Skepticism
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Ghost
Anyone reading Ghost yet? Here are a few reviews to check out if you’re still thinking about whether or not to read it. New York Times Book Review. David finds an adoptive family at the funeral parlor, benevolently ruled by an agoraphobe named Martin. While working in the slumber room, where the embalmed go on view, David glimpses “something†—…
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Skepchick Quickies – Weekend Edition, 5.31
More aliens, you guys! And they’re hiding in your bushes, apparently. Ah, but the Bad Astronomer had to go and ruin it already with his logic and rational thinking. (Thanks to Kimberly for the original link.) With the horrible management of relief efforts by Myanmar’s military junta, it’s time once again to exploit their superstition that contact with women’s undergarments…
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Caution: Contents are HOTTTTTTTT
You know how you go into Starbucks in the morning, pre-caffeinated and still groggy enough to believe $5 for coffee is reasonable without ever feeling the overwhelming urge to rape and sodomize every breathing being between the barista and your Prius? Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that’s all about to change. For the next…
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Message in a Bottle: BOO!
Tuesday morning I was hanging out on my couch, eating some Special K, having some coffee, and watching a little CNN Headline News. I watch cable news every day, and I spend a good portion of that time rolling my eyes and wondering why I torture myself so. But Tuesday morning I startled my dogs, husband and child when I…
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Skepchick Quickies 5.29
By the way, the first two links are Canadian news from our very own Canadian Skepchick, Jill. Couple arrested for trying to sell baby on Craigslist– “A British Columbia woman looking for furniture for her son was shocked last Friday when she saw an Internet ad on Craigslist offering a seven-day-old baby for sale for $10,000.” A new hope for…
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Skepchick Guest Article #2 – Reed Esau
After last month’s magical revelation by Richard Wiseman, we bring you our second guest writer, Reed Esau. Anyone interested in socializing and swapping ideas with other skeptics will enjoy Reed’s insight. In this article, he tells us how to organise a Skepticamp. Nine Steps to Organising Your First Skepticamp Reed Esau A skepticamp is simply a skeptic conference where the…
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Fear, Hate, and Friendship
Reading this story on CNN.com got me thinking about how (or if) we apply skepticism when deciding whom we will allow into our social circles. The article describes the new atmosphere of xenophobia in South Africa, which has led to the deaths of more than 50 people across the country, and is destroying the country’s image as a haven of stability. Photos of a…
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Skepchick Quickies, 5.28
Scientists have completed the first sequencing of a woman’s DNA. Sure, they did cats, cows, and a platypus first, but they eventually got around to us. Students questioning ideas! I’m suing! I feel I should have some commentary for this, but I’m at a loss. Science Cafes: “Science cafés involve a lively conversation with a scientist about current science topics.…
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