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Quickies
Quickies: Perspective on Iran, Presidential primaries, and lots of science…
This week, the headlines were dominated by military action between the United States and Iran. I am in no way qualified to begin to comment on these matters, but I do recommend an early episode of the NPR podcast Throughline on the history of US-Iranian relations. I have found Throughline’s deep dives into the history behind current events to be…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Christian Advertising, Amazing Supergirl Cosplay, Pies You Can Make with Your Kiddos, and more!
Sunday Funny: What it’s like. (via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) Teen Skepchick Constructive Criticism: Christian Advertising Elizabeth comes up with some ways Christians might be better able to convert people. Mad Art Lab The Mysteries of Antikythera The mystery of the Anthikythera Mechanism was thought to be unsolvable…until it wasn’t. When Memory Has Gone: The Neuroscience of Suzanne Corkin Much…
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ICYMI: Medical Illustrations, Popular Kids, Freedom of Speech, and Valentine’s Day
Teen Skepchick The Difference between Banning and DDoS Private individuals are not required to give a platform for your speech. Speak Your Mind: Sochi or Bust Tell us your thoughts on the Winter Olympics! Thanks for Proving Our Point If you want to prove sexism doesn’t exist, stop being sexist. Mad Art Lab Wellcome Library Images and Finding My Inner…
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Guest Bloggers
Etched Decanter Auction + the Amazing Skepchick Cure-All
Cross-posted from Mad Art Lab. Featured photo by Mindy Townsend. A huge thank you to everyone who came to our SkepchickCON panels at CONvergence, as well as everyone who stopped by the Skepchick Sideshow party room. I’m excited to announce that the beautiful glass decanters containing the cures for Dyspepsia, Palpitations, and Jaundice—the Amazing Skepchick Cure-All!–are all up for auction…
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Homeopathic Lemonade + Activity Book
Originally posted on Mad Art Lab. Written by Anne Sauer. I'm delighted to announce that all of us here at Mad Art Lab are putting together an old-school acitvity book! Think paper dolls, word searches, connect the dots, and kitchen experiments, but with more skepticism and alcohol. We'll be posting various activities as we develop them; here is an example…
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