Yes, “Hate *Atheists*”
Here’s the thing, boys and girls: I don’t get this crap anywhere else I choose to invest my time. This is very much about atheism. It’s also about the more general skeptical community, of course, but atheism is a big part of that and getting bigger.
Quick hit: rAtheism fail
Warning: linked posts have, and quote, misogynist commentary.
15yo atheist woman posts pic of herself with Carl Sagan book to the atheism sub-reddit. Misogynist jokes about rape, women’s appearance, women’s intelligence, women’s attention-seeking follow.
Wednesday Geek Woman: Fan Chung, leading mathematician
This week’s Wednesday Geek Woman is Fan Chung, leading combinatorics and graph theory researcher, and Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at UC San Diego.
Re-post: The advantage of being me
I agree that having multiple “identities” is a huge asset to my work and creative abilities, bu I feel like… why are they making such a big deal about this, as if it’s some hugely abnormal thing. Why do people insist on compartmentalizing people into single skill sets?
Re-post: in memory of nina reiser
I am sad, still sad, continually endlessly sad and angry at the way everyone else’s narratives collude to obscure Nina and her life.
Wednesday Geek Woman: Annie Jump Cannon, astronomer and leader in stellar classification
This week’s Wednesday Geek Woman is Annie Jump Cannon, luminary in astronomical research and stellar classification.