"The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some great woman or someone that has gone before them. We are saying, “Hey, you can be like
Madam Curie or
Sally Ride.” It is recruiting by intimidation. We need to change that message. We need to recruit by appealing to WHY we need them in STEM. We NEED you to help make the world a better place We NEED you to help discover the cure for cancer. We NEED you because you have the ability to change the course of humanity for the better."
—
Tim Holt on why we still see the number of females in STEM fields fall way behind their male counterparts. Also see how geography paved the way for women in science.
(↬ gender and science)
(Source: explore-blog)
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1. Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges (1964)
2. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (1962)
3. Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini (1921)
4. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (1851)
5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813)
6. Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe (1836–47)
7. In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust (1913–27)
8. Paradise Lost by John Milton (1667)
9. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (1985)
10. The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler (1953)
"
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Michael Chabon lists and discusses his 10 favorite books, part of the same project that gave us the greatest books of all time as voted by 125 famous authors.
Also see Chabon’s ideal bookshelf (along with those of other modern literary icons.)
(Source: , via explore-blog)
"[Parents should] recommend some books with female leads that your son would enjoy reading. If your next question is “Why?,” then ask your daughter why she liked Harry Potter. She might say it was a good story, great characters, and a fantastic world. Who cares if the main character was a boy? In fact, girls will pick up a book with a hero or heroine equally. According to my excellent librarian resources, boys will actively avoid books with a girl as the main character. What’s the problem? I have no idea. Why should you encourage your son to read books with heroines? That’s easy. You want your son to grow up knowing that a strong female for a friend, wife or boss is normal and good."
— Rebecca Angel (via divinehours)
(Source: msandrogynous, via stfuconservatives)
"159 – easier
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172 – interesting
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205 – honest
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211 – forests
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234 – Saturday
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239 – dinner
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290 – comfortable
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320 – gently
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344 – fresh
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371 – pal
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375 – warmth
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433 – rest
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449 – welcome
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491 – dearest
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504 – useful
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548 – cherry
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558 – safe
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584 – better
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665 – piano
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721 – silk
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741 – relief
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878 – rhyme
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892 – hi
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947 – agree
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969 – water"
— Researchers identify the happiest words in the English language (via explore-blog)
(Source: , via explore-blog)
