Quickies

  • Man holding a lightsaber

    Skepchick Quickies, 5.7

    The (not so) Thinking Moms’ (D)evolution’s Declaration. Are you worried you’re in a cult? Consult this handy guide. You may actually just be in a conga line. (From Andre.) Get your antifemininity out of my feminism. New “LaserSabre” is not a lightsaber and is not a toy. Not that you would think either. (From Critical Dragon1177.)

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  • Skepchick Quickies 5.4

    E. coli that cause urinary tract infections are now resistant to antibiotics – Well, fuck. Embrace the supernatural to achieve your goals – Well, at least they advise moderation in your superstitions. Disney animation, The Story of Menstruation – A short film from 1946. From Ashley. Vogue bans skinny, underage models – From Jack99. Cute Animal Friday! A handy 3-pack…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 5.3

    North Carolina pastor urges parents to “man up” and punch effeminate children – From Ashley. Religious websites riskier than porn for online viruses – “Websites with religious or ideological themes were found to have triple the average number of “threats” that those featuring adult content, according to Symantec.” Thousands join girl in urging Seventeen magazine to publish unedited images –…

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  • Skepchick Quickies, 5.2

    Why does the woman behind the discovery of DNA’s structure still not get the recognition she deserves? Are highly religious people less motivated by compassion than non-believers? (From Ray.) Oklahoma high court strikes down personhood amendment. (From Mark.) “Gangbang interviews” and “bikini shots” – Silicon Valley’s brogrammer problem.

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  • Skepchick Quickies 5.1

    Women and combative atheism – “Atheism by its nature is “combative” – at least, active or outspoken or explicit or “movement” atheism is. Movement atheism is naturally combative.” Do you agree? Experts suspicious of company’s gas-saving claims – “The product, it says, improves mileage by up to 15 per cent while reducing toxic emissions as much as 80 per cent,…

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  • Young white woman holding up a baby

    Skepchick Quickies, 4.30

    On women waiting to have children and the cultural as well as scientific barriers. (From Petr.) Controversy and Islamophobia surrounds a young woman’s murder in Dearborn, Michigan. (From Michael.) New research examines how pornography affects our brains. MIT makes anti-Fogging, glare-free, self-cleaning glass.

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  • Skepchick Quickies 4.27

    That game about dating disabled girls is excellent – And it was brewed up on 4chan?! Even after reading the review, I'm in disbelief. Ghana pioneers new child vaccines – "Ghana has become the first country in Africa to start protecting children against two of the continent's deadliest infant diseases with simultaneous vaccinations." From cerberus40. Swiss woman dies after attempting…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 4.26

    Posing like a man – You may remember Jim Hines' earlier post on posing like a woman. Now he responds to, "But men are objectified too!" G-spot anatomy found in cadaver – But just one cadaver. So scientists, get out there and do more dissecting! From Kirsten. Free vaccine class with Paul Offit – A gaggle of Skepchicks have signed…

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