Quickies
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Skepchick Quickies 11.23
Self-administered skin patches for vaccines under development – We’ve covered the development of these micro-needle patches before but it looks like now they’re one step closer to being produced. The NIH has awarded funding to develop a patch specifically for administering the flu vaccine. From Katherine. Toddlers to get six-in-one vaccination – The change from several shots spaced out over…
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Skepchick Quickies, 11.22
The Royal Society’s lost women scientists. Are there differences in the way boys game and the way girls game? In case your objection to vaccines was the pain a needle caused, they’ve working on that, too. (From Katherine.) The United Nations has removed a plea for lesbians, gays and bisexuals not to be executed.
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Skepchick Quickies 11.19
Anti-bullying starts in first grade – A mom writes about her 6 year old daughter being teased for liking Star Wars and asks for comments from Star Wars-loving women. Geeky women have responded in force! Incredibly awkward police training video about ritualistic Satanic murders – From Pete. What the TSA screenings mean for sexual assault survivors – Brings up the…
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Skepchick Quickies 11.18
Why the controversy? Vaccines save lives – “A few weeks ago, my sister asked a simple yes-no question on her Facebook page: She wrote, “should I get the flu shot?” She might as well have posted, “should I fillet this kitten?”” From jes3ica. Too good to check – “On Nov. 4, Anderson Cooper did the country a favor. He expertly…
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Skepchick Quickies, 11.17
When the mind wanders, happiness also strays. (From James.) New bandages change color if there’s an infection. (From Steve.) Climate change could lead to colder winters in northern regions. (From cerebus40.) Presented without comment: considering premature ejaculation.
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Skepchick Quickies 11.16
Study finds flu shots are safe for women – “Adding to evidence that the flu shot is safe during pregnancy, a U.S. government study found no unusual complications among pregnant women who’ve received the vaccine in the past 20 years.” From Joel. Science cheerleaders at the US Science & Engineering Festival – We’ve talked about the science cheerleaders before and here’s an…
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Skepchick Quickies, 11.15
Homeopathy works – but it is talking not tinctures that help patients. (From Jay.) Nutritionists of America say: don’t try the Twinkie diet. 5 ways to teach science with Star Trek. Watch Daniel Radcliffe sing the entire periodic table. (From Daniela.)
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Skepchick Quickies 11.12
Is this evidence that we can see the future? – A paper due out at the end of the year, “…describes a series of experiments involving more than 1000 student volunteers. In most of the tests, Bem took well-studied psychological phenomena and simply reversed the sequence, so that the event generally interpreted as the cause happened after the tested behaviour…
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