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I think a common complaint of many skeptics is the difficulty in getting anyone to “change their mind”. It seems that even with careful and clear explanations, many non-critical thinkers insist on clinging to their unfounded, and often irrational, beliefs. I have heard “Why bother even being nice. I just make fun of anyone that believes Continue reading Changing Minds Boobquake. The largest natural disaster to shake the willies out of the internet since it was created, thus triggering the voyages of the Star Trek, Jen McCreight. In her voyages, though, she’s found that people like to discuss boobs and they like boobquake because it gives them the opportunity to discuss boobs. This was all Continue reading The Quake Heard ‘Round the Internet, and Her Chest 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! The skeptic world is abuzz with talk on gender and sexism. Here is another take on the issue, from the bad ass pixie-like box of kittens manga artist Sara Mayhew: It also has never become easier to realize that someone you were hoping would be a friend and would be interested in you and Continue reading Cute as a Kitten, Smart as a Whip! 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!
I hate writing about feminist issues, because every time I do I get accused of being a feminazi or caring more about women than men, or of buying into victim culture, or any number of accusations that come with the territory. Feminism isn’t generally my main issue, and so I’m always Continue reading Skepticism: Tits or GTFO?* One of my favorite sources of local news, cvillenews.com, delivered this little gem of a story from our local CBS station: Cupcake Helps Overdue Moms Deliver Babies. Now, there is no doubt that cupcakes are a magical delivery device for happiness and yumminess, but inducing labor? A version of this article originally appeared at Does This Make Sense. “There are certain points when debating with someone where you sort-of have to walk away. [...] ‘cause you’ll just basically end up getting a concussion.” We’ve all been there. Someone we know, perhaps a relative, is nattering on about something Continue reading When Corrections Fail In April 2010, I wrote a blog post about when to try new things and not to pursue them. I described how I chose not to follow through on an audition for a TV show called Miracle Detectives. They were looking for a woman with a strong presence to serve as the rational/skeptical Continue reading Indre Viskontas: Scientist, Skeptic and Miracle Detective |
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