Cards Against Humanity, the card-based party game for horrible people, released today three new expansion packs: The Sixth Expansion, the 2014 Holiday Pack, and The Science Pack.
The Science Pack adds 23 white and 7 black cards "about captivating theories like evolution and global warming, with a special guest appearance by Uranus." But the expansion is about much more than simply adding some much-needed Uranus jokes to the game.
All profits from The Science Pack will actually go towards the Cards Against Huaminty & SMBC Science Ambassador Scholarship, "a full-ride scholarship for women seeking undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math."
“Everyone at Cards Against Humanity was fortunate enough to receive a great college education that helped us find a job that we’re passionate about, and our goal with this scholarship is to make that opportunity available to others,” said Cards Against Humanity community manager Jenn Bane. “Several of the co-creators of Cards Against Humanity earned degrees in science, whereas I got a degree in journalism. Now look at where I am. Writing this press release for them.”
On the subject of women in science fields, Cards Against Humanity co-creator Josh Dillon said: “Women are underrepresented in science, tech, engineering, and math, and we felt like the funding from this pack could have the greatest impact by making it possible for more women to get an education in those fields, and by giving them a platform to share their work and their passion for science.”
"We desperately need diversity in science because the alternative makes no sense," added Science Ambassador Scholarship board member Veronica Berns, PhD. "So often girls are told in both overt and subtle ways that they aren't able to be good at math and science. With this scholarship, I'm excited to get to tell a passionate girl out there, ‘Yes! What you are doing and dreaming is really great, and here's some help to get you where you want to go.’"
Applications for the scholarship will be opened to the public fo rthe fall 2016 school year. Applicants can be in high school or college, and must identify as a women "in a way that's significant to them." All applications will be reviewed by a board of over 40 women "who hold higher degrees and work professionally in science, including representatives from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, the Smithsonian Institution, the Adler Planetarium, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as TED, NSF, Huxley, and Hubble fellows."
As for the other expansion packs, they didn't draw nearly as much attention as The Science Pack, but here's what's included:
- Cards Against Humanity 2014 Holiday Pack: 24 white & 6 black cards. All profits donated to Sunlight.
- The Sixth Expansion: 75 white & 25 black cards.
