I'm so sorry to report this but Keanu Reeves has fallen for a big ol' snake oil salesman. Here's the background on pseudo-archaeologist Graham Hancock, his Netflix show, and his batshit ideas https://skepchick.org/2024/09/keanu-reeves-got-duped-by-a-pseudoscientist/
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I'm so sorry to report this but Keanu Reeves has fallen for a big ol' snake oil salesman. Here's the background on pseudo-archaeologist Graham Hancock, his Netflix show, and his batshit ideas https://skepchick.org/2024/09/keanu-reeves-got-duped-by-a-ps... -
Here's the direct link to the petition to Gov Abbott: https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/justice-for-robert-roberson/https://mstdn.social/@rebeccawatson/113198800547882151Here's the direct link to the petition to Gov Abbott: https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/justice-for-robert-roberson/
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It's now too late for Marcellus Williams, but it's not too late for Robert Roberson.It's now too late for Marcellus Williams, but it's not too late for Robert Roberson. On Oct 17, Texas will execute him for a crime he absolutely did not commit. Make it a big deal. https://youtu.be/ifpEfj1_hzQ
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It's time to cancel Dave Grohl!It's time to cancel Dave Grohl! Not because he knocked up someone other than his wife, but because he and Foo Fighters spent YEARS using their platform to tell fans that AIDS is caused NOT by HIV but by the medication doctors prescribe to treat HIV. https://skepchick.org/2024/09/how-dave-grohl-foo-fighters-put-actual-lives-at-risk/
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You may have heard of vantablack, the blackest substance invented. Well, Trader Joe’s is now selling the whitest substance ever inventedYou may have heard of vantablack, the blackest substance invented. Well, Trader Joe’s is now selling the whitest substance ever invented
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I really did not feel like making a 2nd video in a row debunking Republican lies about immigrants but then Donald Trump straight up shouted Nazi lies on the world stage so here we are https://skepchick.org/2024/09/the-comedy-tragedy-of-donald-trumps-na...I really did not feel like making a 2nd video in a row debunking Republican lies about immigrants but then Donald Trump straight up shouted Nazi lies on the world stage so here we are https://skepchick.org/2024/09/the-comedy-tragedy-of-donald-trumps-nazi-lies/
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are youtube commenters idiots for not even bothering to watch the video before commenting or am I the idiot for not realizing people are this lazy and ready to be outraged? https://mstdn.social/@rebeccawatson/113108337840452028are youtube commenters idiots for not even bothering to watch the video before commenting or am I the idiot for not realizing people are this lazy and ready to be outraged? https://mstdn.social/@rebeccawatson/113108337840452028
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Fun new study! Skipping around to different videos when you're bored may be making you more bored https://skepchick.org/2024/09/study-you-should-watch-this-video-to-the-end/Fun new study! Skipping around to different videos when you're bored may be making you more bored https://skepchick.org/2024/09/study-you-should-watch-this-video-to-the-end/
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In a new study, researchers demonstrate a real world method of teaching kids to think critically in order to protect them from the pseudoscience-to-alt-right-violence pipeline https://skepchick.org/2024/09/study-we-can-and-must-teach-kids-to-think-crit...In a new study, researchers demonstrate a real world method of teaching kids to think critically in order to protect them from the pseudoscience-to-alt-right-violence pipeline https://skepchick.org/2024/09/study-we-can-and-must-teach-kids-to-think-critically/
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If you live in a major US city, you're about to get inundated with ads for Shen Yun, a musical extravaganza run by a dangerous cult that's trying to convince you of the evils of communism, feminism, atheism, and homosexuality. https://skepchick.org/202...If you live in a major US city, you're about to get inundated with ads for Shen Yun, a musical extravaganza run by a dangerous cult that's trying to convince you of the evils of communism, feminism, atheism, and homosexuality. https://skepchick.org/2024/08/the-dangerous-cult-behind-the-shen-yun-theatrical-show/