Quickies

  • Skepchick Quickies, 12.21

    Sorry for the delay – some scheduling problems this morning! South Africa’s former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who gained notoriety for her dogged promotion of lemons, garlic and olive oil to treat AIDS, has died. (From Samuel.) It’s being claimed that lesbians in South Africa are being dragged off the street and raped to “correct” them I have a feeling…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 12.18

    German authorities slam children’s book that questions existence of god – They’re calling it a children’s “The God Delusion” but I think that’s unfair.  From Tina. Happy anniversary to the Tree Lobsters! – I can’t believe Steve actually listened to my demand for one tree lobster comic, much less that he’s been keeping the funny rolling for a whole year now.  Arizona…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 12.17

    “Free energy” machine on display in Dublin – From Yossarian. Star Trek stops women from becoming computer scientists – It’s true, we’ll do anything to not have to become or work with Wesley Crusher. Does religion oppress women? – A more eloquent answer than, “Well, duh.” From Billy Clyde Tuggle. Starship dimensions - Scale drawings of both fictional and real spaceships and characters.…

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  • Skepchick Quickies, 12.16

    Why are virtually all climate “skeptics” men? Carr2d2, run! There’s a Bigfoot lurking in Minnesota! (From Sydney.) The science terminology abuse top five. A nice look at a roundtable on Gender Equity in Math and Science Education, presented by Sally Ride.

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  • Skepchick Quickies 12.15

    Pregnant women develop emotion-reading superpowers – “This may increase the chance that the woman will spot potential threats to her and her fetus, and prime her to be hyper-vigilant once she becomes a mother.” From Steve. Why James Chartrand wears women’s underpants – The Copyblogger contributer explains why she chose to write under a male pen name and the effect…

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  • Skepchick Quickies, 12.14

    “…Many Americans are now choosing to ‘blend Christianity with Eastern or New Age beliefs’ and that ‘sizable minorities of all major U.S. religious groups’ said that they have had supernatural experiences, like encountering ghosts.” NY Times op-ed on paranormal flexibility. (From Glenn.) Is interest in astronomy divided by gender lines? (Guess what I think.) (From R.) Uh oh – did…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 12.11

    Richard Cohen on Rachel Maddow – Cohen is a “former gay” who is an advocate of so-called conversion therapy. Turns out he has ties to Uganda where a law that would punish gayness with the death penalty has been proposed. Kent Hovind’s doctoral dissertation – From Trevor. Colorado cow mutilations baffle ranchers, cops, UFO believer – From Mikey. Fighting the war on…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 12.10

    Testosterone link to agression “all in the mind”  – “Giving women more of the male hormone testosterone can turn them into fairer and more amiable game players, according to tests.” From Steve. Human Ambassador Project benefits from Star Trek and V -  “Human Ambassadors maintains two confidential lists: people who do, and people who do not, want to have contact and…

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