Skepchick

1 week ago | skepchick.org | Rebecca Watson

This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca!Transcript:I first got involved in the “skeptical community” in the early 2000s, and at that time one of the biggest conspiracy theories that needed debunking was 9/11 truthers–people who were convinced that it wasn’t as simple as terrorists hijacking a few planes and crashing them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

2 weeks ago | skepchick.org | Rebecca Watson

This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca!I know the current political and economic situation is overwhelming right now and that’s why I always scour the science news for anything I can talk about that will actually brighten your day. And boy, do I have a fun one for this video! Just take a look at these adorable puppies, which are actually de-extincted dire wolves brought back to life thanks to genetic tweaking.

2 weeks ago | skepchick.org | Rebecca Watson

This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca!Transcript:Recently, I switched browsers, which was an annoying process and I’m not sure there’s really much benefit in terms of privacy or whatever, but there WAS one surprising benefit I got from it. On my old browser, I had a plugin that made Reddit more usable in a lot of little ways, but that plugin isn’t supported by my new browser.

3 weeks ago | skepchick.org | Rebecca Watson

This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca!Transcript:Waaaaay back in 2013, I went to a conference where I got a free 23andMe kit. I thought it was pretty cool that there was a tool that could tell me about my genes, giving me an idea of whether or not I have an increased risk of problems like breast cancer or Alzheimer’s, so I spit in the little tube and mailed it off.

3 weeks ago | skepchick.org | Rebecca Watson

This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca!Transcript:I have great news to share today! One of my spicy hot takes that I have defended for years continues to be right: protest works, whether you like it or not. Back in June of 2020, I talked about a study that found that the general public doesn’t like “extreme” protest tactics, which didn’t mean outright violence, but just chanting mean things about cops.