Psychology

  • Science

    Tricking Conservatives into Caring About COVID

    This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! One recurring theme of this never-ending pandemic nightmare is that there’s a stark difference between the way that liberals and conservatives react to it. In general, libs have been following the advice of scientists by staying at home when possible,…

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  • SkepticismThe "fake" vs the real DKE graph

    The Dunning-Kruger effect: Misunderstood, misrepresented, overused and … non-existent?

    A couple of weeks ago a statement popped up in my Facebook feed that surprised me. New evidence suggests that the Dunning-Kruger effect doesn’t exist – people who don’t know what they’re talking about are aware of that fact. The post came from the QI Elves who delight in posting quirky and unexpected scientific trivia, but rarely include sources and…

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  • Events

    Video: Evo Psych panel at SkepchickCon 2013

    We are working away at video editing and transcription of the panels, workshops, and demos that were part of SkepchickCon, the science and skepticism track of CONvergence, held over this past July 4th weekend. I’ll post them as we finish them. The Evolutionary Psychology panel has apparently already been generating some discussion, based not on the content of the panel…

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  • Meta Stuff

    ICYMI: June 9 – June 15 on the Skepchick Network

    Hello again! You can delay your responsibilities for just a little bit so you can catch up on Skepchick Network posts, right? I’m pretty sure that’s what Mondays are for. Teen Skepchick Weddings: I Have to Do What? Katie did some research on marriage traditions. She did not like what she found. Ken Ham: Children are Belongings Despite what a…

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    ICYMI: June 2 – June 8 on the Skepchick Network

    Got a case of the Mondays? Check out these Skepchick Network posts. Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 51: Pipe Dreams Mindy continues her quest for physics knowledge with an explanation of torque. Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (to the DSM) Olivia summaries the changes to the DSM, for those who are interested. The Risk of Honesty Olivia knows that if potential employers were…

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  • Meta Stuff

    ICYMI: March 31 – April 6 on the Skepchick Network

    If you are like many people I know, you probably spent the weekend at NECSS or Skeptech or some other awesome conference while I have stayed at home, slaving away to bring you this roundup of posts from the Skepchick Network. Pooooooor me. Read them, why don’t you? Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 42: Angular and Linear Movement, Long-Lost…

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  • Events

    Psychology Today Blogger Marty Klein: Your Facts Are Irrelevant, Woman

    [At the end of this article, you will find a number of updates regarding the current content of Dr. Klein’s article which now contains a number of stealth edits on the PT site. The original article is quoted in it’s entirety (with comments) in this post. I’ve attempted to document all changes he has since made to the article.] According…

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  • The Superstition of Creativity

    In yet another episode of what is appearing to be a rash of fluffy, credulous Radiolab podcasts (the latest of which was brilliantly pulled apart by Carrie over at Skepchick, among others glorifying a guy who sold his own hookworms on the internet for medical purposes and a long wishy-washy analysis of a bible verse), the usually fantastic truth-seeking duo…

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