Skepticism
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Skepchick Quickies, 10.20
CPR + “Stayin’ Alive” = WIN. (Thanks, Emory.) Atheism and politics: The NY Times covers a Colorado atheist rally that Teen Skepchick’s own Elles spoke at. Video game LittleBigPlanet delayed over Qur’an quotes in soundtrack. (Thanks, Ja7on.) And, just because, here’s a summary of a bunch of sex-is-good-for-you scientific studies. (Thanks to hotphysicsboy.)
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for reedbraden: monsters, magic, and boobs
aka Monster Sunday 10.19 I may regret this in the morning, but here goes… Because reedbraden thought that monsters, magic, and boobs was the topic of my previous post I would like to point out that all three of these things are available in fantasy and scifi, in any combination that you like. I have my own boobs, so I’m not…
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Are you a red-hot skeptic?
Something that really bugs me about those mainstream women’s magazines are those quizzes which shovel every reader into a pigeonhole based on a numeric value ascertained by dumb questions. Usually along the lines of “are you good in bed?†or “is your career stalling?†they offer the unsuspecting a reader a summary and sage advice from someone who is presumably…
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Afternoon Inquisition 10.18
We all know there are lots of myths and generally accepted “facts” about dreaming. At one time or another, I think my dreams have violated most of these “rules”. I’ve died in dreams on at least two occasions (which is completely freaky, btw), I regularly dream in color, and I can read (as in actually seeing and reading text, not…
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monsters, magic, and books
I’ve been reading a lot lately, but nothing to do with skepticism. Instead, I have been filling my head with monsters, magic, and fantasy. Over the past couple of weeks, I read all four of the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer. And two of my favorite authors have come out with new books that I’ll be reading over the weekend: A…
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Afternoon Inquisition, 10.17
First, a big thank you to Elyse for filling in for me last week while I was er… saving puppies and babies and feeding the homeless… and not screwing off at all…Â I’m back for this week and I’m talking about money again with a two-part question: What, if anything, are you changing in your life to save money in…
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Afternoon Inquisition 10.16
I’ve always enjoyed books more than the movies made from them. Is the book really always better, and why? (feel free to give examples)
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Afternoon Inquisition 10.15.08
“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.†“Don’t gossip with friends; it only tells them that you’ll also talk behind their back.†Proverbs or bad advice? It’s true that gossip can be hurtful, petty, and even demeaning. But, according to this article in Scientific American MIND, it is also a useful part of our…
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