ICYMI: November 3 – November 9 on the Skepchick Network
Science Sunday: Falling Through the Earth
Avery explains what happens if you fall through the center of the Earth.
The Physics Philes, lesson 72: You’ve Got Potential
Mindy digs a little deeper into gravitational potential energy.
Speak Your Mind: Shifting Norms
What taboo will we consider normal in the future?
Art Inquisition: How Gross Can You Get?
Is highlighting science’s gross side a good way to promote it?
Sagan Day 2013 – We All Live on a Tiny Blue Dot
Celebrate Sagan Day with this amazing video.
Ashera (en español)
New feature: Know your gods. Ashera, goddess of fertility.
Marie Curie (en español)
A quick look at the bio of scientist rockstar Marie Curie.
The Limits of Empathy
When crafting activities to encourage empathy, we should make sure those activities actually encourage empathy.
An Owl in the Moss – I Was at an Alt Med Exhibition (på norsk)
Nica went to have a look at all the weird stuff there and wrote a post about it.
Pop Quiz: Where Were You Ten Years Ago?
Where do you expect to be ten years from now?
Pop Quiz: Billions and Billions of Cheers
Who are your science communication heroes?
Pop Quiz: Teenage Immortality versus Critical Thinking
How do you intervene when your students are engaging in risky behavior?
Tour: Mythbusters – Behind the Myths
The Mythbusters are on the road!
Skeptic’s Guide to Skepticon 6!
Everything you need to know about the nations biggest free skeptics conference.
Featured image credit: Happy Krissy via Flickr
Falling throughout the Earth – the article forgets to mention that the theoretical time from surface to surface is 42 minutes. This figure was a necessary factor required in inertial navigation systems.