog. Stacey had posted something about Bristol Palin’s recent interview in which she stated the obvious: that abstinence-only education doesn’t frigging…
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Skepchicks in the Lounge with Phil Plait!
I’m pleased to announce that we have finally released another episode of the Skepchick Podcast! This will be the first in a series called Skepchicks in the Lounge, in which the Skepchicks gather together for drinks and conversation with someone interesting – in this case, we discuss the International Year of Astronomy with Dr. Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy and JREF!…
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Facebook violated my privacy (not in the fun way)
Here’s the email I sent to Consumerist about the situation. I decided to post it here on Skepchick in case anyone else was thinking of giving Facebook their cell phone number: Facebook just published my cell phone number on my profile without my permission. To give an idea of how much that sucks, know that I have 2,200 “friends”, since…
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On Bostonist: Dan Aykroyd and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls
For your bemusement, check out my most recent Bostonist post: Boston (or a certain portion thereof) is abuzz with the opening of the new House of Blues on Landsdowne Street, which if you’ll recall we were unable to appreciate due to certain screw-ups during the sneak preview. Actor, comedian, and Canadian Dan Aykroyd is a partner of the chain, and…
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