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Politics
Quickies: The Wage-Suicide Link, Vulnerable Voting Machines, and Adaptive Fashion
Higher Minimum Wages Linked to Reduced Suicide Rate, Ars Technica: “A number of studies . . . have indicated that financial stressors are a significant contributor [to suicides]. And a few recent studies have suggested a public policy that can reduce financial stress does seem to have an influence on suicide rates: the minimum wage. Now, researchers from Emory University…
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Politics
This is What Threats to Free Speech Actually Look Like
Twitter’s recent permanent ban of professional troll Milo Yiannopoulos and his followers’ indignant cries of censorship are the most recent (and highest-profile) example of a phenomenon that has existed for years across countless blogs and internet communities. The pervasive–but entirely entirely incorrect–notion that anyone can say whatever vile garbage they want on any platform they choose without suffering any consequences is so common on…
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Parenting
Cross-Post: Don’t Like. Don’t Share. Don’t Comment. Don’t Pray.
Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Deek and originally featured on Grounded Parents. A link to the whole article, where you can leave comments, is at the bottom. ****** You may have seen it in your Facebook news feed: a picture of a mother in the NICU cradling her baby surrounded by medical equipment, a smiling child with down…
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Activism
A Social Justice Argument For Spoiler Warnings
With the impending release of a certain Long Awaited Movie, there has been an uptick in concerns about spoilers on social media. In response, some people have posted pledges not to spoil the Long Awaited Movie on their Facebook and Twitter accounts, or have promised to use spoiler warnings before doing so. In response to this phenomenon there has been…
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Meta Stuff
It’s the Sundaylies! Cyanobacteria and Anna Zakrisson, Talking to Your Kids about Terrorism, Using Disability as an Excuse for Racism
Sunday Funny: To hell with you, demon! (via Poorly Drawn Lines) Mad Art Lab Mad Art Cast #35 — Macabre Suite in the Bronx and Other Sad Tales The Mad Art Cast is back to discuss gentrification. Cyanobacteria and Misery: The Many Hats of Anna Zakrisson (Women in Science 51) Dale writes about Anna Zakrisson, a physiology researcher and science…
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It’s the Sundaylies! With an Ode to Oliver Sacks, Mycological Masterpieces, and the Real Housewives of Wooville
Sunday Funny: Cheshire Cat (via Hark a Vagrant) Teen Skepchick Requiescat in Pace: Oliver Sacks Elizabeth writes about how the late Oliver Sacks impacted her life. Mad Art Lab Making Mycological Masterpieces Let a microbiologist teach you how to make gorgeous art prints with mushroom spores. Mad Art Cast — Pamela Gay Interview! Mad Art Cast has the silkiest voice…
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Activism
Everything to Everyone
As many of you might have noticed, last week was Convergence, the annual sci-fi and fantasy convention at which the Skepchicks run their own science/skepticism track. As per usual it was oodles of fun, and also as per usual it left many of us with lots to think about. One panel in particular struck me with how clearly it illustrated…
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Meta Stuff
It’s the Sundaylies! With Weird Spider Sex, Art at CONvergence, the Endless Summer for Working Parents
Sunday Funny: “You’re not five foot eleven.” (via Manfeels Park) Teen Skepchick Sex is weird: The Australian Redback Spider Two words: Sexual cannibalism. Mad Art Lab What I Drew At CONvergence Check out these cool doodles drawn by Celia at Convergence! Mad Art Cast: Scott Sigler’s ALIVE Mad Art Cast has a new episode out with special guest, best selling…
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