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Skepticism
AI: Sex. What do you know?
Hey…. so I’m a little distracted today. Over at Mad Art Lab (and subsequently everywhere else on the internet) Ryan is wearing his Slave Leo costume, a male version of Slave Leia. It’s pretty amazing. So I thought we’d talk about sex. When I was in high school we had comprehensive sex ed. It was helpful and informative, but even as…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: December 16 – December 22 on the Skepchick Network
Happy Christmas/Newton-mas Eve! What? Did you think that just because it’s holiday time that I’d forget about you? Never! Enjoy these selections from the Skepchick Network! Teen Skepchick F*** You! Listen to My Argument! Olivia argues for civility in discussion. Merry Secular Christmas Katie shares her plan for a meaningful, secular Christmas celebration. TSBS Episode 3: I Never Thought the…
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Skepticism
Skepchick Book Club: Bonk
Esteemed reader, we need to have a talk. About the birds and the bees and all that crazy sex they’ve been having. You see, um, when two (or more, if that’s your thing) researchers really love a subject, they will spend a lot of time in the lab together and if everything goes just right, they’ll end up creating a…
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Feminism
Is There Equality in Sluttery?
Last year, study results allegedly indicated that, as a LiveScience title put it, “College Students Don’t Judge Women For Hooking Up.” college students often harbor a sexual double standard around dates that is relatively relaxed when it comes to in-the-moment hookups. In hookup scenarios, the study found, students are open to a woman taking the sexual lead. This year, results…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: September 9 – September 15 on the Skepchick Network
Guys, the news is terrible. Don’t read the news. Put down the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, or whatever fancy pants newspaper you read in the morning. Just sidle on up to your computer and check out what you missed last week on the Skepchick Network. Teen Skepchick All That Bloody Woo Did you know that your blood type…
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Feminism
Was It Fun for You?
Edit: This is a piece about cis women who have sex with cis men. Other configurations may vary. Also, wording has been changed to reflect the fact that some people do not need to orgasm to enjoy sex. Even among the more gender-role liberated, there is an understanding that there is some sort of ugly “truth” in thinking that women…
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Feminism
For Instant Pooh-Poohing, Just Add Sex
A few months ago, I visited a doctor for reasons utterly and completely unrelated to my reproductive status and health, unless you view all nulliparous women as potential mothers: it was to renew a prescription. After he had asked me all of the relevant questions and I was approved, he decided to tack on a warning, one that I had…
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Science
The horrible truth about Spiderman
I was on a panel a few weeks ago discussing mutations, and what they can and cannot do. Spider-man was one of the topics, because the sad truth is that the Comics industry has conspired in a G-rated cover-up to hide his terrible, terrible affliction. Spider-man’s spider webbing talent isn’t what you think it is. Sure, male spiders do have special appendages…
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