Monthly Archives: January 2012

they’ll like us when we win

Posted on 01/31/2012 by

Trigger warning. Discussion of attitudes supportive of sexual violence. Here’s a TED talk of Melinda Gates talking about how Coke does things that human services can learn from. Coke, she tells us, uses real-time data, local entrepreneurs, and aspirational marketing. … Continue reading →

Posted in sexual politics, STIs | 27 Comments

how to talk about feelings.

Posted on 01/28/2012 by

Did a relationship talk today. Walked away realizing that I really ought to have spent the entire 50 minutes having them practice the basic sentence we all need to know in order to solve conflict in relationships: “When you say/do … Continue reading →

Posted in communication, relationships | 19 Comments

break your hymen: re-redux

Posted on 01/27/2012 by

I am working on the first few lecture of my class for the spring semester. Lecture 2 is anatomy, and this year, in response to last year’s surprise interest, I have a whole PPT slide on the hymen. To write … Continue reading →

Posted in anatomy | 23 Comments

a stressed monkey

Posted on 01/23/2012 by

Aaaaaand, two weeks later… It’s January. Scratch that. It’s FUCKING JANUARY. This same thing happened last year. I spend the month of January sitting in a dark hole. It’s not as bad this year because there’s much less snow and … Continue reading →

Posted in dysfunction, evolution | 8 Comments

what your dog needs, your partner needs

Posted on 01/10/2012 by

Ugh. So this has been me sick in bed with some horrible plague that’s going around campus. TWO WEEKS of snot and aching and struggling to keep my lungs where they belong, in the face of great resistance on the … Continue reading →

Posted in emily, relationships, sciencey goodness | 11 Comments