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Skepchick Sundaylies! Real-Life Ents, Being a Better Trans* Ally, and Kavin Can’t Even
Teen Skepchick In Which Neil Gaiman Reminds Me How Nice it is To Not Fear Posthumous Judgment A quick thought on the nature of life. Cryptophile: Ents So…just how plausible are walking, talking trees? Mad Art Lab Design Diary – Cloud Strife Fenrir Emblem Gamers will love Ryan’s latest creation: a wolf’s head inspired by Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! Cosplay Science, Secular Safety Net, and Raising an Anxious Child
Sunday Funny: Educated Cat-callers (via SMBC) Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 128: Kinetic-Molecular Model of Ideal Gases, Part 3 Mindy finished up her discussion of the kinetic-molecular model of ideal gases. Mad Art Lab Material Science for Cosplay: Copper and its Alloys Ryan infuses some science into your cosplay. The Monster in Dr. McClintock: The Twisted Tale of Jumping…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! Women Ruin Everything, The Brain Thief, and Anti-Vax Parents
Sunday Funny: Right Angles (via Tree Lobsters) Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 127: Kinetic-Molecular Model of Ideal Gases, Part 2 Mindy continues trying to parse the kinetic-molecular model of idea gases. The Not So Beautiful Game, Step 9: In Which Our Narrator Blames Everything on a Woman and is Horrified by Mental Illness In which women are girls who…
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Kavin is a Skepchick Now
Hi readers! I’ve just joined the ranks of some of the most brilliant feminist critical-thinkers on Earth, so I’d like to introduce myself. Some of you won’t have heard of me, while others will know me from my writing at Skepchick sister site Grounded Parents, my work at Genetic Literacy Project, and my general science advocacy on social media and…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! Ideal Gases, Digital Footprints, and a Defense of Going Gluten Free
Sunday Funny: Gut Fauna (via xkcd) Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 126: Kinetic-Molecular Model of Ideal Gases, Part 1 Mindy learns how to apply Newton’s laws of motion to a bunch of gas molecules. School of Doubt On the Market II: Digital Footprints Dan is skeptical of advice suggesting that academics consolidate and curate their online presence. Grounded Parents…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! Mary, Queen of the Jurassic, Pinteresting New Years, and Finding a Job in Academia
Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 125: Timmy Fell Down the Potential Well Mindy tip-toes into the world of molecular energy. Godly Marriage and Other Christian Cruelties Elizabeth explains how her upbringing gave her a messsed up view marriage relationships. Mad Art Lab Unearthing the World Jurassic: Mary Anning and the Founding of Paleontology Meet the under-appreciated behind modern paleontology.…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! WISE MEN, Active Learning, Other December Celebrations, and Skipping Santa
Sunday Funny: Turn the other cheek. (via Cyanide and Happiness) Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 124: Exploding Potatoes and Equations of State Mindy explains how an exploding potato relates to the idea gas law. Tracts in the Mail Elizabeth shares the way in which her grandparents have chosen to try to convert her this year. Escéptica Gods! Christmas Edition…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! Gift Guides, Circumcision, and Dealing with Holiday Stress
Sunday Funny: Boiling Point (via Tree Lobsters) Teen Skepchick DBT: Take a Sad Song and Make It Better Olivia helps you cope with distress this holiday season. Mad Art Lab Women Painting Themselves, Pt. 7 Celia explores Angelina Kauffman’s Self Portrait The Official Skepchick & Mad Art Lab Gift Guide Courtney compiles a list of gifts for all you holiday…
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