This world, alas, is far from perfect.

ChuraChura — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:29:16 -0800

Things I Learned as a Field Biologist #65: "Collecting the fecal matter of your study subject is an art form, and not nearly as simple as one might think. In a perfect world, you would look through your binoculars into the canopy and see the prized excrement emerge freshly from the posterior of the exact animal you’re hoping to sample. This ample and cohesive bolus will fall magically, directly, to the ground at your feet, making for easy and immediate retrieval…"

On the Aftermath of Sexual Misconduct

Blasdelb — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:01:52 -0800

Having heard way to many similar stories, Dr. Kate Clancy, author of the popular Scientific American blog Context and Variation, has recently run two accounts written by graduate students about their experiences with sexual harassment in the hopes that they will spark a wider discussion. The comments in the second article are uncharacteristically amazing and include several more women sharing their experiences. Dr. Kate Clancy appeared on Metafilter previously for her call to Occupy Nature Publishing Group in response to their editorial: Womanspace

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This world, alas, is far from perfect.

On the Aftermath of Sexual Misconduct