Quickies
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.25
Why have UFOs changed speed over the years? Where do men and women look first when watching pornography? Feminism, scientists, and sexiness. A kinder, gentler skeptic. (From cerebus40.)
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.23
The human magnet. Insert your own Juggalo joke here. (From Alexrkr7.) Gator in the sewer. All urban legends instantly true. After a chicken pox outbreak in the Duggar family, the newborn is kept at the hospital to avoid catching it. Should we question their stance on vaccination? (From Veronica.) Self-fulfilling prophecy is self-fulfilling. (From Carl.)
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.18
Undercover filming with an African witchdoctor. (From Donnie.) 7 scientific reasons a zombie outbreak would fail (quickly). (From cerebus40.) Wil quits w00tstock. Ray Bradbury fan? So is this chick (NSFW! [From Dave]):
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.16
Arctic rocks may contain oldest remnants of Earth. (From Donnie.) Craft time! Atmospheric strata necklace. (From Corrie.) Thieving parrots would be a great name for a band. (From Steve D.) How not to respond to an accusation you think is unfair.
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.11
Why are the people of this South Pacific island nation accusing women, and some men, of practicing black magic? They are blamed for the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. Churchgoers, strippers protest each other. (From Rosaire.) Disabling an evolutionary backup plan for protecting against cancer could be part of a future means to regrow lost limbs or regenerate damaged organs. (From cerebus40.)…
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.9
New research on the genetic variations underlying human personality. (From cerebus40.) Myths about the “love hormone” oxytocin that could ruin your love life. (From Jill.) A major Edinburgh Fringe venue has defended its decision to put a “psychic medium” on the bill. (From Frank.) More animal psychics: what’s your pooch thinking? (From jes3ica.)
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.4
On appeal, court rejects religious rape defense. Italian scientists are to try to establish whether there really is such a phenomenon as Stendhal Syndrome – the state of confusion that is supposedly aroused when one looks at great works of art. Animal psychic searches for reincarnated pets. Savannah Ancestry. (From cerberus40.)
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.2
The woman who has dedicated her career to the search for extraterrestrial civilizations: the research director of the SETI Institute,Jill Tarter. Self-fulfilling fakery: feigning mental illness is a form of self-deception. The search for a stress vaccine. For the crafters: Mythbusters cross stitch quote, plus pattern. (From Alicia.)
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