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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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Scientiae Carnival:

A Circular Life

Category: Scientiae Carnival

Moving forward is not all it's cracked up to be.

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Call For Contributions for June Scientiae

Category: Announcements

The next edition of Scientiae, the carnival in support of women in STEM, will be hosted by Alice and Sciencewoman on their Sciencewomen blog during the first week of June. The theme for the carnival will be Moving Forward, and...

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April Scientiae at Candid Engineer

Category: Announcements

Darn it, another Scientiae missed by me. But you don't have to miss reading it! Head on over to Candid Engineer and check it out! Topic is We Rise Up: Overcoming Challenges. Jane's contribution is heartrending at the same time...

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New Blog Carnival Announcements - I'm A Day (or more) Late and a Dollar Short

Category: Announcements

Very often in my life I find myself in the situation my dad used to describe as "a day late and a dollar short". So it is once more. This past month I have allowed preoccupation with a number of...

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Call for September Scientiae

Category: Scientiae Carnival

Lab Cat is hosting the next Scientiae, and her theme is My Summer Vacation! Even for those not in education or with children, September means the end of summer so this Scientiae gives one more chance to look back over...

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In Which Time and Energy Turn Out To Be Finite

Category: Tales From The Coal Patch

Appointments are the Hydra of my mother's life; each one completed seems to generate two more.

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Addition To June Scientiae

Category: Scientiae Carnival

Hey folks, over at the carnival I missed one entry that got caught in my spam filter. JaneB at Now, What Was I Doing? muses on how traditional success criteria lead to uneven weight distributions: The lesson I'm trying to...

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June Scientiae - Added Weight: Taking Up Space

Category: Scientiae Carnival

UPDATE: I missed one entry because it got caught in my spam filter. JaneB at Now, What Was I Doing? muses on how traditional success criteria lead to uneven weight distributions: The lesson I'm trying to learn this year and...

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Scientiae May and June...

Category: Announcements

What, if anything, holds you back from a full-on sprawl?

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April Scientiae Is Here!

Category: Scientiae Carnival

That's some writing after Zuska's own heart!

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