science

interview

Queered Science

geekery

Queered Science Interview: Dr. Donna Riley and Engineering Social Justice

“I came out in my academic writing explicitly in 2003 because I knew that situating myself relative to relations of power in engineering, in academia […] was essential to the…

Vivian —

Oct 18, 2013

open thread

Queered Science

geekery

Queered Science: Gender Bias OPEN THREAD

Let’s talk about how you can work for equality in your workplace, school, neighborhood or life.

Vivian —

Oct 4, 2013

Miniseries

misogyny

geekery

Queered Science: Eradicating Misogyny in the Scientific Community

Dr. Ben Barres, an openly trans scientist, is on a mission to end gender discrimination in the sciences.

Vivian —

Sep 27, 2013

open thread

Queered Science

coming out

OPEN THREAD: Coming Out In The Sciences, Let’s Discuss!

Often, we feel we have to keep our science self and our queer self separate, but this is the perfect space to merge them. Let’s talk about coming out in…

Vivian —

Sep 20, 2013

Miniseries

Nerd Culture

geekery

Queered Science: Why Social Justice and STEM Fields Should Hang Out More Often

“There is no space for subjects that could be classified as social, like talking about inequalities. Of course, this is a false differentiation, because there is really no way to…

Vivian —

Sep 13, 2013

more than words

regular

lgbt history

More Than Words: Adjective Invective

In which the hysterical, nagging, irrational Jennifer Weiner won’t take “strident” in stride.

Cara —

Sep 9, 2013

queer your tech

regular

geekery

The Science and Technology Of Making (And Breaking) Things By Hand

Technology helps artists and artisans, whether it’s in a new way to think about or talk about their work or in a new way to create something classic. Sometimes it…

A.E. Osworth —

Sep 7, 2013

Miniseries

Nerd Culture

geekery

Queered Science: LGBTQ Scientists and the Legend of the Unicorn

“Now tell me the name of a queer scientist. Nothing? Yeah, I thought so. But it’s not your fault – I couldn’t think of any either. And this got me…

Vivian —

Sep 6, 2013

Daily Fix

Nerd Culture

geekery

Badass Lady Astronaut Candidates: Meet NASA’s Class of 2013

Selected from a pool of over 6,100 candidates, NASA picked some incredibly impressive individuals. In this totally biased writer’s opinion, the women especially are killing it.

Laura Mandanas —

Sep 3, 2013

queer your tech

regular

geekery

When You Wish Upon a Star: Throw Yourself a Perseids Party

In your childhood, did your mom wake up you at weird hours on school nights to watch meteor showers because they were more important than 2nd grade? Or was that…

A.E. Osworth —

Aug 10, 2013

kittens

science

geekery

Team Pick: Scientists May Have Cure for Cat Allergies, Everyone Rejoices

Thanks to a team of researchers at Cambridge University, cat dander’s days of ruining dates and eliminating roommates may be numbered.

Mey —

Jul 29, 2013

gaming

gay families

geekery

Girls In Tech Become Women In Tech: The Girl Scouts Get a Video Game Patch

LA’s getting a Video Game Design Patch, y’all! Be prepared for our younger generation to take on STEM fields!

A.E. Osworth —

Apr 22, 2013