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Feminism
The State of Harassment and Feminism in Computational Chemistry
This week I am in Vermont attending a conference in computational chemistry. The nature of the meeting is to discuss cutting edge, unpublished research in an intimate environment. While I can’t reveal any of the fascinating progress in the field, I thought it would be interesting to discuss the harassment policy in place and the overall breadth of feminism present.…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: July 15-July 21 on the Skepchick Network
Good morning! Or afternoon. Or night. Look, I don’t know where you live. I just know that you should really catch up on what went on last week on the Skepchick Network. You won’t be able to keep up on Twitter, otherwise. And we all know that is the pinnacle of human achievement. Teen Skepchick Science Sunday: Dino Feathers Ali…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: July 8-July 14 on the Skepchick Network
Bonjour! I’m back from CERN where I’ve finished solving all the mysteries of the universe. I would tell you what those secrets are, but the Secret World Government tells me that if I did that I’d have to kill you. So you’ll have to wait as we dole them out over the next 50 years. Stay tuned. It’s gonna be…
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Meta Stuff
Hot Gossip: We’re All Burqa-wearing Nazis
The jig is up, you guys! Skepchick has been exposed for what it is: a totalitarian Nazi clique who created an anti-harassment policy specifically so that men could harass women in bars and Muslim men could force us to wear burqas. I know it’s true because noted atheist intellectuals Paula Kirby and Thunderf00t said so! I debated whether or not…
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Activism
Women in World of Warcraft: The Bigger Picture
Skepchick reader Sean sent in this link to a post on a World of Warcraft fansite that discusses the lack of strong, independent female characters in World of Warcraft’s lore. The author of the article refers to “barnacle characters,” which are characters that depend upon the storyline of other characters for their existence. While I like this idea, I think…
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Feminism
Why “Pinkifying” Science Does More Harm Than Good
It’s a tough fight, trying to keep girls and women interested in and doing science. So it’s extremely sad when a well meaning campaign makes the entire scientific community sick to its collective stomach. I present to you: “Science, it’s a Girl Thing!” And here is the teaser video, in all its glory… Elyse sums it up quite nicely if…
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Skepticism
AI: Feminist Frustration
I wasn't always a feminist. In fact, I wasn't even a little bit of a feminist a few years ago. Part of what changed was my experiences with Skepchick and being forced to face the fact that the things I understood about men and women were not just-so. And it's frustrating to see how far we still have to fight.…
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Feminism
Blogs Are Valuable and Enrich the Discourse, Says Study. I Agree.
I’ve spent more time reading posts and comments on skeptic and freethought blogs in the past two weeks than I had in the previous six months combined. It started with Ben Radford’s article about Riley on Discovery News, then I read Ben’s articles at weareskeptixx, Rebecca’s response, Ben’s reply on the CFI blog, several of PZ Myers’ responses to Ben, and many other recent posts about…
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