Skeptics ask questions (Q's) and try to do so in a systematic, scientific, way. But what about IQ (and here I use IQ as a euphemism for smarts). The recent discussion here and elsewhere about the Skepchicks touched on this issue. I've been (temporarily) avoiding it, but skepchick car2d2 is staring to think about it.
Please have a look at this: Skepticism: Your IQ must be this high to ride
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The question has been asked: What was the sex ratio of attendees of the recent SkepchickCON Track at CONvergence, and of the panelists? To this it would be nice (and appropriate) to add the same questions for CONvergence as a whole. I have some, but not all, of that information.
The Lynn Margulis blog tour has moved on to Memoirs of a Skepchick—if you weren't satisfied with her answers here, you can try again.
Today is the first day of SkepchickCON at CONvergence. CONvergence is the largest fan run fantasy and science fiction convention in the US and or World and possibly Universe, depending. It is held in a suburb of Minneapolis. One gazillion people are in attendance.
Last Fourth of July Weekend, I attended Skepchicon, which is a "track" at a "con" (where a con is a thing where everyone dresses up like Darth Vader or a Twilight character or whatever). I was on the panel for a couple of sessions and participated in others, and had a blast.
Not on point, but we're all still waiting for the beat down you seemed to hint at that Rushton et al had coming from you.
What happened?
D: I've been very busy with other things that have come up that I did not expect, and I can't lay my hands on one or two items I need (but that will be fixed).
This is going to take time and it will be a long and drawn out process, because every time I say one thing there will be dozens of comments citing all the same exact self-referential or irrelevant studies. Which is part of the fun, I suppose!
Thanks for asking!