The Rumpus Interview with Alice Dreger
Alice Dreger discusses her latest book, Galileo’s Middle Finger, the relationship between science and social justice, and the state of modern academia.
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Word of the Day: Woofits
(n.); an unwell feeling, particularly in the head; a moody depression; c. 1918, from Nevil Shute’s The Rose and the Rainbow The archetype of the mad genius dates back to…
The Biological Challenges of E-Readers
Traditionalists agree: There’s just something about good old-fashioned paper-and-glue books that e-readers can’t recreate. According to this Scientific American article, that “something” may be the way our brain processes written words…
Lessons from the Psych Ward
“‘I see he hasn’t killed you, then,’ he says casually. ‘You going soft in your old age, Larry?'” Scientific American has posted an excerpt of The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints,…
Glad We Got That One Sorted Out
Is humankind basically good or basically evil? Or does it vary too widely from person to person to generalize across the whole species? Well, some scientists took a look, and…
A Scientific Pronoun Revelation
“Men and women use language differently because they negotiate their worlds differently. Across dozens and dozens of studies, women tend to talk more about other human beings. Men, on the…
Tweet for Public Health
Social media is breaking new ground—it is now a tool that aids in the tracking down of public health crises. Researchers can use twitter to follow the spread of disease,…