I found the trailer really off-putting for this reason. It doesn’t seem like this was a movie written by people who were interested in portraying the culture of programming and mechanical computation as it actually existed for these women. Which would have been a more revolutionary thing to portray.

It is not risk aversion. It is a tightwad Congress that thinks science is generally a bad thing.

so their response to raised rates, raised tensions and raised dissatisfaction is for us to lower our expectations?

This is a critically overlooked point. There are lots of women who will feel comfortable breastfeeding even if there’s no designated room. Find me a woman who will pump in the middle of an open hallway and I will raise her up on my shoulders as a paragon of not giving a fuck. (I’m barely comfortable pumping in the…

Me and my Maryland colleagues were talking about how and why Maryland dominates swimming so much. “She’s from Bethesda! He’s from Baltimore!” “Yeah, but they’re also from affluent neighborhoods in these areas with access to lots of disposable income to invest in training. The entirety of Bethesda is suuuuper…

Former nasa rocket scientist here: yep. All rockets and many other parts of satellites look like penises. Next question: how many awkward silences ensue when your the first woman in the propulsion branch and it’s obvious that before you got there the parts were referred to as penis parts....

Here is your Brag Thread! I feel like I’ve been so absent lately and I miss the Jez commentariat. I’ve been super crazy busy at work (it’s field season) and I’m in Portland visiting Mr. Antisocial at the moment, so I’ll probably peace out after this. But brag away, babes! ♡

FUCK ALL LOW FAT DAIRY!!

Praise be to Mas Tapas.

Can we do a television thread? Share shows that you are new to you and are your current obsession.

Fully greed - but it sounds like you’re doing great work. Keep fighting the good fight and good luck to the next post-Goddard step! (Take me with you)

Uggggh. It’s very hard to try and place students in internships because they all want NASA, but only about 1% of our students get to actually intern at a center. The rage... it burns. We have to put our money where our mouth is with this. And, yes, in all of the mission directorates that I wander into - white dudes…

*glances down at F-cups firmly ensconced in literally the only bra that works on them*

Thank you. Plus, it would be gauche to put Columbia in an ad. Not that their ad department would be able to remember why.

All I’m thinking here is that this guy quickly found out how hard it is to be famous. The reactions to her original post explaining that she felt threatened were downright horrifying to read- people called her a stuck up bitch and a fatty who should be happy for the attention. Plus, it’s not like she isn’t getting…

Is it horrible that I’m getting a bit fed-up of him now? I feel like he’s popping up absolutely everywhere as ‘celebrity scientist cameo’ and it’s like he’s being watered down.

I love how a day after the story about the sexism at Gawker Media broke John Cook issued a layoff memo saying that Gawker is going to be about hard core politics and Jezebel is going to do more celebrity gossip and beauty articles.

I have my first job talk for a postdoctoral research position this week, and I am so stressed! I hate public speaking, especially when so much is at stake. I need good vibes.

I’d kill for respite care. One weekend alone in the house, just the husband, the pets and me would be glorious.