CONvergence
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Events
Skepchicks in Disguise
SkepchickCON at CONvergence is one of the best Skepchick events of the year. It has got science and geekiness and alcohol, so it’s basically the best thing ever. My personal favorite part this year was the fantastic cosplay by our own Skepchick network contributors. Most of you probably weren’t able to attend SkepchickCON this year and it would be sad if…
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Video: Evo Psych panel at SkepchickCon 2013
We are working away at video editing and transcription of the panels, workshops, and demos that were part of SkepchickCon, the science and skepticism track of CONvergence, held over this past July 4th weekend. I’ll post them as we finish them. The Evolutionary Psychology panel has apparently already been generating some discussion, based not on the content of the panel…
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You Did It! Skepchick Challenge Accepted
May I virtually tackle hug you? Because that is how excited and appreciative I am right now. You helped us surpass our $1,000 fundraising target for this month’s Skepchick Challenge, raising money for SkepchickCON, the science and skepticism track at this year’s CONvergence. Between the widget total and the amount sent directly, you generously donated a total of $1,235.11 by…
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Science
Lice, Lice Baby: Convergent Evolution in bird lice
This video is a great example of some fascinating evolutionary biology. Illinois Natural History Survey ornithologist Kevin Johnson describes his research on the history of feather lice. Anyone who works with birds knows they are lousy–as in, usually covered in lice. But how did all those lice evolve? Did they share a common louse ancestor, and then diverge as their bird…
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Join the Skepchicks, Freethought Blogs, and 5,000+ Geeks this Weekend!
My mother just called and asked what I’m doing tomorrow. I said, “Wednesday? I’m prepping for SkepchickCON! I fly out Thursday for Minneapolis. I’m so excited!” She pointed out that it’s the 4th of July. “The fourth of whatnow?” WHO CARES, because I’m on my way to four days of learning, conversing, and partying with some of the best people…
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SkepchickCon Recap-o-rama
As Bug Girl reported, SkepchickCon was this past weekend, and it was wonderful. I’m not going to do a full recap, but just some highlights and some thoughts I had. First of all, my pics are here and the video, which I posted earlier and is maybe NSFW, is here. Second of all, I did pretty much nothing to prepare…
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Report from the Con
I’m back in town and trying to catch up on all the sleep I missed by being at SkepchickCon. After some calculations this afternoon, I determined that the last time I attended a science fiction convention was in 1982.* Seriously. I was at (and helped to plan) AggieCon XIII. AggieCon is “the oldest and largest student-run science fiction convention in…
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