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Zuska is the kick-ass alter-ego of Suzanne E Franks. When not dispensing Zuska's wisdom, Suzanne can often be found gardening, reading, or having one of her thrice-weekly migraines.
The place where I come from...is a small town. Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains
You will be wanting to read my excellent essay, 'Suzy the Computer' vs. 'Dr. Sexy': What's a Geek Girl to Do When She Wants to Get Laid? in She's Such a Geek! Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff.
If you have not yet figured out why you shoud not be using terms like "hard science" and "soft skills", then you absolutely need to read Telling Stories About Engineering: Group Dynamics and Resistance to Diversity in NWSA Journal v. 16 No. 1, 2004 (Re)Gendering Science Fields.
You should also read They Blinded Me With Science: Misuse and Misunderstanding of Biological Theory, an excellent critique of Thornhill and Palmer's nonsense about rape as an evolutionary strategy. You can find it in Burack and Josephson's must-read tome, Fundamental Differences: Feminists Talk Back to Social Conservatives.
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August 31, 2006
Category: Science in Bizarro Land
Possessing, as I do, numerous credentials that allow me to pontificate in an authoritative fashion** upon the significance, meaning, and import of global warming, I, James S. Robbins, am here to tell you the truth. Who gives a rat's ass...
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August 30, 2006
Category: The Real Geek Goddesses
I am, in truth, a dangerous old woman.
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Category: The Real Geek Goddesses
Val has...posted an incredibly funny photo essay entitled "Val Henson meets the Honeywell H316 Kitchen Computer" and I swear to god, you could not make up stuff as funny as this piece of futuristic technology from the past.
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Category: Mea Culpa
>p>Zuska wishes to announce to the entire blogiverse that Dr. Shellie was NOT being snubbed on the blogroll...
Posted by Zuska at 12:27 AM • 2 Comments •
August 29, 2006
Category: Our Innate Womanly Natures
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August 28, 2006
Category: Ministry of Science and Culture
Last Tuesday's the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that evolutionary biology, you will recall, had been left off a list of eligible science majors for students applying for federal SMART grants. A Department of Education spokeswoman had assured us this...
Posted by Zuska at 10:34 AM • 2 Comments •
August 25, 2006
Each year, Beloit College publishes a list that gives you a sense of what the world looks like to matriculating college students. Read the latest list and weep at just how out of touch you are with this year's entering...
Posted by Zuska at 11:30 AM • 1 Comments •
August 24, 2006
Category: Comments Policy
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August 23, 2006
Category: Ministry of Science and Culture
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August 22, 2006
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