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attackeng.jpg 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

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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.

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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.

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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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Ministry of Science and Culture:

But What If You Can't Afford To Stay Home?

Category: Health Insurance Makes Me Crazy

Just one more reason why the strategy of short-term gains in the bottom line from keeping workers' wages and benefits down is not a viable long-term strategy for a healthy economy or society.

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Seed's "Rightful Place" Project

Category: Ministry of Science and Culture

Perhaps you have noticed our newly redesigned front page, and on that page, a link to the Rightful Place Project. In his inaugural address, President Obama promised to restore science to its "rightful place". Seed Media Group is starting a...

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How To Ruin A Cityscape

Category: Technology Gone Bad

Yes - ugly, intrusive, AND essentially useless.

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Bush Administration Decides Birth Control Not a Health Care Issue

Category: Burns My Shorts

Fertility is not a disease, but it's a health issue.

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Kudos to the Al - and the Nobel Committee

Category: Geekalicious

By now you've no doubt heard that Al Gore and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I must confess that this announcement gives me no small degree of schadenfreude when I think...

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Men [Sick]

Category: Apologists for the Oppressors

Scientist, you see , actually means "men of science".

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Have Cash, Will Pay For Truthiness

Category: Ministry of Science and Culture

Remember: "unequivocal" really depends on whose perspective you take,

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Grant Proposal Submission At The Ministry

Category: Ministry of Science and Culture

I think Grants.gov must just be the latest offensive in the war on science from the Ministry of Science and Culture.

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Global Warming In The Right World

Category: Ministry of Science and Culture

...in the Right world, global warming does not exist.

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Holiday Gift Guide

Category: Friday Fare

The Chronicle of Higher Education published a little tongue-in-cheek holiday gift guide in the December 8 issue. I really liked this item: the Scientific Integrity Calendar, published by the Union of Concerned Scientists and available at their website....

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