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“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
This week I’ll be attending The Amaz!ng Meeting 9 (TAM9) in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with many of my SheThought co-writers. TAM9 is the annual conference of The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) that brings together skeptics and critical thinkers for several days of talks, panels and myriad activities. Each year Continue reading SheThought Happens in Vegas If you missed the previously featured interview with Donna Mugavero on SheThought, head to Ms Information – Communicating the Message in the Skeptiverse, by Sharon Hill. “If there’s a problem you can always rely Continue reading The Who, What, Where, When And Why Of The Ms Information Music Video I am very excited to link to an article by Granite State Skeptic Dale Roy, a new voice in skepticism!! She has clearly been thinking about the issue of feminism, skepticism, and sexism a lot, and has some very interesting points to make. I have been pushed! Pushed to write my thoughts on feminism. For Continue reading New Voices in the Sexism in Skepticism Debates! We all know the stories. A young woman feels out of place in her all-male research group. A female scientist finds it difficult to get lab space that is liberally given to male colleagues. A female engineering student is delighted to see her work featured on a popular news site, and immediately discouraged by the Continue reading When space kitchens make me cranky… Originally posted on Podblack Blog. There’s a variety of reasons why someone might believe in homeopathy. Continue reading Little Sugar Pills: Why Fall for Homeopathy? I have researched the links between body image, mass media, dieting, eating disorders, and body dissatisfaction for many years. I first became interested in the topic after reading Naomi Wolf’s best-seller The Beauty Myth, in which Wolf claimed that images of thin women in the mass media caused, or at least contributed to, eating disorders Continue reading A Closer Look at the Famous Fiji “TV Causes Anorexia” Study “If there’s a problem you can always rely Donna Mugavero – Ms. Information How many people have a song written about their awesomeness? Continue reading Ms. Information – Communicating the Message in the Skeptiverse 
The King’s Speech details the drama that ensued when a would-be leader, Prince Albert of England (Colin Firth), second son of George V, found his lifelong stammer as an obstacle to his royal duty to address the public on the new medium of radio in the 1930s. Bertie, as Albert was known to his Continue reading It’s Not What You Say; It’s How You Say It! When these claims skim over the formal scientific scrutiny, an informed public must serve as the peer Continue reading Direct to the public: Science via media event |
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