Reality Checks: Not-So-Killer Cats, the Ouija Board Effect, Gamma Ray Pulsar, and Dissertation Sabotage

• Your cat probably doesn’t want to kill you. (via NPR)
• Pseudoscience that targets people with disabilities is infiltrating schools. (via Slate)
• The first gamma ray pulsar has been detected outside the Milky Way. (via Discovery News)
• A GOP lawmaker wants to stop a grad student from doing her dissertation on the 72-hour abortion waiting period. (via Mother Jones)

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