Medicine
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The Memory of Water
The main premise behind the practice of homeopathy is that water has a memory. Homeopathy as “medicine” is created by…
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Contortion, and One Short Woman’s Quest for Longer Lines
Hello friends! I am back after a rather significant bout of thesisitis, and pleased to report that everything went well,…
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Salt Therapy: Take It with a Grain of Salt
Recently, I’ve been hearing more and more about salt therapies, or halotherapy, and its supposed benefits. According to the .pdf…
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Book Review: Do You Believe in Magic? by Paul Offit
I read this book a month or so ago, but we’re having a Chicago Skeptics Book Club for it tonight,…
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Etched decanter auction + The Amazing Skepchick Cure-All
A huge thank you to everyone who came to our SkepchickCON panels at CONvergence, as well as everyone who stopped…
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The Cueva Ruso Cocktail
As part of our fundraiser for SkepchickCON, I auctioned off three original cocktails. The follow post is for one of…
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FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day v. Street Anatomy Gallery Show at the IMSS
I attended the opening to this ongoing show on May 31st (Skull Appreciation Day!). It runs at the International Museum…
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Spider Silk Transhumanism
This artist “fused” spider silk and human skin cells to make a material that can kind of, sort of, deflect…
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