It's ok. I have a piece of wood with a nail driven through it

Oh darling. Do you ever want to be with somebody who is so ridiculously influenced by porn culture that he has such restrictive standards? Educate that dude.

I'm reading Fairyland right now. I love Paul McAuley's stuff and I want his career (research biologist then science fiction writer, hello perfect career path), but I don't wish I'd written it. Like Le Guin I want to write my own stuff.

Ha -I got the gist of what you were saying. It just upsets me greatly that a perfectly valid science (with some fascinating insights into what we would call 'instinct') is being bastardised to validate rape in the minds of some.

I have been ranting about this for a while (it even caused me to leave Jezebel for a while but I seem to have mysteriously slipped back in)

I've been an insomniac since I was a child and it follows predictable patterns. Gaming can disrupt my sleep schedule if I let it, but it doesn't trigger the insomnia. For me the two things are very different.

You should try being an evolutionary biologist. Or should I say evilutionary biologist?

I don't get it and it's driving me crazy - please explain?

Hmmm recommended reading. I specialise in animal behaviour and personality so that's what I'll stick with. If you can get your hands on some of Reale's papers…

No worries! I'm over sensitive about this as (as I said) I'm a behavioural ecologist. I HATE that these awful misogynists are bastardising my work.

Firstly - I think you meant 'evolutionary psychology'

Clearly you are part of the liberal conspiracy to get us to use other sources of fuel! WHY DO YOU HATE FINITE ENERGY RESOURCES, SPACEMAN, DID ONE MURDER YOUR PARENTS? HUH! HUH!!

+1000 for mentioning smooze.

I bet it's the trails of interstellar shipping lanes, propelled by technology we can't even imagine.

That, I think, is a very good way of putting it.

Nooooooooooo we need to discover eezo and start exposing kids. Those that can't maintain a barrier aren't going to survive in space anyway.

Methinks Dr. Watson's dismissal of personalized medicine is premature.

Very well said.

I completely agree. And yet there is a terrible culture of "if you're not miserable, you're not working hard enough" in science.

The Reuter's article is a much more interesting read for my money. Firstly: