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ICYMI: October 13 – October 19 on the Skepchick Network
Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 69: Hooke’s Law, Line, and Sinker Mindy explains Hooke’s law and how it relates to stresses and strains. 17-Year-Old Made to Receive Blood Transfusions Lux argues that just because someone is a minor doesn’t mean you can discount their decision-making abilities. Speak Your Mind: Recognize Women in STEM Who are the awesome science ladies…
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Activism
Women in World of Warcraft: The Bigger Picture
Skepchick reader Sean sent in this link to a post on a World of Warcraft fansite that discusses the lack of strong, independent female characters in World of Warcraft’s lore. The author of the article refers to “barnacle characters,” which are characters that depend upon the storyline of other characters for their existence. While I like this idea, I think…
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Feminism
Blogs Are Valuable and Enrich the Discourse, Says Study. I Agree.
I’ve spent more time reading posts and comments on skeptic and freethought blogs in the past two weeks than I had in the previous six months combined. It started with Ben Radford’s article about Riley on Discovery News, then I read Ben’s articles at weareskeptixx, Rebecca’s response, Ben’s reply on the CFI blog, several of PZ Myers’ responses to Ben, and many other recent posts about…
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Featured
Existence of Black Atheists Blows Everyone’s Minds, Again
Hi everyone! Since the beginning of the summer I’ve been busy traveling all over, but Skepticon IV was my last trip for the year. (What fun that was!) Now that I’m not going to be on the road for a while, I look forward to unpacking the rest of the boxes from my last move and to contributing more to…
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Why You Should Not Use CareerBuilder.com
Lots of people emailed me a ridiculous article on CNN’s site about what your zodiac sign says about your job. Because journalism is dead, CNN allows an advertiser (in this case, CareerBuilder.com) to hire a bonehead (in this case, Rachel Zupeck) to write an “article” that is really just a platform for promoting the business. Well guess what, CareerBuilder.com? Now…
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Cool science, dumb quote
Scientists are not always the best communicators, which is fine. They don’t need to be able to produce a media-friendly soundbite in order to do their job. However, some are better at it than others as a result of necessity. If you want media coverage for your project, you need to learn how to make it interesting or palatable for…
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Marla Steele lies to pet owners and takes their money
I suggest you never sign up for Google to send you alerts whenever the word “psychic” appears in a news story, because before long you may become like me — prone to slipping into a fantasy world inside your head where journalists write investigative articles about people claiming to have paranormal powers. This will develop as a defense mechanism against…
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Ashton Kutcher is a skeptic?
Okay, stay with me here. Yes, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore both buy into that Kabbalah stuff where they think that tying ratty pieces of string around their wrists will ward off evil spirits or whatever. But! Check out what Ashton is up to these days: Pop Fiction, an eight-episode series, is a prank show targeting paparazzi and gullible media…
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