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Tag Archives: gender
Clarifying one particular gender conversation
This post has been percolating in my head since the Worldcon 75 in Helsinki last August. My initial idea was quite a bit more ambitious — I have a note here which reads “Gender: cause or effect?” — but what … Continue reading
Posted in Language
Tagged Finnish language, gender, Worldcon 75
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Content warning: potentially NSFW for some values of W. Today on my commute I listened to a great podcast episode from CBC Radio 1’s Ideas called “Not with the Eyes” (MP3 audio). In this episode, Ideas producer Philip Coulter moderates … Continue reading
2015-01-21
Comments Off on A recommendation and a related random thought on sex and gender
A not-quite-response to Jean Yang’s response to “Comment 171”
Last month, MIT Computer Science professor Scott Aaronson (disclaimer: a colleague, although as he’s a theoretician, not one I interact with very much) wrote a thoughtful blog post about MIT’s response to the allegations of misconduct against former Physics professor … Continue reading
Posted in Law & Society, States of mind
Tagged extroversion, gender, harassment, introversion, loneliness, power relations, privilege, Scott Aaronson, work
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