Science
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Vape Company BUYS a Science Journal
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Back in the beforetimes, I talked about a dangerous problem with vaping: people were experiencing lung problems that were likely caused by bootleg vapes (usually the kind with THC) that were cut with vitamin E oil, which caused a buildup…
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Study: Vaccine Lotteries Don’t Work?!
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Last month I made a video about increasingly bonkers author Naomi Wolf hosting an anti-vaccine potluck after being banned from Twitter. Well, I have a few important updates to that! First, the Juneteenth potluck and rally was, sadly, cancelled due…
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Another Garbage Study Says Diet Soda is Bad For You
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! If you watch my Twitch streams, you may know that I am a fan of caffeinated, carbonated, sugar-free beverages. They power my video game murder. And I’ve always looked out for the absolute least natural option available — a lot…
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Study: Diversity Makes White Boys Better
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Back in the mid-2000s, I was kind of known for encouraging atheist and skeptic groups to increase the number of women (and non-white people in general) on stage at conferences, because doing so would have a wide range of benefits.…
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How We Can “Breathe” Through Our Butts & Why Wolves Keep Our Roads Safer
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Let’s try something a little different today. I had so much fun talking about plants the other day that I wanted to do another science-focused video, but I have TWO fun new papers that I don’t have a ton to…
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Study: Gender-Affirming Surgery Improves Trans Lives
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Good news! A new study finds that if there’s something about your body that causes you grave distress, fixing that thing can improve your mental health! This is only shocking news to anyone because of the great amount of bias…
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Sorry Boss Babe! New Study Says Essential Oils May Cause Seizures
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! The other day I wandered into a shop I hadn’t seen before that seemed to sell high end spa and massage products, as well as offering massages. These products do not appeal to me whatsoever but I was wasting time…
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Study: Fundies Use “Science” to Try to Ban Porn
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! I’m not sure what’s up with me lately but I feel like I’ve done a dozen “update” videos in the past few months. It wasn’t a conscious decision, it’s just that I keep seeing news stories that related back to…
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