Err I dunno Rosie Perez? She had just starred in do the right thing. Even though she isn’t a professional dancer, she was a Fly Girl and was in pretty great shape at the time. She probably could’ve put on muscle for the role without much effort since she’s already athletic.

Is the book Getting Past Your Breakup???? I read that book almost immediately after my ex and I broke up right before the pandemic really took hold in the US, and it made a huge difference in me choosing to erase myself from his life and just deal with the breakup for real.

Ah yes, the white people music awards that are simultaneously the most prestigious awards one can get for music. Also Kaytranada as best new artist? 99.9% is amazing and also came out in 2016. He’s been around for awhile. Who makes these lists?

LOVED THIS SHOW AND ALL ITS SISTERS ON VH1. THAT IS ALL.

SERIOUSLY

Cats was super weird and made very little sense with so much gibberish in the script and songs that it was barely intelligible. My friend and I saw it and had a great time because it’s a musical that hardly cares if you like it or not. I’ll prob see it again. In theaters.

This story is deep and powerful, and I don’t really have much to say that’s that enlightening. I don’t have any brothers, but I know what it’s like to live in a version of this culture as a South Asian. Boys are the favorite and can get conflicting messages about masculinity from their South Asian and American…

Oh for sure, which is why I think it’s neat that a group where a coalition between two minority populations has been formed to try and unify their interests. I know it’s just a name, but having public groups like this is excellent and allows for more cross-cultural dialogue and hopefully people working toward…

On the bright side, I’m pleased that the event where he ate his own fist was hosted by the Asian & Latino Coalition in Des Moines. I’m Indian American, and all I’ve ever known is South Asians saying racist things about Latinos and Black Americans in my community. This also never made sense to me because racism seemed…

I think it’s great that tiny, oval sunglasses are back in style because fashion is fun, and I’m all for people wearing stuff that makes them feel good. Literally no one will ever look as cool in them as Aaliyah, though. Like no matter how hard people try to update it with Instagram/Beauty YouTuber makeup with two bags…

Right on. Jodie was always one of my favorite characters and definitely one of the best in the entire series. 

Thank you! I’m doing the best I can to encourage my peers who have this interest to hold onto their passion since this type of work almost requires passion and drive to survive. 

Thanks for the encouragement. I’m in the process of looking into science policy work/training fellowships for the next stages of my career. Scientists definitely need to get more involved in politics, and they absolutely need to be better at communicating their science to the general public regardless of their…

I don’t know off the top of my head if that is true, but I know that pregnancy is an exclusion parameter in many studies depending on the drug. To what extent these exclusions occur is unknown to me. Also, I’m not sure if the exclusion is always nefarious or specifically sexist since pharma companies are probably…

I’m sure it happens quite often if the results are basically the same. I’m just not sure if its the best plan of action to never publish the other data. I understand that significance is important for publication, but I think the research community in general needs to be more comfortable with negative and/or…

Thanks for sharing this video! I agree that making everything about biology is probably not the best way to phrase this, and I’m happy to change the way I see how “important” that is. But I think this video actually does a great job of showing that research at least needs to include both XX and XY animals at the basic…

Yeah, they’re extremely biased. Especially when it comes to anything concerning gender and race. The origins of many forms of scientific research were built upon the backs of people of color and women that did not give their consent to participate. In many cases, women of color specifically gave themselves up to…

You’re right. There really is no such thing as a specifically “male” or “female” brain. However, there are biological differences that present in male and female animals. In both cases, sex hormones such as estrogen and testosterone influence neurobiology and behavior. I honestly don’t care what the influence of those…

I’m not surprised by this answer at all. The worst part is that younger, female investigators are just as biased because guess who trained them? Oh right, that guy. 

Oh yeah, I’m preparing myself for all these snarky comments in the future. At the trainee level, there are plenty of women. Lots of female PhD candidates. Lots of female post-doctoral trainees. Nature recently published an article about how the odds of female post-docs vying for a career in academia drops off…