The podcast for the Skeptically Speaking on which I was a guest, on the topic of Skepticism and Race, is available here. Desiree, Girl 6 and LaVerne were great, and I’ve gotten a bit of feedback that I didn’t suck either. Check it out. Also, during the show, a plug was made for a new …
Monthly Archive: January 2010
Jan 21 2010
Skepticism and Race
I will be on the radio this Friday evening to talk about skepticism and race, along with Girl 6 and LaVerne Knight-West. On the next episode of Skeptically Speaking, a panel discussion on skepticism and race. Is the face of modern skepticism really as monochrome as it appears? How do we make our message appeal …
Jan 13 2010
Sure Racism Is So Over
Yup, it’s entirely not a factor in politics or social outcomes. [/choking sarcasm] And let us not forget that those are the numbers who were willing to tell a pollster their socially unacceptable thoughts on the matter.
Jan 11 2010
At the Corner of Race and Class
Every once in a while, a number of discussions in my personal blogosphere converge. In this case, it’s the discussion of race and IQ that I restarted and continued, and which has attempted to take over Greg Laden’s Blog for the last couple of weeks, the discussion of the racist connotations of “redneck” by bikemonkey …
Jan 10 2010
Irish Blasphemy Law, Take Two
It’s really hard to miss that the Irish have a new blasphemy law that took effect at the start of the year. However, it’s relatively easy to miss that there was a reason, even a moderately good reason, aside from religious prejudice that the law was made. Thers, at Whiskey Fire, isn’t going to let …
Jan 09 2010
Decimals Are a Girl’s Best Friend
It’s a lovely headline, that. It’s also some fun new research. A new study that looked at math scores for boys and girls in 69 countries corroborates her experience. “There are no differences in girls’ abilities in math,” says Nicole Else-Quest, who led the study that analyzed the tests of nearly a half million students …
Jan 06 2010
Under Their Tenure
I’m feeling like crap for a number of reasons, including complications of the surgery and a plain old cold, so I haven’t been posting regularly, but this did catch my attention today. If you’ve followed the long slog through the IQ arguments on Quiche Moraine, Greg Laden’s Blog and here, you’ve caught Bryan Pesta saying …
About the Author
Freeze Peach!
Contact Me
I like comments, but not everything should always be public. Contact me via these services:
I promise to be responsible with anything you send me. That doesn't always equate to keeping it private, however.
I promise to be responsible with anything you send me. That doesn't always equate to keeping it private, however.
Recent Comments