Teen Skepchick’s Reality Checks 7.18

vreify July 18, 2013

Questlove on Trayvon Martin: “Trayvon Martin and I ain’t shit.” (via New York Magazine)
New research on how cranberries actually affect urinary tract infections. (via McGill University)
What does feminism have to offer me? Pragmatic feminism for computer folks. (via USENIX)
Life satisfaction is linked to personality change. (via Scientific American)

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Vy is a recent graduate working in a neuroscience lab with children and monkeys. She likes sewing, knitting, lifting weights, and reading in her free time. Especially reading about science!

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Rod Murray This bugs me, because people ignore the fact that it is a change. When first created, he was very homophobic. While Constantine was waiting to... – Jul 20, 3:10 PM

Olivia It means being aware of your surroundings, noticing what's happening around you rather than being oblivious. It means not letting your mind wander. Keeping your... – Jul 17, 3:20 PM

floatingmanatee Ah women make me happy. – Jul 16, 12:00 PM

Hanoumatoi Saying that they objectify men and women is something which has been brought up, and Sarkeesian's videos address the issue. Further, objectifying both the villains... – Jul 15, 10:12 PM

Hanoumatoi I'm just going to leave this here: http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2592525-cosplay.jpg – Jul 15, 10:10 PM

floatingmanatee Ah okay, I take back the 'issues' thing, I may have been raging a little too hard there :). That said, the whole tone of... – Jul 15, 8:25 PM

Rod Murray This bugs me, because people ignore the fact that it is a change. When first created, he was very homophobic. While Constantine was waiting to... – Jul 20, 3:10 PM
Olivia It means being aware of your surroundings, noticing what's happening around you rather than being oblivious. It means not letting your mind wander. Keeping your... – Jul 17, 3:20 PM
floatingmanatee Ah women make me happy. – Jul 16, 12:00 PM
Hanoumatoi Saying that they objectify men and women is something which has been brought up, and Sarkeesian's videos address the issue. Further, objectifying both the villains... – Jul 15, 10:12 PM
Hanoumatoi I'm just going to leave this here: http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2592525-cosplay.jpg – Jul 15, 10:10 PM
floatingmanatee Ah okay, I take back the 'issues' thing, I may have been raging a little too hard there :). That said, the whole tone of... – Jul 15, 8:25 PM

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