Thus Spake Zuska
This Blog Has Moved To Scientopia.Org!!!
Posted by Zuska on August 3, 2010 This blog has moved to http://scientopia.org/blogs/thusspakezuska This announcement supersedes the announcement in the previous blog entry. Thanks for reading TSZ here at ScienceBlogs, and I hope you will continue to enjoy reading TSZ at the new digs over at Scientopia.org.
This blog has moved to WordPress, see post for details
Posted by Zuska on July 24, 2010 New blog address is: http://thusspakezuska.wordpress.com
Turn Out The Lights…
Posted by Zuska on July 20, 2010 …the party’s over. They say that all good things must end. I’ve been mentally inching towards the coat closet myself for the past week (read Bora’s post for the reference), but as you know, I’ve been off spending time with my mom. Now is as good a time as any to say goodbye to ScienceBlogs.…
“The Same and Not the Same”
Posted by Zuska on July 9, 2010 “The Same and Not the Same” is the title of a fantastic book by Nobel Prize winning chemist Roald Hoffman. It’s a great place to get a hearty dose of science + culture. Part Eight of the book is titled “Value, Harm, and Democracy” and has all sorts of interesting stuff in it on chemistry…
Everything Old Is New Again: ZOMFG!!! Ads Influence Our Media!
Posted by Zuska on July 7, 2010 By now, perhaps, you are aware of the uproar about the ScienceBlogs corner of the bloggysphere. PepsiCo has bought started a blog here, called Food Frontiers. Many are unhappy, bloggers and commenters alike. Read PalMD’s take, and commenters there, for one perspective. One of the potential disadvantages [of a blog network] is advertising and sponsorship.…
ZOMBIE WOMEN UNITE!!!!!!!!
Posted by Zuska on July 1, 2010 BREAK THE CHAINS!!! UNLEASH THE FURY OF ZOMBIE WOMEN AS A MIGHTY FORCE FOR REVOLUTION!!!!! Zombie women of the world, I ask you: why are we content to shamble aimlessly along behind our brethren, following them willy-nilly, eating the leftover brains, and cleaning up after they senselessly destroy some village? Would it kill them to…
What’s So Great About Your STEMmy Lifestyle Anyway? Inquiring Minds Want To Know!
Posted by Zuska on June 29, 2010 Why should any woman get any degree in a STEM discipline? Especially if she has to wade through tons of bullshit courses to get there, and part of the learning, it appears, has to do with learning how to be someone you aren’t? Some other gender, some other race – or some other social class?…
This Just In: Scientists Discover True Nature Of Bullying!
Posted by Zuska on June 28, 2010 Jun. 28, 2010 10:45 PM ET SB COMMUNITY DEEMS PSEUDONYMOUS SOCKPUPPETERS ACCEPTABLE TARGETS FOR MOCKERY, DERISION Douchey McDoucherson, ScienceBlogs Writers ANYWHERE (SB) Scientists have recently discovered that popular bloggers can taunt and gloat over the downfall of unpopular bloggers, and bask in the warm glow of widespread support – but only if proper precautions are…
Hilariousity Break: Buying Phish Tix
Posted by Zuska on June 28, 2010 So Mr. Z and I went to that Phish show last Friday night. We bought our tix for that show from a ticket liquidator online. Had to call them to confirm and all because it was last minute. They were all set to walk us through the VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS of opening the email, downloading…
The Differential Impacts of Sexist Gender Role Expectations
Posted by Zuska on June 28, 2010 Every once in awhile I do manage to get out to a social sort of event. Recently I was at one such thing. And overhead the following: Female, mid-40s: When I was in high school, I wanted to be a veterinarian. And I had great SAT scores, high 1400’s [out of a then total 1600].…