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Gender and imagery in science

It is interesting to note how our own cultural biases change and sometimes impede the scientific research. That is the case in fertilization, as Emily Martin studied:
In fact, biologists could have figured out a hundred years ago that sperm are weak forward-propulsion units, but it’s hard for men to accept the idea that sperm are [...]

February 4th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Academia, Gender and Relationships, Science, Sex | Leave a comment

IB for social media?

They call it social networking, and according to boston.com, there will be research:
IBM Corp. is setting up a research center in Cambridge to develop better ways for businesses to use social networking software.
“It’s something that can have worldwide impact,” said Irene Greif, director of IBM’s new Center for Social Software.

Other article on Businessweek as well.

I’ll [...]

September 17th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: Social Networks | Leave a comment