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Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts on 02 3rd, 2010 | 30 Comments
Dr. Temple Grandin I am super excited about the upcoming HBO biopic Temple Grandin, based on the life of lecturer, best-selling author, autism advocate and professor of animal science at Colorado State University, Dr. Temple Grandin. Grandin, who is among the most famous individuals with autism in the...
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What say you, Larry Summers?...

Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts on 10 12th, 2009 | 29 Comments
A hearty congratulations to Elinor Ostrom, who was awarded the Nobel in Economic Science today! She is the first woman to win this award, and the fifth woman to win a Nobel this year. She is being honored along with fellow American Oliver Williamson of the University of California, Berkeley. Ostrom...
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Two Women Awarded the Nobel in Medicine...

Posted by PhDork in Thoughts on 10 6th, 2009 | 5 Comments
I’m not a betting woman, but I have friends who are.  And they wager on a variety of things, including who will win the annual Nobel awards.  Yesterday, the prize for medical research was awarded, and while they might have had the inside track, I was totally surprised and thrilled to learn that...
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And Then They Came for CuteOverload....

Posted by PhDork in Language Matters, Thoughts on 06 24th, 2009 | 6 Comments
Is that a good father, or a bad mother? Via rofanator @ Flickr. I occasionally check out our own SarahMC’s tumblr, since she has a tendency to post pictures of beagles and other cute things along with her usual trenchant comments. Last weekend was one of those times, and there I found a link to a National...
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For Your Amusement: Tortoise Porn...

Posted by BeckySharper in Thoughts on 03 16th, 2009 | 7 Comments
Spotted at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum–go there!–in Tucson. I don’t know about you, but the thought of being fertilized by the sperm of men I “mated” with years ago–years ago, people!–boggles my mind. That poor lady tortoise! I want to buy her a box of...
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She Blinded Me With Science!...

Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts on 02 16th, 2009 | 17 Comments
Increase in sexy = decrease in humanity. Via Comando Nenuco @ Flickr.Objectification of women is not just a meaningless feminist catch phrase. Science says so. When researchers scanned the brains of some men looking at a photo of a bikini clad woman, sections of the brain that usually react to objects...
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Who’s got the funk?...

Posted by PhDork in Thoughts on 01 31st, 2009 | 6 Comments
A young offender. Via frisse82 @ Flickr. Wimmenz got that funk!  Owwww.   At least, according to a recent study done in Switzerland, and reported in this article from New Scientist.  Women stink of onions; men smell of cheese. Never mind that the study has not been duplicated.  Overlook that the...
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Strut Shamer...

Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts on 01 29th, 2009 | 24 Comments
What a man, what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man. Via gari.baldi @ Flickr A drably colored peahen has her pick of peacocks with whom to mate. The peacocks flash their gaudy plumage, just begging to be the one she chooses. In the animal kingdom, females set the rules, and males will do whatever...
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