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Girls in Science? Only if You Want to Be a "Criminal"

Remember in 2005 when then Harvard President Larry Summers stuck his foot in his mouth about women n ...

The Science of Love

"The Science of Love" is a new video that dissects the biological nature of love. Oddly, and perhaps shockingly for some, love is not found in the heart but in the head (and, boy, am I subborn). ...

Monday Morning Eyeroll: Sexuality In Your Eyes & Crazy White Men

Monday just makes you want to roll your eyes, no? ...

Sally Ride: Astronauts Can Be Lesbians & English Majors Too

Yesterday news broke that Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died at the age of 61 from pancreatic cancer. ...

Ain't That One Fiiiine-Structure Constant

Hey all, sorry for the long hiatus. ...

Large Hadron Collider Update

From the physics blags, here’s a great post from John at ...

Rocker-bogie Suspension System, Word

Mars rover, Curiosity, the centerpiece of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, is coming together for extensive testing prior to its late 2011 launch.     ...

From My Windowless Office: Perseid Metor Shower This Week!

My fellow windowless-office sharer, Sam Z., just informed me that this very week is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower! ...

The Incredible Shrinking Proton!

Here’s the link to an excellent Science Friday story about evidence that the radius of the proton is d ...

Explain This to Me? Solar Shenanigans Edition

Today I got an email from ma girl Amanda* asking about the “Sun burp” over Norway. Well, cool. This is actually something I know something about. ...
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