Teen Skepchick’s Reality Checks 5.15
There is now an affordable vaccine for rotavirus, which is responsible for over 450,000 deaths a year worldwide. (via Agence France-Presse) How to prevent more Kermit Gosnells. (via Think Progress) Let’s give a round of applause to Angelina Jolie. (via Jezebel) The theory of relativity has been used to discover another planet. (via io9) Featured image credit: Wikimedia Commons Got a link you... »
Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
So apparently there’s a new Dan Brown book out today. I know next to nothing about this, but it does, apparently, have to do with hell. Now I like the idea of eternal suffering and despair just as much (or in this case, little) as the next guy, but while I once believed in a heaven, I could never bring myself to believe in a hell. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons I find belief in it s... »
Teen Skepchick’s Reality Checks 5.14
Minnesota is set to become the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage. (via Feministing) Outdated policies on sexual behavior in the military is adversely affecting women. (via Scientific American) Lemurs may hibernate underground. (via SciLogs) Circadian rhythm “clock” genes are altered in depressed people. (via UC Irvine) Featured image: Human Rights Campaign. Got a link you think ... »
The Physics Philes, lesson 48: Physicists Make Weird Things for Science
In which I draw a weird thing, do math, and make promises I intend to keep. OK nerds! Class is over, which means it’s time to get down and dirty with some physics. Last time this post had something substantive in it, I discussed the kinetic energy of a rigid rotating body and I introduced a new concept called the moment of inertia. Today we’ll do a couple of example problems and talk a... »
Teen Skepchick’s Reality Checks 5.13
There is an effort underway in Congress to name a science laureate. (HT: NPR) We’ve hit a scary climate change milestone. (via Discovery News) The California Assembly passes protections for trans* youth. (via The Los Angeles Times) A high school student faces a backlash when he tries to get the 10 Commandments removed from his school. (via Raw Story) Featured image credit: Graf Spee Got a li... »
Cultural Attitudes Towards Atheism
Continuing from my last post A Short History of Atheism, I’m now adding to the blog another section of my Religious Studies dissertation which addresses different cultural attitudes towards atheism (and religious tolerance) and the effects they have on non-believers and minority groups. Due to the nature of the assignment the style is somewhat formal and objective, but the points raised are ... »
