Reader Rants

  • Reader Rants: Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires (of ignorance) – thinkc

    You know what pisses me off and makes me scared for the future of society all at the same time? Lack of research. I’m not talking about lack of funding for scientific research or college kids who do everything online; I’m talking about normal everyday people who form these SET IN STONE opinions based entirely on one sentence that they…

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  • Reader Rants: Doulas vs Doctors vs Dolphins – lexicakes

    Childbirth is an important rite of passage for every woman. Even if you choose to never do it, you should still have a plan in place for what your labor would be like for when you eventually change your mind and decide that hating men and loving 12 cats just isn’t fulfilling enough. Really, it’s not even about having a…

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  • Reader Rants: Remember when we were all nostalgic? – Gabriel Brawley

    Gabriel is a grown up. I am not. When I do grown up things like pay the mortgage or make an appointment at the doctor’s office or go the entire night without pooping the bed, I want to jump out of my chair (or bed) and yell “YEAH! I DID IT! I’M A BIG GIRL!” Gabriel doesn’t do that. And…

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  • Reader Rants: This Rant Has Been Recalled by [name withheld]

    This introduction has been voluntarily redacted by the author, Elyse Anders. Any questions or comments regarding the content of this introduction are subject to investigation by the FBA, CIA, Homeland Security and the Elders of Zion. The contents of this post are highly classified and are matters of governmental security and public safety. The release of this information to the…

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  • Reader Rants: Girl Friendly Science? – Catherine H.

    Did you know that a girl studying science in college is not necessarily a biology major? And she might not want to be a teacher? I’m still trying to understand. Catherine says girls can study physics… even though it involves math. Looks like everyone around her is just as skeptical as I am – from her dentist to everyone who…

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  • Reader Rants: Get this out of my AZ! – Marilee Cornelius (marilove)

    Ok, my deepest apologies for that subject. I’m not above playing the pregnant card on this one, so I totally am. (I only have 3 weeks left to do it… so expect lots of it for the rest of the month.) If you’ve been around Skepchick for a while (and by a while I mean like at least a week)…

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  • Reader Rants: Don’t attack people – Tristan Zimmerman, EvoEdu

    In last week’s rant, Skept-artist Brian George talked about being a dick to a woman at a party. This week, Tristan Zimmerman of EvoEdu gives you some tips on how not to be a dick and why you might want to avoid being one. Yes, this was planned when I posted Brian’s rant. Yes, it was lazy. No, I don’t…

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  • Reader Rants: What Scientists actually do (Violent J? You there?) – Kirsten Mackenzie

    Scientists may be always pissing off Violent J and Shaggy and lying to them about how fuckin’ magnets work (which, yes, are lyrics that I am still amused by and believe with every bit of my soul that J’s profound questions about the universe will be the topic of philosophical Juggalo debates for centuries to come… provided weed and Faygo…

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