Playing at Poverty at Resist Racism. A classic example of unexamined privilege in a “social experiment” about “starting from scratch” being held up as a morality tale against social security. This is a fantastic post: read it. *title from Kai’s… Read More ›
Science
Popularity of long-debunked rape myths: talk about disheartening
Update 2013-01-08: Welcome to you new visitors! Since comments on this post were closed long ago, I’ve reposted this post. Please comment there if you have something to say. The top link offered to me on Stumble-Upon for Women’s Issues… Read More ›
Seed Vault under the Arctic frost
A “Doomsday vault” even: The project is intended to provide a failsafe against disaster so that if a seed collection is destroyed in its natural habitat there is an alternative source of supply. Cary Fowler, executive director of the Global… Read More ›
“Revealed: the Butcher of Bega”
[image source: the Daily Telegraph. The book in his hand is, I believe, Kathy Reichs’ novel “Bones to Ashes“, the story of a forensic scientist investigating the murders of three teenage girls. Fucking creepy.] There is a followup article on… Read More ›
Photoessay of the day
The US Navy shoots down a decaying satellite. The news story is here H/T to one of my Best Mates, Terry.
Graeme Reeves: Medical rape culture and collegiality
[image source: cirp.org] NineMSN’s Sunday reports: “Who Watches the Doctors?”: A woman goes into her local hospital for routine minor surgery to remove a tiny lesion on her labia. But just before the anaesthetic is administered, her doctor leans over… Read More ›
Hypocrite Watch: Ben Stein et al
Bunch of uptight chaps make a documentary (Expelled) about how academia is repressing the rough and tumble of free speech about biological evolution (they think evolution is a pernicious myth). Same bunch of uptight chaps hold “press conferences” where instead… Read More ›
Skeptic LOLcat
moar funny pictures The 84th Carnival of the Godless is up (has been up for over a week, actually) at Mind on Fire.
Weekend Wibble: space gems, stem cells, a spot, some spin, and a switch
Tigtog’s posted your reading; I’ve got your Weekend Pick n Mix right here. ~~~ Courtesy of Jeff Fecke at Shakesville, this compelling bit of Jesus kitsch. ~~~
Margaret Mead and long bows: is the sexual revolution all her fault or not?
There’s an excellent post by Mercurius at Larvatus Prodeo regarding the drawing of long bows from scanty (nay, unrelated) data. It’s based on a notably incoherent op-ed column which asserts many things, but particularly makes the now common charge that… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 