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Feminism
The Female Chef’s Table
Apparently we still have to talk about the fact that female chefs are women, because the fact that they are…
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Feminism
Anna Atkins: Bontanist, Photographer, Pioneer
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 216th birthday of Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer. While that may not sound remarkable…
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Activities
Molecular Gastronomy: Play with your food!
This post is based on a Sandbox interactive session I ran as a part of the SkepchickCON track at CONvergence…
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Biology
Dark Meat vs Light Meat (and what kind of meat YOU are made of)
I’m not a big chicken breast fan. Give me thighs, legs, wings any day. In short, I prefer dark meat…
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atheism
Lab Track: Take Me to Church
While at first glance the title of this week’s Lab Track might suggest that our readership is the wrong audience…
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Activities
The Science of Bubbles + Bubble Universe Cocktail
This post is based on a demonstration I gave in the Skepchick Space Lab at CONvergence 2014 on the science…
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Biology
The Ghost of Evolution, or Why We Still Have Avocados + Guacamole!
Have you ever stopped to wonder about the avocado’s bizarrely large seed? How on earth this most scrumptious of plants…
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Activities
Build an Art Machine for the SciFri Science Club!
The public radio program Science Friday recently announced an awesome new feature: Science Club! Inspired by a book club, where…
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