That feeling doesn’t get any better as the days click by and her first summer possibly working in the field get closer (I mentioned above, mom of a college freshman in biology). Ah well I guess college campuses aren’t much safer :( although from what I hear all her dorm-mates sound lovely.

What is that causes so many males to be unable to see their co-workers if she becomes pregnant? Is it some unknown pheromone we unconsciously emit when gestating?

Thank you for being there for the ladies of the lab. I just wish dudes like the PI didn’t need to be chaperoned in order to control himself.

This is probably a spell check kind of thing, but scientists work at field sites, not sights (paragraph 6, the online survey).

Although posthumous nominations are not presently permitted, individuals who died in the months between their nomination and the decision of the prize committee were originally eligible to receive the prize. - from the Wikipedia entry on Nobel Prizes.

I haven’t watched it since the move to Hulu, or maybe a little before that but I did enjoy it. But how realistic is it that an Ob/Gyn, whose entire livelihood and daily life revolves around reproduction, accidentally gets pregnant? I know it’s fiction but there needs to be some semblence of existing in our world or it…

I came her to say the same thing. I’m no expert on ancient Hebrew dress but the illustrations in the children’s Bible I had as a kid, and most of the paintings I see, have everyone of all ages and genders in, for lack of a better word, a tunic dress or a toga. (except Adam and Eve, who hid behind bushes I think) So I…

Back when landlubbers were burning women who had cats and even burning cats, sailors were avoiding the plague by bringing cats on ships to control rat populations. In fact, pet cats didn’t walk from Egypt (where genetic studies show they originated) to the rest of the world; they traveled on ships - since planes and…

I hate to be the Pinkham’s Law person, but there is an illness called diverticulitis which causes a person to have intestinal distress if they eat anything with seeds, nuts, and similar items. I don’t remember the details although long ago I knew someone who had it. I think small ulcers form around the prohibited…

logged in JUST to star this.

Is there a large biology resource that this is part of? Links, place to buy etc would be appreciated!

I lived in the Witchita Mountains, a part of Oklahoma that is fairly close to Texas (Fort Sill is near by) and had nearly every variety of poisonous thing that lives in the US. Water moccasins, rattlesnakes and copperheads, tarantualas (not poisonous, just enjoy giving people who are not even afraid of insects, per…

Exactly, dad may have doubted that she was better, but wanted to look cooperative in front of the judge to get at least some visitation. If he had disputed what the judge said, might have come off looking like dad was the problem.

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Or even one of the people who do not see as many shades of color:

You’re right, unusual is what makes something news. There’s a quote from a newspaper editor I beleive (I’m too lazy to look it up) along the lines of “Dog bites man is not news, Man bites dog is news”.

Maria, I think a lot of Jezebel readers interested in criminal justice might find an article about underage prostitutes interesting. I recall hearing that in many states girls who are too young to consent, nonetheless are incarcerated. It seems to me that there are a myriad of issues connected to this. Personally I’d…

Family court is tough to go through and can be amazingly random in the quality of the decision you get. The judges hear all kinds of unfounded accusations, so they have little patience for claims that the opposing parent can’t prove. Dad probably didn’t want to piss the judge off and risk getting no visitation or…

now I want to read it again... it’s been a long time.

Have you read the book, or only saw the Disney movie? Disney basically took the characters and made up his own story. In the book the wolves raise Mowgli. If this version follows the original story, that isn’t a small part.