Quickies
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Skepchick Quickies 8.27
The relevance of a doctor’s religion – A great article by Evan Harris about the “oh noes, your atheist doctor will kill you!” reporting that Carrie wrote about here. How free speech works – Everyone’s offended, whee! From Steve D. Is the sun emitting a mystery particle? – Constant decay rates aren’t being constant. From Steve T. Tracking bird flu…
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.26
Two-thirds of the British public are unable to name a single famous female scientist. (From Agranulocytosis.) Is giving up gluten a way to lose weight? Minneapolis will pay $165,000 to zombies. (From Rosiare.) Saved by science: a slideshow of specimens behind the scenes at Natural History Museums.
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.25
Why have UFOs changed speed over the years? Where do men and women look first when watching pornography? Feminism, scientists, and sexiness. A kinder, gentler skeptic. (From cerebus40.)
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Skepchick Quickies 8.24
Space is the final frontier for evolution – “Charles Darwin may have been wrong when he argued that competition was the major driving force of evolution. But new research identifies the availability of “living space,” rather than competition, as being of key importance for evolution.” From Chasmosaur. Uri Geller’s mind bender – From Tim: “Here’s a Wall Street Journal article…
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.23
The human magnet. Insert your own Juggalo joke here. (From Alexrkr7.) Gator in the sewer. All urban legends instantly true. After a chicken pox outbreak in the Duggar family, the newborn is kept at the hospital to avoid catching it. Should we question their stance on vaccination? (From Veronica.) Self-fulfilling prophecy is self-fulfilling. (From Carl.)
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Skepchick Quickies 8.20
Consumer Reports on the danger of dietary supplements – “We have identified a dozen supplement ingredients that we think consumers should avoid because of health risks, including cardiovascular, liver, and kidney problems. We found products with those ingredients readily available in stores and online.” From Chasmosaur. How to make a difference – responsible vaccine advocacy – Great article by Joe Albietz.…
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Skepchick Quickies 8.19
The 5 worst quacks around today – From Josh. Oldest animal fossils found in Australia – From Amanda. Beer boosts women’s psoriasis risk – From Frank. 15 movies that have killed people – Including Patch Adams, since laughter isn’t actually the best medicine. From Justin.
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.18
Undercover filming with an African witchdoctor. (From Donnie.) 7 scientific reasons a zombie outbreak would fail (quickly). (From cerebus40.) Wil quits w00tstock. Ray Bradbury fan? So is this chick (NSFW! [From Dave]):
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