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“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…
Work-Life Balance 1: Women, The Media Totally Support You!
Posted by Zuska on June 17, 2010 Work-life balance: people have been talking about it. Wait, that’s not right. Women have been talking about it. And have been talked at about it, by some people. Doc Free-Ride has a good round-up of a most recent skirmish of opinions on the topic in the sciencey blogosphere. If you have not been following this,…
Dress For Success! Or Not!
Posted by Zuska on June 9, 2010 Ladeez! Please remember not to be too fat, because James Watson doesn’t want to hire your ugly ass. Everybody knows fat people can’t do science. But they don’t care if we say so, because they are so jolly, and lack ambition! Likewise, it is also not good to be beautiful and curvaceous, and wear clothes…
Lying Stinky Oilbags Who Lie
Posted by Zuska on June 9, 2010 HuffPo summary and link to NBC Today Show lying liar doing his lying here. It “may be down to how you define what a plume is here.” Really? Yeah, who can believe those stupid scientists and their stupid librul observations and data. Well, here’s an idea, lying oilbag BP CEO Doug Suttles. Why don’t you…
Give the “Witch Hunt” Whine a Rest Already, Please
Posted by Zuska on June 2, 2010 Jeebus, people, you have GOT to get some new whiney whines, you Whiney McWhinersons. I’m talking about you, you whiney whiners. Those of you who get all whiney and defensive whenever anyone dares to point out that you have stepped in the dogshit. Stepping in dogshit is an accident and it is something that all…
A Bit of Sport with the Students
Posted by Zuska on May 14, 2010 As you know, it was just over a thousand years ago this past March that I defended my dissertation. As I recall, I picked up a dozen bagels and some cream cheese on the way to the defense, and the department secretaries administrative assistants brought in an urn of coffee. It was me and my…
Wah Wah, Where Is The Stuff For White Men?
Posted by Zuska on May 4, 2010 A recent conversation with a friend reminded me of yet another of the “death by a thousand paper cuts**” craptastic things I used to hate dealing with in my days in the scientific workforce. You know what I’m talking about. Could be a retreat, a workshop, a seminar, a meeting, a program, maybe even just…
Let Them Eat…Fresh Meals For Pets!
Posted by Zuska on April 26, 2010 I was making a quick jog through the local supermarket the other night, seeking out cough drops and a few other things for a sad soul at home with the croup, when I rounded a corner and came upon this fresh new vision from hell: And here I am wasting my extra cash on donations…
Whatever Happened To “I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar”?????
Posted by Zuska on April 6, 2010 I was catching up on reading at Female Science Professor’s place and came across her post: Women Girls. FSP, as far as I can tell, seems to be saying that the young ones these days are all hip with the term “girl” for women even into their 30′s because…I don’t know why, it’s a peer…
Let Me Mansplain That Sports Illustrated Cover For You, Little Lady!
Posted by Zuska on February 5, 2010 Lindsey Vonn is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Womentalksports.com notes Vonn is first a GREAT athlete, but she also represents norm of feminine attractiveness. The combination of athleticism and attractiveness make Vonn the likely poster girl of the US Olympic Team, and the media hasn’t disappointed in constructed her as such. Not to be…