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
  • Have a question for Richard Wiseman?

    Professor Richard Wiseman has a great new book out called Quirkology. Not only should you run to your local book store and purchase it right this instant, but you should also look forward to a radio interview I’ll be conducting with Richard this Saturday! I’m wondering if any of you have a question you’d like me to ask him, or…

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  • “How dare you?”

    Jennifer sent me this the other day: Dear Rebecca, The Skepchick site is awesome. I am writing to you to let you know that the same type of jerks who crashed the Bill Maher show also made an appearance at a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton. Bill was onstage and let them have it. It was awesome and something I think…

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  • "How dare you?"

    Jennifer sent me this the other day: Dear Rebecca, The Skepchick site is awesome. I am writing to you to let you know that the same type of jerks who crashed the Bill Maher show also made an appearance at a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton. Bill was onstage and let them have it. It was awesome and something I think…

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  • Ouch.

    Yesterday I got creamed during a game of football and got to take my first ride in an ambulance. Now I’m scaring small children and a few grown men, and still two full days away from Halloween! Sexy!

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  • FYI: Dolphins used to look like people. People from Atlantis.

    I love Pravda. Not since the Weekly World News closed all the shutters has a “news source” delivered such classic headlines as, “Dolphins used to look like humans and lived in Atlantis.” It’s short, intriguing, yet pretty much tells you everything you need to know. Those curious enough to keep reading will be treated to tidbits such as, “So the…

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  • Apologies

    Not sure if you’ve all noticed, but the blogging has slowed down of late. If you’re wondering where I am, you can check out this post over on the Talent Quest site. More content coming soon, promise!

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  • Phenomenonal Weirdness

    Skeptics all over the US are aflutter over tomorrow’s premiere of Phenomenon on NBC, a collaboration between Emo-gician Criss Angel and semi-retarded phoney spoon bender Uri Gellar. It’s a “reality” show that seeks to find the next great . . . something. Mentalist? Psychic? Nobody seems too sure. There’s a laughably over-the-top TV promo for it that asks “Do you…

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  • “Ass-kicking is what’s called for.”

    The teenagers who invented a conspiracy theory involving the destruction of the World Trade Center decided to get their message out the only way they can — by using juvenile pranks that would make Howard Stern roll his eyes. Yesterday, they got into Real Time with Bill Maher’s audience and in the middle of the show began shouting their idiocy…

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