AI: What’s going around and coming around?
In December I put down my eighteen-year-old cat George Burns. It was awful, and it still makes me tear up to think he won’t be there when I get home from work today. Bah. Now I live in a one-cat household. Abe Vigoda doesn’t seem to mind being an only, and so far, it’s even made him a bit more outgoing. He’s thirteen, portly, epileptic, stunningly scaredy and doesn’t... »
How to Stop Patronizing Your Fat Friend: Fatphobia Edition
Trigger Warning for Body Image Issues and Eating Disorders Ah, fat — that charged, overloaded, connotation-carrying word. There is a lot I could say about the word, but for the sake of my point, let us fast-forward past the debates over fat-shaming, Health at Every Size, thin privilege, BMI, and so on. Let us make even more haste as we zoom right past people who simply hate fat people for wh... »
Skepchick Quickies 5.16
Twitter hate speech map shows racist, homophobic hotspots across the US – From Vernon. Angelina Jolie removed her breasts to save her life. Some fans wish she hadn’t – Right, because remaining alive to parent her children is way less important than her rack. From Critical Dragon1177. Case studies: A hard look at GM crops – From Bug, a refreshingly skeptical look at GMO crop... »
Tiger Moms: Harsh Parenting, Harsh Outcomes
Trigger Warning for Suicide, Self-Harm, and Depression Remember Amy Chua, the woman who wrote The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother but ended up singing The Siren Song of the Back-Pedaler? Over two years after the publishing of her memoir and the explosion surrounding it, her name is passing lips again thanks to Slate reporting on pertinent research regarding Asian-American parenting styles: Since “... »
Skepchick Quickies 5.15
On May 15, 1836, Francis Baily observed (what would later be called) “Baily’s beads” around the moon during a solar eclipse. Call for Papers: Women of Color Beyond Faith Anthology – The abstract submission date is September 30, but don’t wait until the last minute! From Heina. Taliban renounces war on anti-polio workers – Wow, the Taliban is more reasonable than... »
What is Natural Selection?
Hurray! There is another video in the “Stated Clearly” collaboration with Bird and Moon Comics explaining evolution! Enjoy. You might also like their earlier video, What is Evolution? »
