Quickies
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Skepchick Quickies 9.14
Religious search engines yield tailored results – From davew. How to live without religion the tree lobster way – From cerberus40. Evolution & art contest – Cool art contest for kids from 4-12. Gamers better at fast decision making – “What’s surprising in our study is that action games improved probabilistic inference not just for the act of gaming, but…
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Skepchick Quickies, 9.13
Doctors warn over homeopathic ‘vaccines.’ (From Dave.) Family to receive $1.5M+ in first-ever vaccine-autism court award. Howto: stop worrying about female brain hard-wiring and get smarter. Pandora’s box. (From cerebus40.)
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Skepchick Quickies, 9.10
Is bypassing higher education smarter than paying for a degree? (From Chasmosaur.) South Florida psychic scammer sentenced to prison. A Dutch study of parents and teenagers reveals that when parents are more accepting of teens’ sexual relationships, they result in fewer teen pregnancies. Forensic homeopathologist offers police ‘alternative’ evidence and suspects. (From Benj5386.) Why conspiracy theories always win. (From cerebus40.)…
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Skepchick Quickies, 9.8
We’ve kinda all been busy and slacking off on the Quickies lately, so here’s a nice big batch for you today. A mob of in Belize burned down an animal sanctuary in the mistaken belief the foreign owners fed two missing children to crocodiles on their property. (From John.) Is believing in God evolutionarily advantageous? (From Ashley.) Another ex-Scientologist publishes…
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Skepchick Quickies, 09.02.10
Artificial ecosystem on Ascension Island may hold the key to the colonization of Mars. Thanks to Dave W. The Institute for Creation Research will not be offering a master’s degree in science education because the court upheld the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 2008 decision.  The ICR will instead be offering graduate courses at their School of Biblical Apologetics. NPR offers a theory about why religious belief may have…
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Skepchick Quickies, 9.1
A federal circuit judge rules no link between autism and vaccines. The cruel irony of organic standards. Journalist Amy Wallace tells the tale of being sued for reporting on anti-vaxxers – and offers tips for others to do the same. A geek speaks about women in engineering.
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.31
Normally we like to give fantastical excuses as to why the Skepchicks are unable to make their regularly scheduled posts. But today, Amanda is moving to Boston where she will be starting her first semester of med school. And that’s… well, that’s just plain awesome! Safe travels, Amanda! Skepchicks are forever! Because we will outlive teatoatallers. True dat. Everything Dies.…
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.30
Ghost train hunter killed by a real train. (From Patrick and Junco.) A judge has dismissed the appeal of a man who wanted to sue over the Large Hadron Collider’s “potential destruction of the earth.” Sex is stressful, but good for you. importance of attractiveness in everyday life is not fixed – it depends on where you live.
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