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Women, Science, Sexism, and Humor

I enjoyed this video by Emilie Graslie of The Brain Scoop talking about the bullying aspect of sexist comments on the internet and how it affects women.

I enjoyed this video by Emilie Graslie of The Brain Scoop talking about the bullying aspect of sexist comments on the internet and how it affects women. I also like how she is both serious and full of humor at the same time. 

If you like this, check out the article on Upworthy and scroll down to the links at the bottom where you can find a great list of women's science videos on YouTube.

 

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Meet Rose - Unpronounceable Audiobook Excerpt

I knew after writing the first two sentences that I wanted to spend more time with my narrator, Rose, and was willing to write a whole book just so I could listen to her take on this world and others.

I knew after writing the first two sentences that I wanted to spend more time with my narrator, Rose, and was willing to write a whole book just so I could listen to her take on this world and others.

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The Election Crazy Show

"Yes, I am a terrible person refusing interplanetary refugees, but then I am not a candidate pretending that you should give me the power to combat global warming with a nuclear winter.  I am not a candidate to run anything, not even my own life."

cross-posted from the character blog Unpronounceable Ambassador Rose

"Your political season can only get crazier. I don't know about you, but I am planning on spending the next 90 days with one hand in a bucket of buttered popcorn and the other on the anti-spacecraft missile launcher in case anybody running away from the madness there tries to come here. Yes, I am a terrible person refusing interplanetary refugees, but then I am not a candidate pretending that you should give me the power to combat global warming with a nuclear winter.  I am not a candidate to run anything, not even my own life.

"Not to mention that anybody with enough money to cross the interstellar void uninvited does not count as one of your tired, your poor, your hungry, but in fact will be one of your face-lifted, your rich, and your power-hungry. Those people can come here for vacation, but we got a zero tolerance on immigration here, meaning nobody gets to stay. Except me. And people I like. Which isn't you."

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