Science
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Quickies
Quickies: Food Lies, Gender Science, “Hurt” Thor…
Happy Friday, y’all! Before I get into the Friday Quickies, I wanted to remind you that Mad Art Lab has re-launched! I’m a huge fangirl of that site and the writers because they take the blend of science and creativity to new heights. Want to read about werewolf telepathy? The physics of paint pouring? Getting your ass kicked in-game? Messing…
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Quickies
Quickies: Too many bad apples, pooping LEGOs, Aboriginal star names, …
Welcome to the LATE edition of Friday Quickies and Cute Animal Friday! Apparently my body decided it needed all the sleep after my trip to Puerto Rico. I’m pretty sure I still have grease from the Arecibo Telescope somewhere on me. But that’s a topic for another post!
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Science
Spacelink, the Sky, and Colonialist Attitudes
Rebecca already posted an excellent video critique of Elon Musk’s Starlink concept, but as Skepchick’s resident astronomer, I thought I’d expand upon it a bit.
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Quickies
Quickies: Reproductive rights, reproducibility in science, and Pokemon on the brain…
Happy Friday, all! I’m continuing with our “pets of Skepchick” theme for Cute Animal Friday featured photos. This week, meet Fenrir The Black! Fenrir is a classy gent who loves his momma, Maria.
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Activism
Colorado (Denver) Can Vote to Legalize Psilocybin aka Magic Mushrooms Tuesday
Tomorrow, Denver, Colorado has the opportunity to legalize the recreational use of Psilocybin aka Magic Mushrooms. A yes vote on ordinance 301, Psilocybin Mushroom Initiative is a vote in favor of decriminalizing the possession of mushrooms containing the psychedelic compound psilocybin. Technically, this would make possession the lowest priority for law enforcement since our federal government still considers many helpful…
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Meta Stuff
The Skepchick Sundaylies! Summer Reading List, Signs of Life, and the Undesirability of Flying Cars
Sunday Funny: Myths and Facts about Cottonmouths (via bird and moon) Mad Art Lab A Few (well, 90+) of my Favorite Books Need a summer reading list? Emily has you covered. Life Signs Detected Ryan ruins one staple of the sci-fi genre: detecting signs of life. Are Flying Cars the Future of Transport? Car-planes are a terrible idea. Featured image…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Magical Resistance, Creating an RPG, and the Changing Face of Critical Thinking
Sunday Funny: What biologists do. (via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) Mad Art Lab Resisto Tyrannus Your new Harry Potter-inspired resistance slogan. Superhero RPG Design Diary 1 Ryan has been developing a superhero role-playing game and is letting us in on his process. Better Know a Herpetologist Ethan interviews herpetologist Keely “HK” Smith. School of Doubt Critical Thinking: Then and Now…
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Featured
Pluto’s Apparent Planethood
New stories about the former planet Pluto popped up in my news feed again this week. It has now been over a decade since the definition of what qualifies as a planet was voted over, but this is still a controversial issue to many. I too got a special place in my heart for Pluto, but should what astronomers classify…
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