Quickies
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Skepchick Quickies 3.5
Gut bacteria causes overeating in mice – Posted mostly because I love photos of fat mice. From Steve. Woman in Iowa arrested for falling down stairs while pregnant – From Deb. Doctor’s sued over dangerous autism treatment – “The father of a 7-year-old Chicago boy who was diagnosed as a toddler with autism has sued the Naperville and Florida doctors…
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Skepchick Quickies 3.4
FDA has filed warning letters against companies selling ear candles – You can see some of the letters here under March 2. Church must accept reality of false memories of sexual abuse – “The notion that therapists can help people to ‘recover’ memories of sexual abuse causes serious harm to patients and their families, writes psychologist Chris French.” From Mark.…
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Skepchick Quickies, 3.3
Hangover-free booze? Increasing dissolved oxygen concentrations in alcohol may reduce negative side effects. (From Steve.) Did the discovery of cooking make us human? (From Dave.) A bushel of facts about the uniqueness of human pubic hair. (From Nicole.) ChatRoulette + Science – Anthony is trying to get chatters to post science related material for those passing through on March 20th.
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Skepchick Quickies 3.2
Caught in a lab romance – A sciencey fan video of “Bad Romance” which will now be stuck in my head for a week. From Ellen. Women more troubled by bag theft than rape, BNP candidate claims – “A senior BNP leader with a strong chance of winning a seat in the London Assembly next month has written that rape…
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Skepchick Quickies, 3.1
When did science rock your world? While Amy took down the recent claim that Jenny McCarthy has reversed her anti-vaccine position, Salon takes a look at her regular, still-continuing crazy. Which health supplements are backed by science? Utah: Making miscarriages a crime? (From Robert.) From the “There’s an app for everything” files: PMSBuddy helps men track that “time of the…
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Skepchick Quickies 2.25
Stanford study claims acupuncture lessens depression during pregnancy – From Vanessa. Here’s an analysis of the findings over at The Skeptical OB. The fallacy of gray – From jtradke. Intelligent people have “unnatural” preferences – “More intelligent people are significantly more likely to exhibit social values and religious and political preferences that are novel to the human species in evolutionary…
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Skepchick Quickies, 2.24
Iraqi authorities claim they’ll sue makers of the dowsing rods they’ve been using to find explosives. But they still also say the ‘devices had been found to be effective’. (From Andrés.) Tech industry searching for girls gone geek. ‘God gap’ impedes U.S. foreign policy, task force says. (From Chasmosaur.) Ancient Chinese wisdom via Yahoo Health: what your face reveals about…
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Skepchick Quickies 2.23
Legislator: Disabled kids are God’s punishment – Virginia’s “State Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas says disabled children are God’s punishment to women who have aborted their first pregnancy.” From Mike. Same species, polar opposites – “How exactly did identical marine species come to inhabit both the north and south polar regions?” From Mark. Why I’m having an abortion – Angie…
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