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Category Archives: Science
Overcoming Singlism
It’s National Singles Week and as promised, I would like to celebrate it by writing up my notes from my interview prep. Beth Hughes, the SF Chronicle reporter, had asked me to talk about overcoming singlism (I know, that’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, On research, Science, Singles By Choice
Tagged couplemania, matrimania, Singles By Choice, singles week, singlism
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PMS and Menopause
I’ve recently finished reading the thought-provoking Mismeasure of Woman by Carol Tavris. Although the book was published in the early 1990s, it is still eerily current. I keep wondering what Tavris might think of the Palin pick… But I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Feminism, Science
Tagged Carol Tavris, menopause, Mismeasure of Woman, PMS
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Feeling Fat and Lazy
I should do something today. I am just being lazy. The sun is shining and I should go outside for a long hike. Walking around the block wouldn’t be long enough. Just sitting in front of the computer is lazy. … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Politics, Science, Skeptical musings
Tagged fat think, Fitness, happiness
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Prevent Alzheimer’s – Be Skeptical!
Bella DePaulo blogged about a recent BBC report on a presentation of findings from a Finish study on Alzheimer’s disease. The headline everywhere seems to be: to prevent Alzheimer’s, we should marry! Digging into the study some more – which … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Singles By Choice
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, couplemania, Marriage benefits, matrimania, research, singlism
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Serious Questions about the Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) by Phil Zimbardo has been for me an example of the astonishing things that we humans are capable of. I guess as an example of human gullibility, I had not been skeptical about the experiment, … Continue reading
Posted in On research, Science, Skeptical musings
Tagged critique, Erich Fromm, Stanford Prison Experiment, Zimbardo
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Updates on Gender, Science and Discrimination
There are a couple of interesting recent studies that provide updates to the gender and science discussion between Harvard professors Steven Pinker and Elizabeth Spelke both pointing toward Spelke’s side of the argument that most, if not all, of the … Continue reading