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ICYMI: March 10 – March 16 on the Skepchick Network
Hunker down, folks. It’s time to catch up on all the awesome stuff you missed last week on the Skepchick Network. Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 39: Angling to Get Ahead Mindy is still trying to teach herself physics. See how far she’s gotten. Angry Feminism Olivia defends a recent Guardian op-ed about keeping the anger in feminism. There’s…
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Open Thread: Happy Pi Day!
If you are in a country that writes dates in the month/day format, then Happy Pi Day! (All others who write out day/month have to wait until 22/7, which is Pi Approximation Day–still just as good!) I was going to spend all weekend baking up an awesome pie-themed menu (breakfast quiche, empanadas for lunch, and either tomato pie or shepherd’s…
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More Controversy from Sharon Begley, and Other Stuff
A delightful menage melange (where is my mind?) of skeptical newsy things: First of all, an update to my post yesterday bemoaning the lack of journalistic integrity in science reporting: Remember Newsweek’s Sharon Begley, who was a speaker at TAM 6? While at TAM, we interviewed her on The Skeptics’ Guide, and I very much disagreed with her opinion that…
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