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ICYMI: January 20 – January 26 on the Skepchick Network
I see you there. It’s OK. You don’t have to hide. I’ve got some sa-weet Skepchick Network posts for you. So come on in. This blog’s for you. Teen Skepchick Stereotypes, Stereotypes Everywhere! Eddy just discovered websites that focus on “games for girls” and he’s a little appalled. Science Says… Ine warns about relying too much on popular representations of…
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ICYMI: December 30 – January 5 on the Skepchick Network
Well hello, everyone! I see you survived New Year’s Eve more or less in one piece, and I could not be happier. Now that your week-long hangover has subsided, you can catch up on what you missed on the Skepchick Network. Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 29: Math, Discontinuously Mindy is still trying to wrap her head around continuity.…
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ICYMI: December 2 – December 8 on the Skepchick Network
Good morning! Where you too busy last week to read your blogs? Don’t worry. I’m on it. I just like you guys so much. Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 25: Taking Math to New Heights Mindy divides by zero and the universe remains intact. Suspension of Disbelief: Once Upon a Time A review of the ABC fantasy drama Once…
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A Million Random Digits
Cross-posted on my geology blog Georneys. Edited to add: One of the readers of my geology blog sent me a link to this great BBC radio program (programme?) on “Random and Pseudorandom.” I just listened to this while working in lab, and I highly recommend it! I promise this will be my last post on statistics… for awhile :-). First…
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SMBC: Women in Mathematics
Just a little something from the genius that is Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. Thanks to Nicole for the link!
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Lock Up Your Daughters (No, Seriously)
Dodai on Jezebel recently posted an item on Beyonce’s latest venture — ho-clothes for kiddies. She used the slightly distasteful ad as a jumping off point to talking about how the hyper-sexualization of young girls might lead to serious mental health problems, referencing a 2007 report from the American Psychological Association that says in part: Sexualization has a range of…
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another day, another math error
I think deciding on post titles must be the second-hardest thing about blogging. First-hardest, of course, would be remembering to blog in the first place. My fluid dynamics homework is basically math this two-weeks. Fortunately we don’t have homework every week for this class, or I’d never get it done. I’d say I’ve done about 10 hours of work on…
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