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Good Times Chicago -UPDATED!
Last night’s meet up was a whole lotta hilarious! Thanks everyone who came out, especially those of you who came out for the first time! While I appreciate all the talk of my boobs, next time feel free to talk about other skeptical topics as well. Alex suggested someone take minutes at the next meet up to make my post-meet-up…
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Do Women Boast Enough?
I was just reading a BBC News article (well, an opinion piece really) about how Brits boast more than they used to. I think there’s some truth to that. However, the writer, Lucy Kellaway, then claims “In this brave new bigged-up world, women are struggling a little. A recent piece of research from London Business School shows that by far…
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Skepchick Quickies, 5.19
Geeks and Guinness: the formula for sexy science. Like we here at Skepchick didn’t already know this. A psychic consultant wreaks havoc on an Australian city council. (Thanks, Pseudonym.) A look at the Bush Administration’s alarming ideas about bioethics. (Thanks, Emory.) Texas megachurch minister busted in internet sex sting. Update: That teacher fired for wizardry? Not really, as it turns…
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Skepchick Chat: Catcalling!
In a moment I’ll be liveblogging our next chat session, this time about catcalling and whether it’s creepy or a compliment. The inspiration was this CNN article. Keep reading for more! +++ Created on 2008-05-18 14:13:27. 2008-05-18 Rebecca Watson: 13:00:09 Ladies! Tracy King: 13:00:51 word up Jill Powell: 13:00:55 Hello! Donna Druchunas: 13:01:05 Hi! Rebecca Watson: 13:01:21 I’ve added everyone…
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Monster Sunday 4: Werewolves
This is weird, but true. The other day I was thinking that if humans had a short coat of hair over our whole bodies like cats do, that maybe we would look better. OK not all of we. Gorgeous people like [Halle Berry] or [Jude Law] (fill in the names of your favorite sexy stars) could stay hairless, but those…
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I’m Alive… Really, I just was hiding in lab…
I realize that I haven’t been written for Skepchick since promising to provide more tidbits from my expedition last summer to the Indian Ocean, so I’m writing to let everyone know I’m alive and was just hiding in lab. I spent the last two months working 12-hour days (including most weekends) collecting data from MIT before moving to Woods Hole…
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Chicago Meet up Tonight!
Don’t forget to swing by Galway Arms tonight! We’ll be hanging out, drinking beers and scotch and talking all skeptical-like. Galway Arms is in Lincoln Park @ 2442 N Clark St. You can try to find metered parking or you can park in the parking garage at Children’s Memorial just a half block north of the bar. Emilio’s next door…
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Skepchick Quickies – Weekend Edition, 5.17
The future is now: solar-powered bras. All you have to do is wear your bra on the outside of your top … or not wear a top, I guess. A female politician in Ecuador has proposed a law that would make woman’s sexual happiness a protected right. I’d like to know how she intends to enforce it. Here’s a Time…
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