Quickies

  • Skepchick Quickies, 6.21

    The paternity myth: the rarity of cuckoldry. Also, a follow-up: Cuckoldry more common in the past. (From Sara.) Is South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Haley just pretending to be a Christian? (From Michael.) Geologist investigates canyon carved in just three days in Texas flood. (From James.) Facebook is being held responsible for Draw Mohammed Day. (From Izzy.)

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  • Skepchick Quickies 6.18

    Dogs can detect prostate cancer – Go ahead, go crazy with the ball sniffing jokes, you know you want to. From Steve D. Embracing the love of Amma, the “hugging saint” – “The Indian spiritual leader, drawing awestruck devotees in a Los Angeles visit, is part of the third wave — mostly women — of gurus to gain popularity in…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 6.17

    The “God particle” may exist in five forms, LHC’s rival project finds – “Finding the Higgs boson is the primary aim of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment in Geneva, but new results from a rival study taking place in the US suggest there may be five versions of the elusive subatomic particle, which has never been detected despite five…

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  • Skepchick Quickies, 6.16

    Bigfoot sighting! Tipster Tim suggest it might actually just be Rob Zombie. In Australia, Family First Senator Steve Fielding has been condemned by other senators for suggesting women might have an abortion after 20 weeks to try to claim paid parental leave. (From Steph.) Why travelers go south: north seems uphill. (From Steve.) What can the godless learn from religious…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 6.15

    Butterfly wing  colors come from space-age structures – “Using microscopes with three-dimensional nanoscale resolution, Yale University researchers found that shades of green in the wings of five butterfly species are produced by crystalline structures called gyroids.” From Steve. Introducing Innergy: A game about breathing – From Sunioc: “At Ubisofts E3 press conference today, they showed a demo of a quack medicine…

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  • Skepchick Quickies, 6.14

    5 horrible diseases that changed the world for the better. (From Steve.) The looming space junk crisis. (Also from Steve.) Frank and Jamie McCourt quietly hired a Russian emigre who calls himself a scientist and healer to ‘think blue’ and channel his thoughts toward the team’s success as he watched them play on TV. (From Alyssa.) Pope pleads for forgiveness…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 6.11

    Scientists try to prove that women manipulate men with noises during sex – “As a result, it was clear to our intrepid researchers that women were making noises during sex EVEN WHEN THEY WEREN’T HAVING ORGASMS. Which the scientists decided must mean that women are making those noises because they CHOOSE to make them, not because they are torn from…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 6.10

    Autism and genetics – “Scientists have discovered the first significant link between autism and DNA, in a study that could revolutionise understanding of this disturbing behavioural disorder which affects more than half-a-million Britons.” Suburban Moscow pyramids – From sydney. Couple finds baby Jesus in wallpaper while redecorating kitchen – I thought he usually hid behind the couch. From Zapski. Hot…

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