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Feminism
Guest Post: Twitter’s Contraception Problem
Editor’s Note: Jenny Splitter, who also blogs on Skepchick’s parenting blog Grounded Parents, wrote this piece to raise awareness on why you never see contraceptives advertised on Twitter. ****** If you’re active in the Twitterverse, you may have noticed those sponsored tweets that show up in your feed about Fage yogurt or Puma sneakers. What you won’t see is adult…
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Activism
#TwitterTheocracy: How Anti-Blasphemy Laws Are Tools of Oppression
Recently, the case of Meriam Ibrahim made international headlines. The story was that she, a pregnant Christian woman married to a Christian, was being accused of apostasy and sentenced to death for it. Some but not all of the articles about it mentioned the most troubling fact about the case: she is not even a apostate in that she was a Muslim…
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Activism
Online Activism with Hashtagivist
Katie Williams and Richard Kraaijenhagen have created an interesting program that is designed to help activists use twitter to get their messages out to a wider audience. Their program is called Hashtagivist and was recently introduced at The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam where they participated in the Kings of Code Hack Battle. Katie and Richard built their website in…
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Meta Stuff
ICYMI: December 8 – December 14 on the Skepchick Network
Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 77: Return of Hooke’s Law Mindy continues her lessons in periodic motion. Mad Art Lab Lab Track: Make a Circuit with Me Ashley highlights a song from the 1970s that makes extensive use of electrical engineering imagery. A Brief Overview of Last Night’s Twitter Fiasco and Why Blocking is Important Elizabeth explains why changes…
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Anti-Science
I Blank Science
Twitter is a fascinating look at the current discussion around the world, or at least some segment of it, on just about any given topic. Today, thanks to Zen Faulkes, I came across a little site comparing the phrases “I love science” and “I hate science” on Twitter, and it told me something very, very interesting. The creator of the…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: December 23 – December 29 on the Skepchick Network
Happy New Year’s Eve, everybody! You know the best way to gear up for 2013? By checking out what you missed over Christmas on the Skepchick Network. Then, if you’re like me, you’ll fall asleep on the couch at 9 pm. YOLO. Teen Skepchick Discovering the Real Reason for the Holiday Season Lauren experiences a “traditional” Christmas season for the…
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Scientists and Skeptics on Twitter
Twitter isn’t just for brainless pop star publicity machines and Shaq – there are a lot of interesting scientists and skeptics online. Here are some people worth following – I’ve tried to focus on people who have a good-sized audience, update at least a few times a week, and aren’t just geeky but are sciencey and skeptical. Post your favorite Twitterers…
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Friday the 13th Comment o’ the Week!
That’s right – in case you didn’t realize it, today is very special because it’s the 13th day of the month and it happens to fall on a Friday, and that means someone wearing a hockey mask will attempt to murder you. So long as you’ve never had sex and you stay out of the basement, you should be okay. Before…
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