Seen at the Seattle airport: A woman using her hijab to keep her phone wedged against her ear so she could keep her hands free. I don’t agree with the arguments from modesty, but from practicality? Hmm….
Monthly Archive: April 2011
Apr 06 2011
Off to Boston tomorrow!
Though I’m technically not arriving until Friday. Yay cross country flights! I leave at 2:30pm and land at 1:10am. I’ll make sure to wake up my roommates as obnoxiously as possible as I bumble around our hotel room in the dark. More importantly, why am I going to Boston? For the American Humanist Association annual …
Apr 06 2011
You know what else has unique human DNA like a fertilized egg?
Cancer. Just sayin’. Science aside of the day:Well, and T lymphocytes. “T cells” are a type of white blood cell involved in the immune response. They’re special because they undergo something called somatic recombination. Try to remember back to high school biology. During meiosis (the formation of gametes) there’s a step where Chromosome 1 from …
Apr 04 2011
The most logical abortion laws
We can add Alabama to the growing list of states heaping more and more restrictions on abortion – though their proposal is especially stringent. Three bills (introduced by a Republican, of course) are attempting to “redefine “person” as “any human being from the moment of fertilization or the functional equivalent thereof” — and require that …
Apr 04 2011
‘Tis a small world in biology
Today I was browsing through recent articles in Nature, looking for a potential genetics paper to present for my department’s Journal Club. ” “Somatic coding mutations in human induced pluripotent stem cells” catches my eye – I mean, come on, doesn’t that sound absolutely fascinating? I happen to glance at the name of the first …
Apr 04 2011
Spring has sprung
Thankfully I have a class outside of my building this quarter, or else I would have never noticed how pretty the rest of the campus has gotten.
Apr 02 2011
A CRISIS!
This is serious guys. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I’m so torn! The release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is July 15… RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TAM9!!! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! Friend: Oh boo hoo, you’ll have to wait a couple days to see Harry Potter because you’ll be …
Apr 02 2011
Off my ASS for …myself – Week 13
Starting weight: 186.4 lbsLast week’s weight: 170.6 lbsCurrent weight: 171.8Weight loss this week: -1.2 lbsTotal weight loss: 14.6 lbs Weight loss… Y U NO MAKE SENSE?!?! I was so good this week! I worked out every day, I was at or under my calorie budget…but I gained weight. Blargh. This is what we call a …
Apr 01 2011
Best atheist conference ever
Greta Christina has the schedule up for the Very Big Atheist Conference of 2012, which will be held in Devil’s Corner, WI. I have to say, the lineup is amazing – you should check it out. I mean, Post-Diversity Panel Infuriated Smackdown and Horizontal Networking? So glad I’m a part of it. Seriously though, go …
Apr 01 2011
My Skepitcon pin-up calendar photos
I was initially hesitant when JT Eberhard asked me to be a part of the Skepticon 4 pin-up calendar, but now I’m really happy that I did it. Not only is it a great fundraiser for an awesome conference, but I’m alongside amazing women like Rebecca Watson and Greta Christina. Plus, it’s sexy and artsy …
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