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While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading I’m writing a book called Weapons of Math Destruction I want this book Michael Klare: The Death of Peak Oil? If only peak oil had come in time to save us from climate change Dating After Divorce – Dating Advice Sometimes relationships change The Marxist plot against West Virginia Beautifully Accurate Glass […]
Navigating academia when you’re poor
Yesterday I wrote a post for Tenure, She Wrote about what it’s like being poor in academia, what you can do to increase your odds of success when you are poor, and how to support poor graduate students. It really seemed to resonate with a lot of people, both poor and not. I’d encourage you […]
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading The Best Thing a Loved One Has Done For Me Since I Got Sick Surprise sobbing Intel announces that every processor released in 2014 will be conflict mineral free “In my high school yearbook there is a note from a girl who wrote, “I like you even though you are…” Perhaps it […]
How I feel after a typical science communication workshop
“you know what, I’m gonna pass because I just don’t feel inspired …you should be more like Malcolm Gladwell.”At this point I kind of lost it. Can you imagine? Think about it: an actual scientist who produces actual knowledge should be more like a journalist who recycles fake insights! We need to talk about TED
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading West vs East | I New Idea Homepage Government Scientists Created Crude Oil from Algae in Mere Minutes Yesyesyes! This makes me so hopeful. Why I’m Against ‘Daddy Days’ We need daddy days because we don’t value “female” work. It’s A Christmas Miracle: Brand New Minisode of ‘Sherlock’! Yessss An Open Letter […]
Things I love
When someone gets really into a particular science topic for the first time and speaks almost solely in incredibly excited jargon for a year. Yay science! Yay confidence! Yay joy of specialized knowledge!
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading The Next Mass Extinction Atlanta Deploys Urine Detectors To Curb Scourge Of Peed-In Elevators Or they could install some public restrooms Very Serious Populists The Corporation Invasion Only corporations have rights Fracked This is what the other America is like Room to Despair None of us are fit enough to work in […]