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The Egyptian goddess Isis was celebrated as the ideal wife and mother. The blogger known as Dr. Isis has some fancy-sounding degrees and is a physiologist at a major research university working on some terribly impressive stuff. She blogs about balancing her research career with the demands of raising small children, how to succeed as a woman in academia, and anything else she finds interesting. Also, she blogs about shoes. In fact, she blogs a lot about shoes.
...And behold, he raised the motherfucking Jameson on high as Isis bedecked her feet in glory, and the masses were sated. -- The Holy Gospel According to PhysioProf
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Category: Amazing, Incredible Young People
I <3 adorable kids and these guys melt my heart. Plus, there's science involved, which is even better!!! In the below viral video a woman reproduces Walter Mischel's famous experiment looking at a preschooler's ability to delay gratification in order...
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Category: Amazing, Incredible Young People
Last night one of you lovely little muffins sent me this: Hey Dr. Isis, I thought this might brighten your day as much as it brightened mine: http://www.heartwoodguitar.com/2009springcsjvids.htm A recital by a bunch of Seattle's Heartwood Guitar students. The show...
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Category: Amazing, Incredible Young People
Earlier today The American Physiological Society's Director of Government Relations and Science Policy (and generally awesome woman) Alice Ra'anan sent me this email: Dear Dr. Isis, I was wondering whether this request for donations is the kind of thing you...
Posted by Isis the Scientist at 6:15 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ass Shaking Jams
I'm supposed to be giving a talk tomorrow afternoon and am waiting on a student to finish just a little more data for me... So, what am I doing while data is being accumulated? Watching YouTube in my office. And,...
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Category: Amazing, Incredible Young People
Last night the domestic and laboratory goddess went out on a date with the world's greatest little boy. We went to our favorite little place, shared soup, salad, and cranberry juice, and were probably equally pleased when the waitress brought...
Posted by Isis the Scientist at 7:58 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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