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How is Astrology Still A Thing When It Fails To Predict A Pandemic?
The New York Times posted an article on Saturday by Hayley Phelan titled Will Coronavirus Kill Astrology? and although I know the answer to this type of headline is always no, I was intrigued and hopeful. Astrology hasn’t been on my radar for a few years and I though maybe Covid-19 would indeed have a significant impact on believers. The…
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For-Profit Wage Comparison Website Overturns Feminist Dogma. Or Not.
This morning, reader “Max” sent us the following note via the Skepchick Contact Form: http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/3-myths-working-women-190653888.html Women earn far less than men. On an aggregate basis this is true, but Payscale controlled for a variety of factors and found that the pay gap is far narrower among men and women who have similar levels of experience, work in the same fields…
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