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ScienceGrandma has left the building
After staying with us for about a month, ScienceGrandma is now on the plane flight back to her home. Last night was our first night without her. Below the fold, a few reflections on living with three...
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Breaking water news
OMG, my sister-in-law is going into labor! How exciting!! That is all for now. More as things develop, as it were.
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The parallels of field work and parenting
A loyal reader of the blog sent me a copy of an article in the spring edition of the LTER Network News. In the article ( pdf here ), Laura Gough discusses how her research at the Toolik Lake field site...
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A volcano for Erik
Fantastic volcano blogger, and all around cool guy, Erik Klemetti has put out a call for volcano pictures that he can use on his Eruptions blog. I’d love to be able to send him some fantastic shot of a...
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For Posterity
(to the tune of “Hush, little baby”) Speak little child, and make lots of sounds And keep growing in leaps and bounds We’ll be busy as bumblebees We’ll catch the waves that crash on the seas We’ll go...
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Ask Sciencewomen revisited: Not giving up this “silly scientist stuff” just...
In January 2008, a reader (Serious Scientist) sent me a query about dealing with inlaws who thought she should give up on her scientific career when her baby arrived. They wanted her to go to a baby...
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Weekend project: overhauling Snow White so that it is suitable for my daughter
Don’t worry I’ll be back to the course design series soon, but I spent yesterday focused on other things (paper revisions, grant proposals) and I haven’t completed the necessary work to get the next...
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Is a mother in labor a child abuser?
If she lives in New Jersey, she might be. Because apparently, refusing a C-section (and then successfully vaginally delivering a healthy baby) and acting “combative” “erratic” and “noncompliant” during...
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Bringing babies to conferences
A. Non Mouse, who blogs over at NaCl and hv, has just written a great series of posts about her strategies for successfully bringing a baby to a conference. Check out her how-to posts on childcare,...
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Open letter to unencumbered business travelers
Dear asshat, When you are only carrying a small garment bag and attache case, and you encounter a mother struggling into the airport parking deck elevator with a toddler in hand, giant carseat over one...
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