The twelfth and Bumper Birthday Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Chally’s place, Zero At The Bone. Many thanks to Chally who I know has put plenty of work into it. And yes, there is cake…. Read More ›
Day: 2009-05-03
Sunday Quote: Carl Sagan
An oldie but a goodie:
We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.
Carl Sagan
PSA: The CDC on swine flu and breastfeeding
A lot of people think that breastfeeding is a tenuous, fragile, and even dangerous thing. Oh, they might concede that breastfeeding is a fine thing to do if it’s easy, and the mother is perfectly healthy, and the baby is… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – May 3, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Autism, vaccines, Australia, and some good news for a change May 3, 2009 – 3 very good stories Hand washing denialists May 2, 2009 – apparently some people are proud that… Read More ›