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The Skepchick Sundaylies! Summer Reading List, Signs of Life, and the Undesirability of Flying Cars
Sunday Funny: Myths and Facts about Cottonmouths (via bird and moon) Mad Art Lab A Few (well, 90+) of my Favorite Books Need a summer reading list? Emily has you covered. Life Signs Detected Ryan ruins one staple of the sci-fi genre: detecting signs of life. Are Flying Cars the Future of Transport? Car-planes are a terrible idea. Featured image…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Opera vs. Trump, Star Trek Optimism, Wonder Woman, and more!
Sunday Funny: Glacial Erratic (via xkcd) Teen Skepchick Suspension of Disbelief: Wonder Woman Elizabeth reviews Wonder Woman. Awesome Sauce Music Friday: Opera vs Trump One doesn’t normally turn to opera for protest music, and yet… Mad Art Lab Star Trek: Optimism Ryan is cautiously optimistic about the new Star Trek series. 150 Years of Doing It Wright You can celebrate…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Saved by the Arts and Fixing Parents
Sunday Funny: Concerned. (via Poorly Drawn Lines) School of Doubt The Arts Will Save Us–If We Let Them Trump’s proposed budget axes both the NEH and NEA, but Dan thinks we need to take a lesson from Star Trek in a world where the robots are coming for our jobs. Grounded Parents You Too Can Fix All the Parents Want…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies, with Trusting Rich People on the Internet and More on Teaching Critical Thinking
Sunday Funny: Virginity (via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) Teen Skepchick Trust the Rich People on the Internet Elizabeth explains how money buys trust on the internet. School of Doubt Why Schools Should Teach Critical Thinking (Part 3) Jay continues his earlier response to Carl Hendrick’s article in Aeon. Featured image credit: Yuri Samoilov via Flickr
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It’s the Sundaylies, with LGBT Fiction, Critical Thinking, Jobs a Humanities PhD Won’t Get You, and more!
Sunday Funny: Pre-existing condition. (via Wondermark) Teen Skepchick Awesome Sauce Music Friday: I Got that Flow The world needs more songs about being on you period. A Guide to LGBT+ Fiction If you’re looking for some good fiction featuring LGBT characters, Alex has some recommendations. School of Doubt Why Schools Should Teach Critical Thinking (Part 2) Jay continues his earlier…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Nerd Music, Teaching Critical Thinking, and Beauty and the Beast
Sunday Funny: Assume a well-mixed cosmos. (via SMBC) Mad Art Lab Make Each Other Brave Woot Suit Riot has a new album and Ryan recommends it. School of Doubt Why Schools Should Teach Critical Thinking (Part 1) Don’t confuse “critical thinking skills” with “brain training games.” Grounded Parents Spoiler Alert: Beauty and the Beast (2017) Naomi reviews the live action…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Teaching Critical Thinking, Pink Pancakes, Book Reviews, and more!
Sunday Funny: Using bureaucracy for good. (via SMBC) Teen Skepchick We all need a little Faith If you’re looking to add another comic book to your pull list, Faith might be a good addition. School of Doubt Where to Begin Thinking Critically? Jay wonders where to start students on the path of learning to think critically. Grounded Parents Weekend Reads:…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Wasting Water, Print Your Own Congressperson, Diversifying Music Education, and more!
Sunday Funny: Color pattern (via xkcd) Mad Art Lab Why Waste Water? Using art to draw attention to our global water crisis. Art Inquisition: Could You Be Our Next Winner? What, if anything, makes a design contest OK? Make a Member of Congress Have you been ghosted by your member of Congress? Be like Celia and make your own! School…
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