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sa smith | February 3, 2010The following post should be read in the voice of 'Jakov', from the timeless South Park episode, 'Jakovasaurs'.
*ahem*
THIS IS JUST SO TYPICAL.
TYPICAL WHITE ELITIST D00D DOMINATION OF THE SCIENCES.
EUREKA JUST RELEASED THEIR TOP 30 SCIENCE BLOGS, AND ONLY 20% OF THEM ARE AUTHORED BY WOOMYN.
BUT GET THIS.
THERE IS ONLY ONE BLOG ON THE LIST WHERE THERE IS ONE PRIMARY AUTHOR WHO IS A WOOMYN. ITS AN ART BLOG.
THE OTHER '20%' ARE WOOMYN IN GROUPS. BECAUSE APPARENTLY SCIENCE IS LIKE GOING TO THE BATHROOM BY YOURSELF: ITS JUST TOO SCARY, SO WOOMYN HAVE TO DO IT IN GROUPS. OR ALTERNATIVELY, WE…
sa smith | December 11, 2009Everyone reading ERV knows that Im a huge admirer of Richard Dawkins.
Not only is he a priceless modern voice for popularizing science, he was one of the first voices of Out Atheism. A voice for Atheists from Amsterdam to Alabama.
But as others have pointed out, Dawkins completely dropped the ball with his 'The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing'.
Do you know how many virologists are featured in this 'anthology'?
Zero.
ZERO.
You know how many virologists have won Nobel Prizes in the past 100 years? A quick scan of Wikipedia, I count at least 30.
AT LEAST THIRTY.
I dont think any other…