Isis, You Should Have Been There At The Philly Flower Show!
Category: Friday Fare
Yes: shoes! Made out of flowers 'n' stuff!
Posted by Zuska at 8:40 PM • 7 Comments •
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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.
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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.
Support the Mautner Project for Lesbians With Cancer! "The Mautner Project improves the health of lesbians, bisexual, and transgender women who partner with women, and their families, through advocacy, education, research, and direct service. [The Mautner Project envisions] a healthcare system that is guided by social justice and responsive to the needs of all people."
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February 27, 2009
Witch Hazel at the Morris Arboretum
Category: Gardening For Life
Here's hoping that if you have a witch hazel, it is blooming gloriously for you.
Posted by Zuska at 9:32 AM • 2 Comments •
February 26, 2009
Book Meme - From Sciencewomen
Category: Memes
To avoid a paper review I should be working on... Via Sciencewoman at Sciencewomen, the BBC Book Meme. Using the second list she has posted, supposedly the actual BBC book list. The ones I've read are in bold. I didn't...
Posted by Zuska at 7:20 PM • 7 Comments •
An Example of On-The-Spot Networking/Mentoring
Category: Positive Actions
Senior people: Mentoring and expanding the networks of junior people is part of your job!
Posted by Zuska at 6:25 PM • 0 Comments •
Your Local YMCA: Now With More Paper Waste!
Category: Burns My Shorts
SCENE: At the YMCA: they used to have perfectly serviceable water fountains in the room with the treadmills, elliptical trainers, and weight machines. They ripped them out and replaced them with water coolers that require the use of little conical...
Posted by Zuska at 2:37 PM • 9 Comments •
February 24, 2009
First Diversity in Science Carnival is Up!
Category: Announcements
It's up and available for reading, people! Go over and enjoy at Urban Science Adventures! This carnival celebrates the people of science and engineering - those who innovate, invent, research, teach, and reach out. This Blog Carnival tells the stories...
Posted by Zuska at 11:15 PM • 1 Comments •
Why Do We Think Only Really Hideously Evil Human Beings Could Be Sexual Harassers?
Category: Apologists for the Oppressors
The fact is, you can't pick sexual harassers out of a crowd. They don't have a mark on their foreheads.
Posted by Zuska at 4:27 PM • 17 Comments •
The Question of Emotion in Speaking of "Voodoo Correlations in Social Neuroscience"
Category: Geekalicious
Maybe a good argument can't really stand on its own against established dogma, without a little help.
Posted by Zuska at 3:33 PM • 12 Comments •
February 23, 2009
Grad School Fosters Depression; How to Fight It
Category: Daily Struggles
The Feb. 20th Chronicle Review has a set of articles about grad school life. The statistics on how grad school cultivates and enhances depression and mental illness are, well, depressing. But if you are or ever have been a graduate...
Posted by Zuska at 9:05 AM • 32 Comments •
February 22, 2009
Dr. Pamela Gunter-Smith: Career Path of An Administrative Leader
Category: Diversity in Science Carnival
Scientists who are still at the bench may not ever think much about administration or, if they do, their thoughts may be markedly negative. And yet administrative work can be both important and personally rewarding and fulfilling, just as much...
Posted by Zuska at 6:35 PM • 2 Comments •
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