Skepticism
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Comment o’ the Week: Smackdown Edition!
I swear I just ate a pound of sugar and am on my 3rd cup of coffee in an hour. I’m literally buzzing, and I’m not one of those jerks who misuses the word “literally,” like, “I was literally dying with laughter. EMTs were called and at one point my heart stopped functioning.” Anyway, I’m a little on edge and…
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Skepchick Quickes 5.9
Undercover Atheist- An excerpt from Matt Taibbi’s new book, The Great Derangement. From reader Frank. Bush 41 pimps for Moon again- Yes, that Rev. Moon. American Life League launches anti-birth control campaign– The pill killz teh cutesy babeez! Stop teh pill! Near death experiences and the medical literature– Once again, Mark Crislip is awesome. Aaaaaand to round out your Friday,…
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Skepchick Chat: Vegetarianism, Skepticism, and Semen
Recently, we received this note from Michael (through our contact form!): This question I think is mainly for Rebecca, because I am only aware of her being a vegetarian from the SGU. I was recently considering becoming a vegetarian, and was wondering what sites she could recommend to start living this lifestyle. From the basic research I have done, the…
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Skepchick Review: Bender’s Big Score
Futurama is always the best when it comes to getting in digs at pseudoscience while making viciously nerdy jokes. In the new movie Bender’s Big Score, not only do you get 90 minutes of awesome, but also extras like a fun math lecture titled “Bite My Shiny Metal X” and a full-length episode of Everybody Loves Hypnotoad, which includes a…
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Skepchick Quickies 5.8
History Channel might do something right– They’ll be premiering a new show called EVOLVE on June 17th and the first show is on eyes. Pap psychology– A Jezebel post about a Radar article on the weird/funny/disturbing comments that women have heard from their gynecologists. Haven’t we all had one of those moments? Smells like holy spirit– Review of the book…
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Chicago! Chicago! Chicago!
Let’s party! It’s time for another meet up, so mark your calendars! I will be bringing along a non-skeptical friend (not Mr. Elyse this time), so feel free to bring along your non-skeptical friends, too. Maybe we could convince a few of them to come to the “Bright” side. (see what I did there? I promise to stop if you…
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Skepchick Quickies, 5.7
Inkling Magazine counts down Virgin Mary apparitions recognized: “A Roman Catholic bishop said Sunday that the church has officially recognized that the Virgin Mary appeared to a 17th-century shepherd girl in the French Alps.” So has the investigation been going on all these years? Because he fears the phrase will be taken away from US currency, because too many people…
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You’re Older Than You’ve Ever Been (And Now You’re Even Older)
A few weeks ago on SGU, we talked about the recent discovery of what is possibly the world’s oldest living tree — a 9,550-year old spruce on a Swedish mountainside. We received a few letters from people who claimed their alder was elder, or whatever. (Actually, some New Zealanders were up in arms at the lack of a shout-out for…
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