Skepchick Sundaylies: Cool Science Ladies, a Mammoth Comeback, and Sitcoms vs. Women
Welcome to Skepchick Sundaylies, formerly ICYMI! Surly Amy realized that, hey, you guys are busy people. You’re out there building robots and saving the world every weekday. You don’t have time to read all the goodness that is the Skepchick Network on Monday. But, if you’re reading Skepchick, you’re probably also dirty heathen who are sleeping in and watching television on Sunday rather than spending hours in church. What better way to spend those lazy, relaxing hours than catching up on your favorite skeptic bloggers? So we’re taking our cue from our counterparts in traditional print media and saving our “big paper” for Sunday, complete with some of our favorite webcomics and – maybe, sometimes, if you’re good – a Surly or Skeptical Robot coupon. Let the fun begin!
Sunday Funny: Jesus went to the wrong planet again. (via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal)
All the Cool Historical (and Sometimes Modern) Ladies!: Rosalind Franklin
Alice puts the spotlight on the often-ignored Rosalind Franklin.
The Conquest of Women in Sitcoms
Eddy analyzes the problem American sitcoms have with women.
YA Lit and Feminism: Divergent as a Case Study
Olivia takes on the YA dystopian novel Divergent with a feminist eye.
Biological Units: The Strength of A Single Cell
New advances are allowing us to pick apart biology at an increasingly tiny scale.
Lab Track: The Return
Ashley brings us the joy of nerdy hip hop.
Not-So-Jurassic Park
It would be cool to bring the mammoth back, but it’s more difficult than sticking the mammoth genome in an elephant egg.
Pop Quiz: Autism Speaks
Jennifer talks about her experiences with the spectrum.
OMG Finland!
Keith discusses the Finland meme in educational outcome comparisons.
Pop Quiz: Play Ball!
Jodee wonders if schools should really be in the sports business.
Bios: Jocelyn Bell Burnell (en español)
We continue our series of bios of women in science with this awesome astronomer.
Featured image credit: FireHawk Hulin via Flickr