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Cool Science: DNA Origami and DNA LEGOs
Researchers have been taking cues from nature since its inception. Building nanostructures and and devices out of DNA is simply another example of this. DNA and RNA is a sophisticated assembly of...
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The Great Face-Paint Debate
Recently, the Internet (especially its feminist and feminist-flavored corners) has exploded over the topic of makeup. For many, the personal became political and vice versa. The aspect of the debate...
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Ninja Infiltrates Skepchick
Hi Everyone! My name is Jamie and way back in 2008 I sent an email to Rebecca saying I was interested in becoming a Skepchick. Needless to say, I didn’t make the cut. I spent the next five years...
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Ditch those Roids for Antler Spray
Yes, you read that correctly. For those of you that don’t operate in the sports universe like I do (I assume most of you), it is Super Bowl week. The media is concerned with many topics: brothers...
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Super Bowl Winner Predicts N. Korea’s GDP
It’s time once again for Bad Chart Thursday! This week, I was thinking a lot about the old joke that the Super Bowl winner determines whether the stock market will be bullish or bearish (is “bearish”...
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Skepchick Quickies 3.1
Google boss: Using a smartphone is “emasculating” – But Google glasses just make you look like a bro with bad taste in shades. Read it and Weep: 19 Kids and Counting – I was asked to be a guest on...
View ArticleWhy I am Boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics
[TW: Homophobia, violence, rape] I’m not a particularly big fan of most sports. It’s not so much that I dislike them as that I’m indifferent to them. I live in San Antonio, Texas, and Spurs fever is...
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Skeptability is launching!
Categories: Activism Meta StuffTags: FeaturedHello! In case you don’t know me, I’m Sarah, and I’ve been blogging for Skepchick for almost a year now. I’ve written about my disability a couple times...
View ArticleNew Video: Yes, Mike Cernovich, Straight Men Can Get AIDS
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Sorta transcript: Mike Cernovich is man currently famous for being one of the loudest and proudest voices of #Gamergate, the movement to terrorize...
View ArticleWhat Is Sonic The Hedgehog Really About?
I grew up playing Sonic the Hedgehog in the 90’s. I wasn’t very good, but it was good at keeping my brother and me occupied while our parents were doing adult things like mowing the lawn and drinking...
View ArticleScientists Discover Drinking Milkshakes for Breakfast is Bad For You
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Heads up, if you have an eating disorder you may want to give this...
View ArticleIs Your Smartphone Addiction Making You Dumb?
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: “MRIs reveal smartphone addiction physically changes brains,” cries...
View ArticleThe Cure for Coronavirus? Medicare for All & Worker’s Rights
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Look, I would love to not make another video about coronavirus. Last...
View ArticleWith Warren’s Concession, There’s Only One Path Forward…
I am an Iowan and, as an Iowan, I had the privilege of participating in our nation’s first caucus. I caucused for Warren. I think she’s brilliant. She’s kind, she listens, she’s thoughtful, she’s...
View ArticleWhy I’m Just So Worried About Our Students…
This week, more than 40 universities have announced their intent to suspend face-to-face course work and send students home to limit the spread of COVID-19 among the student population. My own...
View ArticleOn Learning Goals and Trust in the Time of Coronavirus…
I started this article on remote teaching a few weeks ago when just about every college and university was scrambling to covert their in-person classes to a remote instruction model. But then, well, I...
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