Quickies
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Christmas Quickies For You
A very special extra set of Quickies, direct from Miniature Red Polar God. Happy Monkey! No, Virginia, There is No Santa Claus. From my blogging hero, Greta Christina. On Santa. Elyse’s letter to her son about Santa Claus. White Wine In The Sun… the OTHER Tim Minchin Christmas song. The one that, for me, supplanted Fairytale of New York by…
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Skepchick Quickies 12.23
Herbal remedies unlikely to terminate 24-week pregnancies – Amanda Marcotte debunks herbal abortion: “Any abortifacient herb that was processed with homeopathy wouldn’t work, because you’re drinking plain water, which is known to be safe for pregnancies.” Journal retracts paper that linked Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with retrovirus – “Subsequent studies by others and even retests by the original research team…failed to…
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Skepchick Quickies 12.22
Antievolution legislation in New Hampshire – I thought the state motto was “Live Free or Die” not “We Like Our Kids Uneducated”? One teacher’s approach to preventing gender bullying in the classroom – From Mark and Rebel16. Why do women menstruate? – PZ covers an interesting new idea about the topic. The psychic who predicted my career – “I was…
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Skepchick Quickies, 12.21
Apparently we’re still discussing whether or not the Shroud of Turin is authentic. (From Ubi.) “At least 25 current and former female RCMP officers say they are seeking to join a possible class-action lawsuit against the force for alleged mistreatment on the job.” (From Dupes.) Australian high school students turn backs on science. (From Jack99.) High school senior Angela Zhang…
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Skepchick Quickies 12. 20
An Indian inventor disrupts the period industry – “Muruganantham’s investigation into the matter began when he questioned his wife about why she was trying to furtively slip away with a rag. She responded by saying that buying sanitary napkins meant no milk for the family.” From Maria and bibliotequetress. Scientists report first solar cell producing more electrons in photocurrent than…
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Skepchick Quickies, 12.19
Convicted rapist moves in next to his victim from seven years ago. (From Anna.) Bangladesh man ‘admits’ cutting off wife’s fingers – because she pursued higher education. (From Anne.) How cycling set deprived Indian girls on a life-long journey. On being a lady in the nerd world.
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Skepchick Quickies 12.16
New LEGO figurines “for girls” – Ugh. From Narvi. Why aren’t more women who loved the Dragon Tattoo book planning to see the movie? – The author of this article attributes it to the brutal sexual violence against women, however, if that were true why are so many women fans of the books? From Stacey. Southern Baptist publisher recalls pink…
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Skepchick Quickies 12.15
Punk’s not dead, it’s just gone to moral rehab – “Indonesian sharia police are “morally rehabilitating” more than 60 young punk rock fans in Aceh province on Sumatra island, saying the youths are tarnishing the province’s image.” From Madfishmonger. Do so-called “girls” toys push girls toward girly careers? – Or, science vs. parables in the fight to keep girl and…
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