Perusing Google Reader tonight, and here are some items of note:

Absinthe seems to be in a bad way, at least as regards blogging and the blogosphere. Doesn’t seem to be much we can do to cheer her or change her mind, as she promises to delete all comments from her blog post. It’s a shame to see her dismantling so much of her blog.

There’s an interesting post at Fairer Science on Five Myths about Girls and Science, with a link to a story on the NSF website. Check it out.

Female Science Professor’s life never ceases to amaze. Read the tale of her second encounter with the moron who couldn’t believe a female was responsible for the research published under her name.

Joolya’s miniprep song is just too wonderful!

And there’s a new Postdoc Carnival up at Veo Claramente’s place.