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thelovenotebook: LOVE, LIFE & PERSONAL QUOTES

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:53 -0400

LOVE, LIFE & PERSONAL QUOTES

Felicia's Melange: Star Trek Movie: SPOILERZZZZ

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:04:36 -0400

Felicia's Melange: Star Trek Movie: SPOILERZZZZ:

You are officially spoiled if you read below, NO COMPLAINTS!

Up front I will say I enjoyed this latest Star Trek movie a lot. It was super noisy, but enjoyable, beautifully executed, and I particularly like some of the secondary characters, Spock was excellent, etc etc. I just want to share an…

FELICIA YOU ARE A GODDESS I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING

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Sun, 19 May 2013 18:06:28 -0400

"The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:53:25 -0400

“The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some great woman or someone that has gone before them. We are saying, “Hey, you can be like Madam Curie or Sally Ride.” It is recruiting by intimidation. We need to change that message. We need to recruit by appealing to WHY we need them in STEM. We NEED you to help make the world a better place We NEED you to help discover the cure for cancer. We NEED you because you have the ability to change the course of humanity for the better.”

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Tim Holt on why we still see the number of females in STEM fields fall way behind their male counterparts. Also see how geography paved the way for women in science.

(↬ gender and science)

It’s true the amount of popular female scientists and researchers is comparatively lacking - but having a solid role model shouldn’t be the only motivating factor in young girls pursuing STEM fields. A recent Smithsonian Magazine article revealed that 49% of female STEM college students say they chose their field because of a desire to make a difference, compared with34% of male STEM students, andthere arejust as many women are pursuing STEM fields as undergraduates - but once they graduated college, 73.2% of science and engineering jobs were held by men.

I did not pursue a STEM degree as an undergraduate because I did not think there was any room left for individual input, interpretation, or creative control. Obviously now I see how absolutely incorrect that thinking is, but what that has taught me is this: if high school graduates see these fields as stagnant and unappealing spoon-feedings of rudimentary knowledge, we desperately need to change how work in the field is presented. We need to emphasize the need for creativity and innovation. And I don’t think there’s any argument that young women aren’t fully capable of being able to do this, but we have to keep them in the workforce. The truth is, ladies, that your inclination to join the field in the hope that you can make a difference or even change the world is absolutely accurate. That is exactly the kind of motivating self-initiative that the world needs.

Smithsonian Magazine’s: Infographic: Where a STEM Education Can Take You

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theilluminatihorus: OMG can not wait

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:53:02 -0400

theilluminatihorus:

OMG can not wait

"Yes, your friends and family will still love you. But it’s difficult to admit that you care about..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:35:28 -0400

““Yes, your friends and family will still love you. But it’s difficult to admit that you care about your enemies, too, and what they might say about you, especially when you’re used to being the quickest, sharpest tongue in the brawl. That’s what we do, those of us who are afraid to feel, because that attitude functions as a shield and a warning.””

- Riese over at AS

#this

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Makin’ cookies with dad!

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:26:27 -0400

Makin’ cookies with dad!

Baby <3

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:26:15 -0400

Baby <3

Om nom cookies

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:15:26 -0400

Om nom cookies

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Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:43 -0400

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matteamorgue: OFWGKTA

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:44 -0400

matteamorgue:

OFWGKTA

Lyra holding my hand.

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:06:28 -0400

Lyra holding my hand.

Om nom i made guacamole

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:52:28 -0400

Om nom i made guacamole

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Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:01 -0400

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Thu, 16 May 2013 04:31:42 -0400

youcantspellawesomewithoutwes: Fuck you know bout Grammys?

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:24:10 -0400

youcantspellawesomewithoutwes:

Fuck you know bout Grammys?

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Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:42 -0400