Last Wednesday evening, I watched as my country made history, and became the 13th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage. It was an exciting evening, in ways that I hadn’t quite anticipated. I’m ashamed to admit I’d never been interested enough in the inner workings of parliament to tune into the parliamentary TV livestream, but I did last Wednesday, and it was a real... »
Axial tilt is the reason for the season, as the (slightly adapted version of) the saying goes. In the most recent episode of TSBS, Mindy, Eddy, Ali Marie, and Katie talked about their holiday traditions, and how they’ve changed from religious to secular. As a follow-on from this, I thought I’d share a bit about how I’ve always celebrated Christmas– and the radically differe... »
Does it matter if people don’t identify as feminists? (via Jezebel) “Still we mourn. Still we work for change”. Remembering the Montreal Massacre (via The Ubyssey) Creationists Embrace “Truth in Education” in Indiana (via Love Joy Feminism) Anita Sarkeesian on Online Harassment and Cyber Mobs (via Feminist Frequency) Featured Image: The Star. »
Suspension of Disbelief is a weekly feature, in which we review movies, books, TV shows, and other popular culture for the skeptical teen. Title: Skyfall Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes Despite (or maybe because of) growing up Bond-obsessed father, I never was much of a fan myself. I know I saw Quantum of Solace at some stage, bu... »
Tim Minchin did something awesome! It is a new animated short (by the same awesome people who did Storm) about ENCODE, a big human data project. Read more about it here, and watch below the fold! »
So there I was. Just starting my study abroad experience, feeling a very long way from home, and scrolling through a list of student associations of various stripes and wondering how the hell I was going to meet people if every!single!one! of them was either a religious group, fraternity or sorority. Nuh-uh. No thanks, not for me. Then I saw one that stood out. It said it was a local chapter of a ... »
A couple of days ago one of the Skepchick quickies was S.E. Smith’s article ‘Get Your Antifemininity Out of My Feminism’. It’s a wonderful piece, and it expresses an idea I’ve spoken about before– that by undervaluing things that are seen as feminine, we undermine our goal of gender equality. Antifemininity is misogynist. What you are saying when you engage in t... »
Part one can be read here. Welcome to part two on the Square Kilometre Array, where I talk about the final three key science projects of the SKA. »
