-
Skepticism
Sabine is Wrong Again: Capitalism Would’ve Killed Penicillin
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! A few weeks ago, several of you let me know that there had been yet another great disturbance in the online science communication force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out “what the fuck are you talking about, please…
Read More » -
Skepticism
The Science of Cringe
As a human on YouTube, I am vaguely aware of some of the YouTubers who are, unlike me, actually very popular on this platform. They show up in my feed sandwiched between true crime police interrogation videos and old men giving tips on improving my bean harvest, and sometimes I watch them, and sometimes I am surprised to find that…
Read More » -
Skepticism
The Long History Behind the Latest TikTok “No Glasses” Scam
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Hey patrons, enjoy this one early and ad-free until Thursday morning! Transcript: (Rebecca sits, reading a book) Oh hi there, I didn’t see you. Welcome. I’m Rebecca Watson, and if this is your first time seeing one of my…
Read More » -
Skepticism
Ashton Kutcher Supports a Rapist: Friendship, Misogyny or Blackmail?
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Hey pals, today’s video is going to deal with some upsetting topics like sexual assault, rape, and murder. Yep, a real fun one! If that sort of subject bothers you, you might want to give this one a skip…
Read More » -
Skepticism
One Disgraced Scientist Gets an NBC Show, Another Becomes a Libel Bully
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! I remember when I was in elementary school, maybe at age 8 or 9, I was doing a science project that, of course, required the standard “make a hypothesis, test it, collect the data, evaluate the data, publish the results”…
Read More » -
Skepticism
Do Most Americans Fear Vaccines for Dogs??
Look, I know you guys don’t come here for the science, the critical thinking, the space communism. You come here for the ten seconds of my dog at the end of the video. With that in mind, today’s video is all about Indy. Well, about dogs, in general. I’ll throw in some random Indy pics throughout just to keep you…
Read More » -
Skepticism
The COMPLETELY BONKERS Story Behind This Scammy Supplement
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Great news, nerds, I have fallen down YET ANOTHER rabbit hole and I’m here to take you on the same journey. It all started when I was watching my darling Philadelphia Phillies, which is a baseball team fyi, on the…
Read More » -
Skepticism
Study: Why You Should Avoid COVID Even if You’re “Healthy”
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! I feel like it’s been awhile since I made a video about COVID – like, not the debunked “lab leak” stuff or RFK, Jr. suggesting it’s a Jewish-Chinese conspiracy, but COVID as an actual disease that is still a pandemic…
Read More »
