Science

  • Skepchick Quickies 8.8.8

    Omg, it’s 08.08.08!  Surely someone somewhere has predicted that the universe will end on this date?  Also, it’s the beginning of the Olympics and I am already sick of the freaky little mascots.  I madez a rainbow wif ma sprinkler! – Yeah, lady, what the heck IS in our oxygen supply?  Sent in by a few peeps. Cloned dog is…

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  • A selection of science topics

    I thought I’d come back from the miasma with a selection of topics my fellow grad students are working on. 1.) Modeling dolphin whistles for the purpose of covert communications 2.) Internal tides-that is tides occurring between two layers of water. 3.) Measuring velocity fields using lasers and marine snow. (Marine snow is basically plankton feces) 4.) Sending autonomous underwater…

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  • Ooh eeh Vicodin!

    I arrived back home yesterday from what turned out to be a wholly unusual trip to the USA. I was on business in Texas, and decided to spend a few days in New York on my way back as I had a potential client there and wanted to catch up with the Skepchicks and see some art/stores/sights. Wrong. So very,…

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  • I unwillingly support your right to make stupid decisions…

    As a skeptic, one of the hardest things to do is watch someone make a bad decision. Of course, as a skeptic I know that ‘bad’ is a subjective term that is individual to me, based on my culture, upbringing, friends and various other personal biases. Plus, I know that freedom means that everyone gets to be free to make…

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  • This Week’s Irony: Having the Cancer Center in Your Five

    Here’s a story I wanted to comment on late last week, but I decided to play beach volleyball in the 100+ degree heat here in Houston instead. The summer heat, especially during the dog days, has kicked my ass for the last 20 years, but I keep going back for more. Sheesh! Just more proof that my issues are indeed many and varied.…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 7.29

    TV watching possibly linked to autism–  “Cornell University researchers are reporting what appears to be a statistically significant relationship between autism rates and television watching by children under the age of 3.” Yes, of course, correlation is not causation but it certainly is an interesting addition to the autism debate.  Malaysian shrew survives on beer– But it doesn’t get drunk. Wanna…

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  • COTW: Giant Slug Edition

    End of the week, kiddoes, and what a week it was! I think we had more comments and new blog registrants than ever before, thanks to PZ Myers trashing a cracker, Elyse trashing Santa, a crazy guy trying to trash the site, and the Skepchicks just plain gettin’ trashed. (For all you new commenters, head on over to Gravatar.com to…

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  • Skepchick Quickies 7.25

    Girls ARE good at math– Until they learn they’re not supposed to be.  How many of our female readers have been told that girls aren’t good at math/science?  I can certainly raise my hand. Someone’s picking on surgeons– And Orac’s got something to say about that.  The surgeon who put a temporary tatoo on a woman’s private area: jerk.  All…

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