Results for: book
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6 Awesome Books About Women Kicking Ass In STEM
Finish out your summer with some queer engineer approved picks.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: SpaceX Satellite Launches and Librarians Saving the Internet
Morning showers or night showers, fun facts about reindeers, a map of gender diverse cultures and more links!
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New “Game Of Thrones” Lesbian Power Couple Or New Dead Lesbian: A Special Scientific Investigation
Game of Thrones returns on Sunday, and from the looks of things, it’s going to be a delightful time for us all.
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25 Queer Engineer Approved Ways To Pass The Time On A Plane
“Calculate how many ‘free’ airline snacks you would need to eat to break even on the cost of your plane ticket.”
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The True Story Behind “Hidden Figures”
Let’s take a look together and see which parts of the film were fact, and which parts were beautiful, exquisite, powerful fiction.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Pumpkin Spice Chemophobia And Men Calling Out Men
Also: 3D printed clitoris models, algae fuel, and scholarship opportunities.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Remembering Badass Astronomer Vera Rubin, And Other Stories
Did you know that the word “scientist” was specifically coined to be gender neutral?
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Artificial Meat, Post-Truth and Committing to Curiosity
Let’s contemplate gender diversity in Star Trek together. Also: have you considered running for political office?
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Notes From A Queer Engineer Recommends “Lab Girl”
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren is one of the most exquisite pieces of science writing I’ve ever read. As a researcher and professor of geobiology for the past 20 years, Jahren has earned accolades for her work. Here, she shares her passion.
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Queer Word Problems For All Your Alternative Lifestyle Needs
If they all sit at the bar, in what order should they sit so that the couples can sit next to each other, Kayla doesn’t have the opportunity to play footsie with her crush, and Shannon and Valerie are as far apart as possible?
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Notes From A Queer Engineer Likes Pokémon IRL (AKA “Science”)
Fighting beetle moms, Dr. Orchid, sarcastic robots and green things eating the air!
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Study Shows Deep Canvassing Can Efficiently Change Anti-Trans Attitudes
“Deep canvassing” methods can have a strong impact on transphobic attitudes, according to a new study.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: “Tech White Tie” And Other Fashion Tech Links
“Making bra is like building a bridge.”
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Make Big Life Changes Less of an Ordeal With a Lean Systems Perspective
I’d say about 90% of industrial/systems engineering work boils down to this super easy exercise: stop for a minute and think about what the main objective is. Now look at what you’re doing. Is that activity getting you closer to the goal?
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How To Blow Up A Planet And Other Highly Scientific “Star Wars” Theories
I’ve been reading quite a few fan theories and Poe/Finn pairings recently, but I won’t subject you to that (unless you want to talk in out in the comments, in which case, hello). Instead, I wanted to share with you some top notch nerd speculation on the science of Star Wars.
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“The Beginner’s Guide” Is Brilliant, Horrifying, Secretly Feminist
Want to be filled with awe and rage? I have just the video game for you.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: On Comets and Caroline Herschel
A Cinderella story, with less bibbidi bobbidi and a lot more astronomy.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: All Tesla’s Electric Car Patents Are Belong To You
I’m rarely (never?) interested in cars, but Tesla’s announcement just made the field a lot more interesting. So that’s something.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: My Top Five Beautiful Things in Science
At its core, science is a willingness to believe that the universe is knowable. That if we ask the right questions and follow the evidence, we can get to the bottom of how things are, and why.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: GoldieBlox and the Feminist
“I think the root of the problem is that our society immediately writes off anything perceived as feminine or relating to women. While funneling more women into STEM fields may produce marginal gains, it actually leaves the underlying issue — male privilege — largely untouched.”