Quickies
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Skepchick Quickies 10.8
Supreme Court takes up church and state, but just barely – “A lone cross built to honor the dead of World War I, bolted to a desert rock on public land, raises a host of complicated issues about which religious displays violate the Constitution’s ban on government establishment of religion and who may challenge them.” From Chasmosaur. 30 dumb inventions…
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Skepchick Quickies 10.6
Italian scientist reproduces shroud of Turin - From Kevin. Conservatizing the Bible – “The eager young men at Conservapedia are p.o.’d that the Bible might be seen as too liberal. So they’ve come up with the Wiki-style Conservative Bible Project, to make sure the Lord doesn’t go all wobbly on us.” From QA. How nonsense sharpens the intellect – Or…
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Skepchick Quickies 10.2
Oldest hominid skeleton offers new clues to evolution – From Lauren. Glenn Beck blames godlessness for America’s problems – In other news, the Pope is Catholic and bears crap in the woods. From Sydney. Beware the pond monster! – Our very own Elyse addresses concerns that a nearby pond is home to an unknown monster. From William. Those tree crabs are…
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Skepchick Quickies 10.1
Naturopaths warn lack of regulation a risk – “Anyone on P.E.I can call themselves a naturopathic doctor, and practitioners with national certification…say not having any regulation is a serious problem.” From Peregrine. UK girl given Glaxo’s Cervarix had tumor, agency says – The autopsy of the UK girl who died after receiving an HPV vaccine shot has found that she had…
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Skepchick Quickies, 9.30
Psychic charged with lying to police. So many quips here I can’t even pick one. (From Emory.) Devices claim to teach babies before birth. Experts unsure. (From Chasmosaur.) Researchers using parallel processing computing could save thousands by using an Xbox. (From Craig.) Cheerleaders invoking Bible verseswill totally win that football game. But there’s that pesky “separation of church and state”…
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Skepchick Quickies 9.29
Don’t blame flu shots for all ills, officials say – Great NYT article on how health officials try to keep the public from wrongly associating getting the flu shot and other illnesses that may coincidentally occur at the same time. From Paul. Carolyn Porco wins a 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award – The award “recognizes extraordinary image makers in science.” From Emory.…
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Skepchick Quickies 9.24
Dust turns sky over Sydney red – Yet another sign of the apocalypse! Men duped in money-doubling scam – “Police said the businesses gave about $160,000 in cash to two men in the belief their money would double when soaked in chemicals.” From Sarah. Cave divers risk their lives to explore the underworld – “For the past 14 years, photographer…
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Skepchick Quickies, 9.23
Latest autism figures should dispel any fears about the MMR jab being linked to the condition. Imagine that. (From Durnett.) Spielberg adds to Paranormal Activity scare. (From Sydney.) KIrk Cameron’s next initiative is to provide students with a “special edition” of The Origin of Species with a “special introduction.” Guess what the introduction is about. (From Chasmosaur.) Also, there’s a…
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