Skepticism
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Congratulations Phil!
Longtime Friend of Skepchick Phil Plait is the new president of the James Randi Educational Foundation! Randi is now Chairman of the JREF Board of Directors and will have more time to finish his next two books. Phil, a long-standing member of the Goatee & Glasses Sexy Skeptic Club, says he’ll focus on the E in JREF by producing educational…
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Skepchick Quickies, Weekend Edition – 8.2
Queen’s Brian May publishes his doctorate astrophysics thesis. British scientist hopes for ‘yeti hair’ breakthrough. Hacker hiding in Britain after getting into secret US government files trying to prove a UFO cover-up may be extradited to the States soon. Does your browser history know what gender you are?
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COTW: Sexy Jill Edition
Today is the first day of August, which means that right now around the world, people are flipping their Skepchick and Skepdude calendars over — from sexy pendant-wearing Chillzero to sexy wet-headed Jill, and from sexy weight-lifting CriticalThanking to sexy JREF intern Chris. Rowr! That is all. So, the Comment o’ the Week! Durnett came close with this gem that…
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Skepchick Quickies 8.1
Cell phone use leads to bad behaviour in kids? – What evil hasn’t been blamed on cell phones? Thanks Solitas. A librarian’s letter– Jen found this amazing blog post. Ear staples for weight loss– This is a prime example of media woo-toting sent in by Steve. Fave quote, ” There is plenty of anecdotal evidence for ear stapling.” Monkey from Mars– A Georgia…
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Skepchick Quickies 7.31
Dead Monster washes ashore in Montauk– Sent in by everyone. Gawker speculates it’s some sort of viral marketing. George Carlin’s final album coming out on Tuesday– Please, no more “last laugh” jokes. From Mike. Manna to sell on eBay– Indexed’s take on seeing Jesus. Thanks w_nightshade. 10 things to scratch from your worry list– Flesh eating slugs is NOT listed. …
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Monkeys and High Hats, July 30
My goal for this week was to have an all-monkey M&HH while coming down from my NYC high. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen even though I decided not to bother commenting on Michael Savage’s assholery. Fortunately, nothing can break my spirit right now after such an awesome weekend (even on the Wednesday after). Thanks, New York! And now, on to this…
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Skepchick Quickies, 7.30
The naming of new species can apparently be up for corporate grabs. (Thanks, Steve.) Another Virgin Mary sighting, this time in a restaurant floor drain? I think she’d get better results if she starts appearing in sunny, four-star resorts. (Thanks, Emory.) Jesus Sucks in an airplane banner: “Insulting Christians is always good for a laugh.” In China, a pig born…
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Can Astrology Predict an Earthquake?
Answer: apparently not. Leo, today’s a great day to glue all your fine porcelain to your shelves. Virgo: why not spend the day cowering in your bathtub? Libras should put that famous balance to good use today.
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