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The Uncensorship Project: Abortion Edition
TW: Hate speech (esp. racism and misogyny), death threats, and other violent rhetoric. It will surprise no one that Rebecca Watson’s “Planned Parenthood is Not Selling Baby Parts, You Fucking Idiots” led to a flood of comments, emails, and tweets of outrage as well as the usual accusations of censorship for moderating comments and muting or blocking tweets. If you…
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Events
Final Auctions for Science: Furiosa Belt Crest, Collectibles, Science Art, and More!
This is the last set of auctions to raise money for SkepchickCon, the Skepchick-hosted events at CONvergence, including science activities, demos, salons, panels, and more. You can see the Skepchick schedule here, and the full CONvergence schedule here. The CONvergence theme this year is dystopia, which means we’ll be decking out the Skepchick Space Lab in kind. In the Skepchick…
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Activism
SkepchickCon 2015 and Boutique Academia
It’s a new year, and that means it’s time to start getting excited about another SkepchickCon! As you’ll remember, last year was pretty sweet, what with our Science Salons, our interactive Sandbox activities, our panels and our amazing guests! If you for some reason don’t remember (*cough* Buzzed Aldrins *cough*), you can check out some of last year’s photos at…
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Anti-Science
Bad Chart Thursday: The TRUTH about Bad Measles Charts the Mainstream Media Is Suppressing
Roman Bystrianyk and Suzanne Humphries have a cherry to pick with proponents of vaccination. Their article on the measles vaccine was recently published on Health Impact News’s Vaccine Impact website under a heading promising us a mouthful of impacted truth: The Truth About Measles the Mainstream Media is Suppressing. The actual article by Bystrianyk and Humphries is titled “Was the…
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Bad Chart Thursday: Redefining Race
So you want to make a point about Americans’ skewed perceptions of race? Step One: Don’t use a racist chart. Even if your heart is in the right place. Even if you really, really didn’t mean to be racist while making what you thought was an anti-racism point. Step Two: Educate yourself on what “race” means in the context you’re…
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Bad Chart Thursday: #SOTU Edition
The State of the Union now comes with full-color illustrations, which is nice for the kids, Powerpoint addicts, and anyone who wants to add another layer to the SOTU drinking game. Don’t worry, you can just create a new liver with the 3-D printers that will soon be on every street corner. I think “up to” is my favorite spin…
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