May 2013
trashfemme:
always glorify my own body (especially the parts society hates) because if i don’t who the fuck will
“Some people underestimate how erotic it is to be understood.”
– Mary Rakow (via loveyourchaos)
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I don’t know what to think about this 100% I received on my paper and presentation. Either it was good or he only skimmed it.
Hmph.
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Some scientists call for a bigger dose of... →
Why is it a problem that evolutionary medicine isn’t taught in medical schools? Because doctors end up with false beliefs about disease, according to University of Michigan psychiatrist Randolph Nesse, MD, considered to be the founder of Darwinian medicine.
“Some of these thoughts are 20 years behind the times in evolutionary thinking,” he says. “If someone were 20 years behind the times in...
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What Evolutionary Anthropologists Can Do for... →
Integrating biocultural and evolutionary insights into public health practice can produce more effective interventions. Doubt me? Scholars working within evolutionary medicine and ethnopediatrics have already illuminated such connections in host-parasite coevolution, reproductive physiology and child-rearing practices. These have translated into different ways of thinking about vector control,...
“I make no apologies for how I chose to repair what you broke.”
– Meredith Grey (via ikenbot)
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now that the semester is over, im going to
go on vacation (maybe, probably)
work my ass off and save money (could be fun, ill have some neat jobs)
go home to VA at least once (it’ll be very bittersweet)
get a chance to be a tourist and tour the city (totally gonna happen)
delve into molecular epidemiology research, see how i can combine it with molecular anthropology, and get a thesis proposal done (have to, no choice)
study...
Students in Ghana launch mini-satellite →
ambitiousceo:
It was not without its fair share of challenges. The students initially hoped to launch the CanSat with a rocket, but discovered authorities would not give them permission to import one. “They think you are going to use it as a missile, like a terrorist,” said Benjamin Bonsu, the lab’s 29-year-old project manager.
“A first class human skull, of real bone, not plastic, lists for $359. Whenever...”
– William R. Maples, Dead Men Do Tell Tales (pg. 41-42)
“ Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind. ”
– John F. Kennedy
…Who was later assassinated.
(via liberatingreality)
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last paper submitted, the semester is officially...
and its PARTY TIME!
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cringing while the department of education checked my credit for a graduate PLUS loan.
yes, i realize ill be paying this debt for the rest of my working life.
yes, ive truly and deeply thought about the ramifications of my decision.
and yes, I’m still going with it.
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Brushing up on my Spanish since we are going to have an influx of international students coming in.
“Vamos a obtener datos por(?) rasgos esqueleticos con el calibrador y la regla”
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PHD Comics: Exoplanets Explained →
c4rcinogencrush:
if you take me on a date to a zoo, aquarium, or museum the chances of me having sex with you goes up by about 900%
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first term paper submitted!!!
one more to go. its due tomorrow so tomorrow night at the departmental end of the year party, its SO on!!!
Can genetically modified mosquitoes prevent... →
caraobrien:
A British company, Oxitec, has come up with a plan to control the bugs and combat dengue fever. Its scientists have designed genetically modified mosquitoes that have one mission - to kill off the rest of their species.
But is the plan too radical for its own good? Read more…
