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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:

Call for September Scientiae

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...

In Which Time and Energy Turn Out To Be Finite

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

Addition To June Scientiae

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...

June Scientiae - Added Weight: Taking Up Space

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...

Scientiae May and June...

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

April Scientiae Is Here!

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

I'm Definitely In Need of Renewal of Some Sort!

Skookumchick wants me to talk about renewal for the March Scientiae. I will try, though I'm sure this would be much easier for me if I had already undergone some form of said renewal. What do I find compelling about...

November Scientiae Is Here!

Yes, it's November 1, and that means Scientiae time! Over at Yami's place, Green Gabbro. I begged and begged my fellow male Sciblings to take up Yami's challenge and participate in this Scientiae, and two - count 'em, two! -...

It Helps To Speak The Language When You're Thinking About Gender

It's maddening that something as simple as how I wear my hair can be fraught with gender connotations.

Note to Self: Remember Next Scientiae (And That Includes The Guys)

Yami includes this very reasonable request to all you dude bloggers:

October Scientiae is Here !

Skookumchick offers up a devastating dissection of a mentoring workshop she was required to attend...

Unleashing Scientiae

It's late summer, and the harvest is bountiful, and so with the contributions to Scientiae. Thanks to all of you who submitted such fabulous posts. Some of you even wrote two posts! It must be that back-to-school enthusiasm. As you...

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