Quickies
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Skepchick Quickies 9.9
Falser words were never spoken – “When you start to become aware of these bogus quotations, you can’t stop finding them. Henry James, George Eliot, Picasso — all of them are being kept alive in popular culture through pithy, cheery sayings they never actually said. “ Perverts – An aunt’s advice to her niece, in comic form. Wonderful, except maybe…
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Skepchick Quickies 9.8
Misogynistic easter egg in Dead Island game – Damnit, can’t we all just run around killing zombies and get along? From Keith. A drink a day is “good for older women’s health” – Am I old yet? Why my fellow physicists think they know everything and why they’re wrong – From Madfishmonger. 4-Color conspiracies: There’s a 9/11 truther comic –…
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Skepchick Quickies, 9.7
Scientists still can’t figure out this female orgasm thing. (From Tort.) System designed to keep donor hearts warm and beating during transport. 7 tools to stay young forever (…in theory). (From AJ.) Testing the forthcoming Kid Science app (video).
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Skepchick Quickies 9.6
Oh no, there’s DNA in my Gardasil! Or is there? Climate skeptic science: Read with caution – From Jack99. Vatican asks Muslims for help in opposing atheism Crystal healing – Get your rocks on.
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Skepchick Quickies, 9.5
So, seriously, why aren’t there more women in science? Mulvane winery, feds settle elderberry juice case: “A federal judge has approved a settlement in a civil lawsuit filed by the government against a Kansas winery over claims about the medicinal benefits of elderberry juice concentrate.” (From Allen.) Documents show feds believed in the yeti. (From Emory.) Some historical facts about…
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Skepchick Quickies 9.2
Fan service: On losing patience for women kissing – “Somewhere in the last sixteen years, the two-lady kiss has become so over-used [in television] that any time we see it, we instantly cry “FAN SERVICE!”” Vandals deface Edmonton salon ad in controversy – A graffitied conversation on art and violence against women. From Ric. (And here’s some more coverage, from…
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Skepchick Quickies 9.1
Gender gap vanishes in female-empowered cultures – From cerberus40. Life at the SETI institute – Interview with Dr. Rachel Mastrapa who, “studies the surface processes of icy Solar System bodies by interpreting their infrared spectra.” From Glow-Orb. Florida pastor doesn’t get why atheists aren’t registered like sex offenders – From Jim and Sarah. Pain during intercourse:It’s not histrionics – Vulvar…
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.31
Chronic fatigue syndrome researchers face death threats from militants. How NASA plans to make astrophysics fun with an ambitious social game. What is pseudoscience? “No one in the history of the world has ever self-identified as a pseudoscientist. There is no person who wakes up in the morning and thinks to himself, ‘I’ll just head into my pseudolaboratory and perform…
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