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Hooray, I’m a Science Scout!
I’m so excited. I was in the Girl Scouts for about a month back when I was 8 or 9, but I hated it because we didn’t get to light fires, fight bears, and discriminate against gay people like the Boy Scouts. Yeah, that last one was a tasteless joke. Forget all that, though. Who needs the Girl Scouts when…
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Hooray, I'm a Science Scout!
I’m so excited. I was in the Girl Scouts for about a month back when I was 8 or 9, but I hated it because we didn’t get to light fires, fight bears, and discriminate against gay people like the Boy Scouts. Yeah, that last one was a tasteless joke. Forget all that, though. Who needs the Girl Scouts when…
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Introducing MIT-AAH
The MIT Atheists, Agnostics, and Humanists Group has been inactive for several years. As far as I can tell, the group hasn’t been very active since 1998. There is an out-of-date website for the group, but the officers listed on that page have long since graduated. Inspired by Greg Epstein and other Humanist friends over at Harvard, I have decided…
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Nocturnal MIT
A nocturnal sugar glider… almost as cute as the average skepchick. The past few days I have been working quite late at MIT. Normally, I am one of those annoying, cheerful morning people. I’m the sort of bubbly person you want to throw your coffee at if you’re not a fellow morning person. Recently, I am becoming somewhat nocturnal. I…
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Mmm, bread.
I have a special fondness for bold flavors — red wines, fragrant coffees, spicy curries — but for some reason, the food I crave most when I need comfort is a slice of soft bread with butter. I just ate six slices of bread for dinner. This morning, I got an email from Steve saying my audio file for the…
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The Journal of Skepchick Science
Testing the Effects of Acetaminophen, Dextromethorphan, Doxylamine, and Alcohol on Subject’s Ability to Compose Online Journal Entries Subject is a 26-year old female with abnormal mucus production and sore throat. Appears to be cranky. 9pm: Subject drinks 30 ml of liquid acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, doxylamine, alcohol, and unidentifiable cherry substance measured in plastic cap. Exclaims, “Mmmmm. Cherry.” Takes one more swig…
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The Beaches of Phuket
Sa-wa-dii! That means “hello” in Thai. One of my roommates is from Thailand, and she has been teaching me some basic Thai words and phrases.To be more proper, I really should say, Sa-wa-dii-ka (to a female) or Sa-wa-dii-krap (to a male). That should be easy to remember. “Ka” is sort of like “cool” because girls are cool and “krap”… well,…
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Rebecca’s TAM5 Report, Part VI
Sunday, January 21 (continued) I woke up around 7am. I’m not sure how. Not only was I awake, but I was . . . aware. Against all odds, I had hosted a rocking party with constantly flowing booze and stayed awake until 2:30am, but was still pumped up for my talk in a few short hours. I was in that…
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