Skepticism
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Skepchick Quickies, 4.30
The Friendly Atheist interviews Matt Taibbi about his new book, religion and politics, and the New Atheists. Reviewing Rose Shapiro’s book: Suckers: How Alternative Medicine Makes Fools Of Us All. Shhh – no one tell the Expelled folks that the poll they tried to delete showing a massive “no” response on ID in schools is still online. Former Dominican priest…
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The F word, Racism, and Skepticism
Something bad is going down in the blogosphere. It (sort of) has to do with all three of the things in this post title. I make no secret that I am an old-school feminist. I went to rallies in the 70s, and I was excited to be one of the first women attending Texas A&M. Feminism meant an equal chance,…
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Skepchick Quickies 4.29
Wanted: Women to eat chocolate for a year– “Scientists in the UK are seeking 150 women to eat chocolate every day for a year in the cause of medical research.” Pregnancy cravings on the rise– Survey finds that not only do more women have cravings during pregnancy than in previous generations, but that about 1/3 of the cravings mentioned were…
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Saturday’s Chicagowsome Meet-up
Thanks to everyone who came out Saturday night to Galway Arms! I had an awesome time and hope you all did too. The poor family that somehow got seated for dinner in our “private room” did not have such a good time, and I almost feel bad about it… but not really. I’m sure our souls were properly prayed for…
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China Wins for Woo
OMG, I’m not even sure what I can say about this. I saw it in National Geographic. This machine will cure your internet addiction, among other things. Here’s what the text says: Therapists in Guangzhou use what they call “nanometer wave machines” to treat addictions. One patient (second from right) is part of a program for Internet addicts–young Chinese so…
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Skepchick Quickies, 4.28
The greatest threat: antimodernism. Praying for lower gas prices. I might even convert for that. Chastity belts making a comeback in Indonesia. A fresh look at Expelled from a Christian film reviewer. (Thanks, Matt!) I think it’s wise if I let this one speak for itself: newly-invented, odor-free, packet-enhancing men’s underpants.
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I loooooove vampires
I can’t help myself. I love these blood-sucking, night-stalking, dark, mysterious creatures. I can’t get enough of them. I know they’re scary and usually evil, but I sometimes finding myself wishing they were real. Especially sexy vamps like this…. I also find myself wondering where the legend of vampires came from (just like I wonder where the idea of gods…
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Who am I?
Three things happened on this blog this week that got me thinking. That’s not really unusual. The posts on Skepchick get me thinking just about every day. But this week, the things that got me thinking were about me. A commenter said this to me: “You know, Donna, I alternate between thinking you are a brilliant breath of fresh air…
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