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Skepchick Sundaylies! with Vibrating Spiders, Ugly Things, a “Miracle” Cure-All, and the Charter School Equivalent to #PoliceLivesMatter
Sunday Funny: The unforeseen consequences of detecting gravitational waves. (via xkcd) Mad Art Lab Ugly Things and Cosplay with Mad Art Cast The Gang talks amazing cosplay and ugly things with Ryan. Vibrating Spiders and Waggling Bees: Madeline Girard’s Multi-Modal Menagerie Dale tells us about Madeline Girard, who, among other notable discoveries, used a laser to study the mating ritual…
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It’s the Sundaylies! with A Cure for Blue Babies, How Names Lead to Bias, and Lactivist vs. Feminist
Sunday Funny: Bacteria Sex (via SMBC) Mad Art Lab Blue Babies with Crossword Puzzle Hearts: The Pediatric Cardiology of Helen Taussig (Women in Science 56) Dale tells the story of the life of a woman who saved the lives of countless children. Mad Art Cast: How Not to Get Ripped Off As An Artist The Gang discusses what artists need…
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Skepchick Sundaylies, with Online Anonymity, (Not) Losing Weight with Acupuncture, and Sophie Germain’s Minimized Mathematical Contributions
Sunday Funny: But have you tried taquitos? (via SMBC) Teen Skepchick Anonymity Online Manatee discusses the reasons for online anonymity. Mad Art Lab Primal Screams: Sophie Germain’s Mathematical Labors (Women in Science 55) Dale tells the story of Sophie Germain, whose incredible contributions to mathematics were ignored and belittled. Armouring for Cosplay 6 – Adding Some Flare In this episode,…
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It’s the Sundaylies! A Women in Science Reading List, Mystery Memorabilia, and the Benefits of Documentation
Sunday Funny: The Spirit of Festivity is upon us. (via Poorly Drawn Lines) Mad Art Lab Jesus Would Be Profiled By Airport Security, Mad Art Cast Ep 38 The gang discuss what Jesus may have looked like IRL, as well as religiously-themed dildos. The Women in Science Reading List: The Twenty Best (And Four Not Best) Books To Read and…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Copyrighting Silence, Pronoun Practice, and Discussing Santa
Sunday Funny: Science Communication (via SMBC) Mad Art Lab The Queen of Wind-Blown Sediments: Kelly Deuerling’s Aeolian Geochemistry (Women in Science 53) Dale tells the story of Kelly Deuerling, who spends her days extracting secrets from dust and sediment. Can You Copyright Silence? A new Mad Art Cast episode! On owning silence. The Phrase I Dread Most as an Artist…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Hitting Things with Hammers, the Legacy of Caroline Herschel, and Good and Bad Kids Toys
Sunday Funny: Fruity (via Safely Endangered) Mad Art Lab 8 Comets, 2500 Nebulae: Caroline Herschel’s Century of Astronomy Dale documents Caroline Herschel’s incredible astronomical legacy. Armoring for Cosplay 1 – Hitting Things with Hammers Ryan makes his first tutorial on how to make costume armor. Earth Rising Amy has created a gorgeous painting based on an image from the Lunar…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Cyanobacteria and Anna Zakrisson, Talking to Your Kids about Terrorism, Using Disability as an Excuse for Racism
Sunday Funny: To hell with you, demon! (via Poorly Drawn Lines) Mad Art Lab Mad Art Cast #35 — Macabre Suite in the Bronx and Other Sad Tales The Mad Art Cast is back to discuss gentrification. Cyanobacteria and Misery: The Many Hats of Anna Zakrisson (Women in Science 51) Dale writes about Anna Zakrisson, a physiology researcher and science…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! with Egyptian Pyramids, Cuttlefish, Teaching as a “Calling,” and Immunotherapy
Sunday Funny: The Coxcomb (via Hark, a vagrant) Teen Skepchick Science Sunday: Why We can Feel Confident that the Egyptian Pyramids were not Granaries Elizabeth explains why the Egyptian pyramids would be pretty bad at grain storage. Mad Art Lab Cuttlefish in the Home Aquarium Part 1 and Part 2 Ethan lets us in on the many adventures in keeping…
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