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This blog is about science and my experiences with it. As a woman struggling to make good use of a PhD in science, I often run across the “leaky pipeline” metaphor to describe the absence of women at...
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California is debating whether or not to drop their official state rock. The mineralogy community is now going batsh*t.Personally, I’ve never had any particular use for state rocks or state birds or...
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A social worker I know once described a major frustration of working in a state system. Sometimes a child is clearly being abused but not badly enough to justify removing the child from the unhealthy...
View ArticleUnder The Microscope and Riverkeeper
I started an editorial internship at a site for women in science - www.underthemicroscope.com, and I'll have weekly-ish blog posts there, hopefully starting tomorrow. I also met with Emily Griffin, the...
View ArticleAdjunct Teaching
Toastmasters Competent Communicator Manual Speech #4 I have been looking for full-time employment for more than 1 year. The Great Recession of course makes this task difficult. My situation is further...
View ArticleRichard Dawkins’ Scarlet Letter
This morning I briefly met a man wearing a black t-shirt with a bright red letter “A” on the chest and “Stand OUT Campaign” on a shirt sleeve. I didn’t give the shirt much though until I was told that...
View ArticleBarbara Gonzalez and the word immigrant
My interview with the statistician Barbara Gonzalez is up - http://www.underthemicroscope.com/q-a/a-conversation-with-b-rbara-gonz-lez-statistician There was some controversy about whether to call her...
View ArticleAdjunct Teaching official article
My UtM post about my new adjunct position and women in science taking adjunct positions is here -http://www.underthemicroscope.com/blog/the-plight-delight-of-women-in-science-and-adjuncting
View ArticleBook Review: The Madame Curie Complex by Julie des Jardins
The Madame Curie Complex by Julie des Jardins provides an engaging overview of the lives of women scientists entwined with a description of uniting aspects of their “hidden history”. The best parts of...
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