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Continue reading When You Die, That’s It. “If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” –Benjamin Franklin I was recently and publicly called a “fat hater” on Facebook by someone I know. It was in response to an article I wrote for Discovery News about a rhyming children’s book Continue reading Hate, Bias, and Skeptical Inquiry I’ve written previously about how difficult and also how important it is to apply critical thinking to parenting. There are myriad internal and external pressures to be a “perfect” parent, and the criteria for perfection varies across different social groups. Parents can bond or bicker over all kinds of emotionally-charged issues: how to Continue reading Social Status and Immunization Jack is Darwin's homeboy! Help us raise $2,000 to bring Young Australian Skeptic Jack Scanlan to the world’s premiere skeptical gathering, The Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, this July! Why Jack? Although he is only 19 years old, Jack is a tireless skeptical activist who has devoted his free time to debating proponents of Continue reading And A Trumpet Shall Lead Them!
Continue reading Two Women of Dover: Taking Action for What Matters If you can spare a dollar, a few bucks, whatever, please help out this really fantastic cause! It’s so good, I’m doing a 5K for it. And I hate running… (Cross-posted on NoisyAstronomer.com) So, this all started when one of my fellow grad students came into my office yesterday saying, “Hey! There is free ice cream Continue reading Urgent! You can help Kids with Autism Let me first make it as clear as possible that I am against abuse. I would defend an abuse victim with my own life, if need be. I also think that the leader of the Fundamental LDS church, Warren Jeffs, is an evil person and that he should be kept from harming anyone ever Continue reading This is NOT About Tortured Babies Originally published http://science-at-home.org/wakefield-mmr/ I’ve written a few vaccine pieces for this blog when I think I can explain some of the basic science such as herd immunity and the chemistry of elements and compounds. What has unfolded over the past few days is not about basic science, it Continue reading Wakefield and the MMR for Parents As the mother of two Skepchicks, one junior and one grown up, I’m often asked by other parents, “At what age should I start teaching my child about skepticism?” My answer is the same as what was given to me when I asked a representative of Planned Parenthood, “When should I start Continue reading Raising Mini Skeptics  Our family (three adults, a seven-year-old and a two-year-old) attended the King Tut exhibit at the Denver Art Museum on 12/18 around 12:30PM. I had heard mixed reports so was very interested in checking it out for myself. Two families we know attended prior to our visit. One family with tween-aged kids thought Continue reading A Non-Expert Review: King Tut Exhibition |
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