Rebecca Watson

Rebecca is a writer, speaker, YouTube personality, and unrepentant science nerd. In addition to founding and continuing to run Skepchick, she hosts Quiz-o-Tron, a monthly science-themed quiz show and podcast that pits comedians against nerds. There is an asteroid named in her honor. Twitter @rebeccawatson Mastodon mstdn.social/@rebeccawatson Instagram @actuallyrebeccawatson TikTok @actuallyrebeccawatson YouTube @rebeccawatson BlueSky @rebeccawatson.bsky.social
  • A New Podcast!

    Because an hour and a half every week just isn’t enough, we’re now doing regular episodes of The Skeptics’ Guide 5×5, five minute episodes on a single topic. This week’s just went live today, and it’s all about those crazy Brits and their love of alternative medicine. Enjoy!

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  • Michael Shermer on Tour

    Skeptic, calendar model, and friend-of-Skepchick Michael Shermer is currently touring the country promoting his latest book, The Mind of the Market. It’s a wondeful tome based upon the Snoop Dogg classic Gin and Juice, about keeping one’s “mind on [one’s] money and [one’s] money on [one’s] mind.” Anyway, he’ll be at the Harvard COOP in Cambridge, MA tomorrow (Tuesday, the…

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  • Some slapdash predictions for 2008

    Okay, not “predictions” exactly — more like a mix of plans, predictions, and hopes. For starters, I hope to do a lot more this year. (On the upcoming SGU episode, I say my only resolution is to rock harder this year, which definitely encompasses this site.) I know there are a lot of people around who are willing to help…

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  • The Q-Ray gets ionized!

    What’s ahead for 2008 is coming soon, but first: SUCK IT, frauds! In October 2007, the FTC sued the makers of the totally bunk Q-Ray bracelet, which was sold as a cure-all for just about anything. Presiding over the case was Honorable Frank Easterbrook. Now, I know it’s only January 4, but I think we have a serious contender here…

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  • Attention Upstate New Yorkers (and others)!

    You can hear Curiosity, Aroused today at 7pm on WSKG! Also, thanks to everyone in Seattle who wrote in to KUOW and KXOT to let them know you liked the show, you guys are awesome! Also also, the show was just licensed for broadcast on KUT in Austin, Texas on January 6 at 11am and on KUT HD tomorrow (the…

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  • A slapdash review of ’07

    Happy new year, everyone! I know it’s actually January 2, but I’ve been very busy being sick or inebriated or sometimes both, so my apologies. Anyway, this is the time of year to look back and ahead, and then maybe at the television for awhile and then back again, and then ahead one more time. So, first, the back-looking. Here…

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  • A slapdash review of '07

    Happy new year, everyone! I know it’s actually January 2, but I’ve been very busy being sick or inebriated or sometimes both, so my apologies. Anyway, this is the time of year to look back and ahead, and then maybe at the television for awhile and then back again, and then ahead one more time. So, first, the back-looking. Here…

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  • Hot Toddy or Not?

    While my fellow Skepchick writers are busy picking up the slack created by my bloggy silence, I am attempting to recover from an annoying cold (picked up somewhere in New Jersey at Christmastime, reinforcing your every stereotype about the blasted state). Yesterday, I took the obvious route to recovery with plenty of generic Tylenol Cold followed by Nyquil. Result: still…

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