Quickies
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Skepchick Quickies 3.3
Puberty before age 10: A new normal? – From Bjornar. Australian Medical Association says standards are "too low" for Chinese medicine practitioners – From Jack99. An open letter to the tiny white man the the Republican party has sent to live in my underpants April is Donate Life month – Register to be an organ and tissue donor!
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Skepchick Quickies, 4.2
Decommissioning the space shuttles. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report U.S. kids with autism up 78% in past decade. Friendly warning: you probably don’t want to read the comments there. Creating victims and then blaming them. 20 actual facts about Kirk Cameron that sound like April Fool’s jokes.
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Skepchick Quickies 3.30
Missouri reintroduces endangered Burying Beetle, the most metal insect of all – "…once you learn a little about the Burying Beetle's life cycle, you'll realize these little devils are as metal as Tony Iommi knife-fighting Lemmy on the precipice of an active volcano." Atheist misogyny – Could also be titled, "Misogyny writes terrrrrible jokes". From Robert. Free issue of Focus…
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Skepchick Quickies 3.29
How do you get to 100 percent? – "Honduras, in the heart of Central America, is one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere, but it has one of the highest vaccination coverage rates in the world, averaging close to 99 percent." From Buzz Parsec. Distrust of atheists and the new relevance of faith – From Rachel. Engagement's shocking…
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Skepchick Quickies, 3.28
A beautiful infographic on rhetological fallacies. (From jes3ica.) In Haiti, bureaucratic delays stall mass cholera vaccinations. Is depression highest in those living alone. “For nearly 60 days, two women from Charlotte, N.C., have been doing something that many women say they could never do: leave the house without makeup.” (From Donnie.)
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Skepchick Quickies 3.27
I regret eating my placenta – Nancy Redd writes about how "delivery room horror stories and tales of baby blues" scared her into eating her placenta for its supposed ability to ward off post-partum depression. Ontario Court of Appeal greenlights brothels – From Kyle. Anti-choice, anti-women, and anti-honesty atheists – Have you ever wondered what the secular anti-choice argument is?…
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Skepchick Quickies, 3.26
Is homeopathy a sham? (From Sarah.) Doctors critical as Health Canada loosens oversight of natural medicines. (From Madfishmonger.) Why aren’t there more women in technology? A few clues. A collection of images of historical women in science.
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Skepchick Quickies 3.23
New app to help prevent sexual violence – "Cirlce Of 6 allows you to pick six friends whom you can easily contact when you need help. Text messages are prewritten into the app with messages like “call and pretend you need me, I need an interruption” and “come and get me, I need help going home safely.”" Arizona Republican wants…
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