Monthly Archives: November 2011

To participate more than I consume

Posted on 11/29/2011 by

Hey there folks, I took the long holiday weekend to work intensively on this relationship guide I’m writing (nearly finished!), and let the blog linger a little. But we’re back! I keep thinking about the beauty and blogging thing, and … Continue reading →

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the monkey and the mind

Posted on 11/23/2011 by

I’m sure you’ve all heard of the “mind-body connection,” and you may even have heard me argue against it. “There is no such thing as a mind-body connection,” I say over and over again. “That implies that there are three … Continue reading →

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vulva cupcakes (not safe for most people’s work)

Posted on 11/22/2011 by

Andrew and Sabrina sent me this photo, described as “vagina cupcakes,” (not by A&S) on twitter: And my reaction was, “These are beautiful!” They are! They’re anatomically correct and exhibit lovely diversity, including diversity of menstrual phase. I could only … Continue reading →

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the body of a (female) blogger

Posted on 11/21/2011 by

In reading other women blogger’s responses to the disappointingly stupid piece, Womanspace, I ended up watching the video, Perils of Blogging as a Woman under a Real Name, and generally reading about women’s experience as bloggers, especially about science. While … Continue reading →

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one sentence summarizes why the pharma industry is hopelessly misguided.

Posted on 11/18/2011 by

In looking up something unrelated, I stumbled into this 2010 British Journal of Pharmocology article. You don’t have to read it, I’ll tell you why it’s bullshit. It’s the first sentence in the abstract, that’s why. It reads: Female sexual … Continue reading →

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