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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Building Walls, #NotAllWhiteWomen, Fundamental Truths About Trump’s America, and more!
Sunday Funny: Some new definitions. (via Tree Lobsters) Teen Skepchick What Does a Wall Mean to You? When we build walls, are we protecting or isolating ourselves? Race and Religion Making assumptions about someone’s religion based on their race is understandable, but it can get you into trouble. Awesome Sauce Music Friday: Complex Singing on the Golden Records The Voyager…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Singing for Women’s Rights, Russell’s Teapot, and the Importance of Making Art
Sunday Funny: Resolution (via PhD) Teen Skepchick Awesome Sauce Music Friday: Saudi Women Kick Ass and Take Names Watch these Saudi women sing and dance for women’s rights. Mad Art Lab Russell’s Teapot Helps Filter Bullshit It’s time to re-introduce some classical ideas on how to teach critical thinking. Take Your Broken Heart, Make it into Art Keep making art,…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Peculiar Galaxies, Design Fails, Political Art, and more!
Sunday Funny: A gift from God. (via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) Teen Skepchick Hello Teen Skepchick! Meet Alex, one of Teen Skepchick’s new contributors! What Is That? Hoag-Type Galaxies Hoag-type galaxies have made news lately. But what the heck are they? The Year to Come New Teen Skepchick contributor Savannah contemplates the new year and the challenges ahead. Mad Art…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Permission to Shop, the Carrie Fisher-Shaped Hole in the World, Complaining About 2016, and more!
Sunday Funny: Have hope for 2017. (via xkcd) Teen Skepchick In Which my Husband is Consulted on my Shopping Unmarried Elizabeth apparently needs her husband’s permission to shop. Awesome Sauce Music Friday: The Wrath of Hell on the Golden Records We’re not quite sure how a song about emotional blackmail found its way onto the Voyager interstellar record, but here…
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It’s a Very Merry Skepchick Sundaylies! Johnny B Goode in Space, STEAM Power, Teaching Through Analogy, and more!
Sunday Funny: The universe is ours. (via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) Teen Skepchick Awesome Sauce Music Friday: Chuck Berry on the Golden Records Too “adolescent” for a voyage into space? Bah, we say! Mad Art Lab STEAM Power Resistance will not be futile. It will be STEAM powered. Science Avatars Ethan has drawn avatars for a lot of scientists lately.…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Slicing Through Fake News, Fighting for Truth in the Age of Trump, Toys Dressed for Lab Work, and more!
Sunday Funny: The Math Professor’s Lemma. (via SMBC) Mad Art Lab Fake News? Take a Razor to It. Amy’s art reminds us that the simplest explanation for something is often the best explanation. Astronomy Cast Podcraft and Review Ryan makes a replica of the golden record on board the Voyager space probes. Science is Not the Enemy Important reminder: Despite…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Our Continued Need for Skepticism, a Parent’s Approach to Santa, and more!
Sunday Funny: Never seen Star Wars. (via xkcd) Teen Skepchick You – Yes, You! – Can Write for Teen Skepchick! Teen Skepchick is looking for writers! Grounded Parents Pizzagate Is Why We Need Skepticism Recent events at a DC pizza place perfectly illustrate out continued need for skepticism. How to Handle Santa When You Don’t Really Like Him That Much…
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You – Yes, You! – Can Write for Teen Skepchick!
Hello, loyal Skepchick readers. It is I, Mindy, managing editor of Teen Skepchick. I have exciting news: We’re looking for new writers. Writing for Teen Skepchick is a labor of love. We can’t offer you any pay. (We’re all still waiting for that Monsanto/vaccine lobby paycheck.) But, what we lack in mad scrilla we make up for in the form…
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