Teen Skepchick’s Reality Checks 3.15

Mindy March 15, 2013

Scientists at CERN are even more sure they’ve found the Higgs boson. (via Agence France-Presse)
The universe had more big, bright galaxies than we thought, and earlier than expected. (via Phys.org)
New Zealand gets more awesome: The parliament is poised to approve marriage equality. (via Think Progress)
Long-lasting chemicals may harm sea turtles. (via Scientific American)

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Mindy is an attorney and Managing Editor of Teen Skepchick. She hates the law and loves stars. You can follow her on Twitter and on Google+.

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mks.mary I'm 33 now. In high school I was told that 1) I would grow out of my atheism 2) I would grow out of my... – Mar 10, 3:13 PM

chemgeek If I may recommend: "careless jerk" fits that situation. And carelessness is something that should be condemned in a driver, I think.

– Mar 06, 3:19 PM

floatingmanatee Great post. I've always hidden away in different worlds and I feel like this post touches on a lot of the reasons why I did... – Mar 06, 2:36 PM

quietmarc One thing I've been mulling over is what the intent is behind the name calling. Part of it is to vent frustration and express anger... – Mar 01, 2:50 PM

Melissa Bramble Okay, yeah, I get that. What this boils down to is that I'm trying to change my own language choices to be more thoughtful. For... – Feb 28, 1:29 PM

Grimalkin Oh, if the question is "do these communities perceive it as being ableist" then the answer is yes. I would say it is seen as... – Feb 27, 8:09 PM

mks.mary I'm 33 now. In high school I was told that 1) I would grow out of my atheism 2) I would grow out of my... – Mar 10, 3:13 PM
chemgeek If I may recommend: "careless jerk" fits that situation. And carelessness is something that should be condemned in a driver, I think. – Mar 06, 3:19 PM
floatingmanatee Great post. I've always hidden away in different worlds and I feel like this post touches on a lot of the reasons why I did... – Mar 06, 2:36 PM
quietmarc One thing I've been mulling over is what the intent is behind the name calling. Part of it is to vent frustration and express anger... – Mar 01, 2:50 PM
Melissa Bramble Okay, yeah, I get that. What this boils down to is that I'm trying to change my own language choices to be more thoughtful. For... – Feb 28, 1:29 PM
Grimalkin Oh, if the question is "do these communities perceive it as being ableist" then the answer is yes. I would say it is seen as... – Feb 27, 8:09 PM

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