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Rebecca Watson

Rebecca Watson

Founder / Vlogger at Skepchick

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United States
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  • English
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  • Science

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Recent Articles

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The Privilege Delusion – Skepchick - Skepchick

Well, PZ Myers, Jen McCreight, Phil Plait, Amanda Marcotte, Greg Laden, Melissa McEwan and others have all already said it, but I figured I should post this for the record: yes, Richard Dawkins bel…
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Why I Won't Be at TAM This Year - Skepchick

During my visit to Germany last week, I was asked by a conference attendee how I thought we could get more women to attend skeptic and atheist conferences. I gave the answer I nearly always give: w…
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The Flawed “Study” that Says Serotonin Doesn’t Cause Depression

Transcript: Another day, another load of garbage in the mainstream media claiming that a study proves antidepressants don’t work. I never should have told that disembodied monkey hand I wanted to m…
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Is Salman Rushdie a Victim of “Cancel Culture”?

Transcript: Last week, the award-winning writer Salman Rushdie was viciously attacked while on stage at an event in Western New York. His attacker was a 24-year old man from New Jersey, a Muslim wh…
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No, Ice Cream Isn’t Healthier than a Bagel (Necessarily)

Transcript: Last week, a viewer named Sam made a request in a YouTube comment, writing “The new Tufts Dietary Compass that rates foods for nutritional value and does, rating things like chocolate i…
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How Corruption Leads to Conspiracy Theories

Last month I stumbled upon a particularly interesting study in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, which as you all know I read each morning as I sip my single origin Honduran…
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Scientists Sued for Criticizing COVID-19 Air Purifiers

Almost exactly five years ago, I made a video about air purification. In the blissful year of 2017, the worst thing I could imagine breathing in was wildfire smoke, because I live in the San Franci…
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Rainbow Fentanyl in Halloween Candy???

Transcript: Well, spooky season is here and I could not be happier: I’ve already put up my giant spider and spider web, my fractal skeletons, and my yard flamingulas, and I’m ready to greet my neig…
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I Crashed My Bike, Hit My Head, and Got Smarter

Transcript: A few weeks ago, I did something stupid: I took my ebike off-road, onto a trail that was very rutted and dotted with giant rocks, and I ended up pitching myself off the bike, over the h…
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Study: There’s No Ethical Use for NFTs

Transcript: Keen viewers of this channel may have noticed a topic that is ripe for skepticism but which I have, thus far, avoided discussing. I mean, there are probably several topics I haven’t got…
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We Don’t Mate Randomly & that Screws up Genetics Research!

Transcript: Many years ago now, I got a free 23 and Me genetics testing kit. I even made a video about it, and about how I don’t necessarily recommend everyone do it (due to privacy concerns and al…