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Skepticism
This Celebrity Shaman has Discovered a Natural Way to Prevent COVID-19 (And Other Lies)
This crisis is putting a bright spotlight on a lot of society’s problems for all that are willing to see. The US economy was already a broken system with no support for those in crisis, it’s just that now there are more in crisis. Forcing people to chose between a pay check and staying home sick was always a public…
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Meta Stuff
ICYMI: Medical Illustrations, Popular Kids, Freedom of Speech, and Valentine’s Day
Teen Skepchick The Difference between Banning and DDoS Private individuals are not required to give a platform for your speech. Speak Your Mind: Sochi or Bust Tell us your thoughts on the Winter Olympics! Thanks for Proving Our Point If you want to prove sexism doesn’t exist, stop being sexist. Mad Art Lab Wellcome Library Images and Finding My Inner…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: What to Call Non-Alt Med?
Yesterday, Carrie Poppy and I had a great conversation sparked by my re-tweeting of Sarah Moglia. https://twitter.com/futilityfiles/status/359389572012064769 Click here for the full conversation. Basically, I used the term “Western medicine” which Carrie called out for its potentially xenophobic implications, suggesting “standard medicine” instead. Sarah agreed that the term “Western medicine” is problematic. The problem with “standard,” of course, is that…
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Anti-Science
Video: The Amazing Skepchick Cure-All, with Anne Sauer
Earlier this week, Anne Sauer from Mad Art Lab wrote about the “cure-all” science and history demo she did in the Skepchick Sideshow party room at CONvergence. As promised, below is a video of one of the many performances of the weekend, followed by a transcript. A reminder: We are auctioning off the etched decanters she’s using, which were specially…
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Guest Bloggers
Etched Decanter Auction + the Amazing Skepchick Cure-All
Cross-posted from Mad Art Lab. Featured photo by Mindy Townsend. A huge thank you to everyone who came to our SkepchickCON panels at CONvergence, as well as everyone who stopped by the Skepchick Sideshow party room. I’m excited to announce that the beautiful glass decanters containing the cures for Dyspepsia, Palpitations, and Jaundice—the Amazing Skepchick Cure-All!–are all up for auction…
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Homeopathy & Nutritionists vs. Real Science
Comedian Dara O’Briain is hilarious!
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