The things we do with our eggs; reproductive health and genetic engineering
This op-ed in the New York Times set off a few of my warning bells. There’s the refusal of the authors to actually state their specific fears. There’s the recourse to a rhetorical doublespeak in which “we don’t know if it’s safe” is used as an excuse for not trying the studies that could determine safety. There’s the distinction made between reproductive t... »
Design Diaries – Cap Shield
This week, I made a WWII Captain America shield. Video of how I did it below. Sadly my primer was misbehaving so I need to repaint the whole thing. This is my grumpy face. »
SoD Cross-Post: Infamy, Hagiography, and Resistance
The following was originally posted on School of Doubt. Read the whole thing there or catch the beginning below. Last week I went with a friend to see Hayao Miyazaki’s latest–and supposedly final–offering, “The Wind Rises” (review here for those interested). For those of you not familiar, the movie is a highly fictionalised account of the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the d... »
Mad Quickies 3.10 – Asari Sex and Vegetarian Personal Ads
To Harriet, on her 50th Birthday – Reflections on Harriet the Spy Halley Docherty inserts classic works of art into Google street view. Sexual assault for the lulz in J. Michael Straczynski’s Apocalypse Al Vegetarian Personal Ads – “Must be mated phrenologically and spiritually, or not at all” Can dance work on the radio? Mass Effect science: Asari Sex & Genes 101... »
From Sailor Mercury to Twilight Sparkle: The Top Nine Cartoon Girl Scientists
For any kid born after 1970, cartoons were where we sought our future. They taught us how ideals tumbled against each other under the strain of adventure and discovery, and gave us a whimsical glimpse of what we might become. And for a long while, if you were a girl, that future had more than a bit of monochromatic sting to it. Fortunately, the last two and a half decades have raced to catch up... »
#MALCosmos Live-Tweet Recap
Last night, a modern reboot of Carl Sagan’s classic TV show Cosmos, hosted by the very worthy Neil deGrasse Tyson, premiered on like eleventy billion channels. No word yet on how many tuned in, but I like to think that it was more than the Superbowl. Did you catch it last night? Waiting until it’s available online? Gonna watch when you have more time? If so, you missed Mad Art Lab̵... »
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