Nerd is my Gender
What's yours?
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God throws creationists a curve…
Image: Large hand reaching down from corner of screen, pointing to lizard.
God says: Let there be evolution.
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Variation is the norm - biology loves difference, society hates it.
My Gender Studies Professor. LOL @ using Darwin to justify non-binary gender. (via homosilica)
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When Does A Leap Year Happen?
Phew, I’m so glad this year is a safe year!
[Image: Leap years occur every four years. They happen when the earth takes an extra day to “leap” the sun to avoid collision.]
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“Metric System? Too Mainstream!” Text over image of United States with Hipster Glasses.
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Zoom into a 3D fractal box!
(Source: newscientist.com)
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Groundbreaking report released: 'Bisexual Invisibility: Impacts and Recommendations'
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Bisexuals constitute the largest population within the LGBT community, but few services exist to address their specific needs.
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One in two bi women and one in three bi men have attempted or seriously considered suicide. This is significantly higher than the rates for heterosexuals, lesbians, and gay men.
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Bisexuals experience higher rates of hypertension, depression, poor or fair physical health, smoking, risky drinking, and other mood or anxiety disorders.
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Bisexual men were 50% more likely to live in poverty than gay men, and bisexual women were more than twice as likely to live in poverty as lesbians.
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In 2008 and 2009, not a single grant in the entire country explicitly focused on bisexual issues.
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Pwnd by SCIENCE!
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White Person:
So, where did your ancestors come from?
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Me:
Huh? Oh, um, all over.
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WP:
When did they come to America?
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Me:
Oh, well, some of them were, you know, the original Americans.
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WP:
Oh!!! They came over on the Mayflower?
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Me:
No, they came on the land bridge.
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I am mixed race.
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White Person:
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Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to a bill that overturns the scientific finding that pollution is harming our people and our planet. However, I won’t physically rise, because I’m worried that Republicans will overturn the law of gravity, sending us floating about the room.Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA)
(Source: wonkroom.thinkprogress.org)
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The New Pepsi Challenge: Beating Coke to Produce A 100% Petroleum-Free Plastic Bottle
Pepsi unveiled a new bottle yesterday: the first of its kind, the company says, to be made entirely from plant materials, which include switch grass, pine bark, and corn husks.This is really cool!
Another reason to go vegetarian: we’re going to need all that plant matter for plastics, not for livestock feed.
(Source: Yahoo!)
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Responsible Public Debate
Should we eat less meat to help thwart climate change?
Ethical Society of St Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd.
Friday, April 1st, 7pm-9pm
Admission: FREE
Please share this event with anyone.
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Human gender roles influence research on animals
From the “well, duh!” files comes this bit of science news:
In a recent study published in Animal Behavior, biology researchers Kristina Karlsson Green and Josefin Madjidian at Lund University in Sweden have shown that animals’ and plants’ traits and behavior in sexual conflicts are colored by a human viewpoint. They want to raise awareness of the issue and provoke discussion among their colleagues in order to promote objectivity and broaden the research field.
“We have found evidence of choices and interpretations that may build on researchers’ own, possibly subconscious, perception of male and female. We have now identified and quantified terms used to describe male and female in sexual conflict research and seen that different terms are used depending on the sex being described. It is not just something we think and suppose”, says Kristina Karlsson Green from the Department of Biology at Lund University.
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Radiation - how does it work?
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How New Age Philosophy Works:
“What if, instead of explaining, I whispered ‘quantum mechanics’ and winked knowingly?”
“SOLD!”
(via March 20, 2011)
(Source: smbc-comics.com)
Genderqueer with a touch of happy humanism.
