MyHypatia

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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I agree that it can be an opportunity to address sexual assault in prisons more broadly. My comment does not normalize or tolerate sexual assault.
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I think housing intact trans-women in single occupant cells in women's prisons is a reasonable middle ground. The trans-women are in a space that affirms their gender identity, but it does not require cis-women to share a cell with som
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
It is not acceptable for men nor trans-women nor cis-women nor anyone to be raped in prison. My comment does not condone rape. If you think that all men and all trans-women should have separate cells to prevent this possibility, I think tha
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
No, you don't have to place them in solitary confinement. You can place them with other trans-women. Men are housed with men in jails. Yes, sometimes they commit violence against each other, including rape. But we don't put all me
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I don't see how it is unreasonable for a female inmate to be uncomfortable sharing sleeping quarters with a person who has a penis (regardless of how that person identifies). The fear that cis-women have of rape is real. The fear that
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
This article is attacking a strawman. Newton, Einstein, Ramanujan, etc. were geniuses. It is not controversial to say that. They did not work in complete isolation, and were in regular contact with the scientific community at that time. Ac
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
None of the examples I gave are examples of people mindlessly grinding away at trivial tasks.
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I used to think that putting in the hard work was everything. That's what my parents taught me. Now I see how significantly the systems in which we operate either allow hard working people to capture their value, versus having the valu
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I agree with you that changing academia so it works well for both men and women is the right thing to do. Find ways to help men improve reading and writing skills so they aren't left behind, and help women improve math and computer ski
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I do agree that there are a lot of internet and media headlines that portray men in a negative light. Yes, writers generate Internet/media content with provocative headlines declaring "The End of Men". But in real life I see
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>> Even in dating women demand millionaires, average Joes are treated like disposable good for nothing who women say are creeps because they don't have money to build their IG brand and devour women with lavish gifts. This is a r
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I see this too. One thing that has struck me lately, is the similarity between the addictive nature of gambling and video games. Going to a casino once in a while or playing some video games with friends is fine. But the amount of time some
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
High school is too old to learn computer science? I don't follow your logic of why it would be a good thing to convince high school kids that they shouldn't learn computer science.
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
This post really resonates with me. When I was in high school I was interested in taking a computer science class. So I asked a guy who knew how to program what he thought. He said if I didn't already know how to program I was probably
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
Now I'm wondering if abolishing high schools will also make work places more tolerable. The complaints I personally have (and hear from others) about work often resemble the complaints about social dynamics in high school. Basically, y
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I'm sure students will do a cost/benefit analysis to what exams to study for vs. the perceived difficulty. But a lot of students already take AP physics, AP calculus, AP chemistry, etc. and submit those scores with their college a
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
To be clear, I'm not advocating for students get pigeonholed into a particular major because of the subject exams they took. They should be free to change majors the same as they do now. Passing 1 or 2 subject tests just shows that a s
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I think we should use SAT II or AP style subject tests for college admissions instead of SAT. 1) It's standardized so we can compare apples to apples. 2) Students spend time studying material that is a) taught in schools and b) they c
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
The title isn't sex-baiting. The fact that the founder is female is extremely relevant to raising money. I wish that weren't the case. The problem ranges from light sexism (skepticism over whether she can "lead" and &quo
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
Because unfortunately gender matters when trying to raise money to start a business. Investors factor it in to their investment decisions. Sometimes they do it on purpose (i.e. Are you going to have kids? Will men in ___ industry take you s
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
Good. Although this law doesn't cover private universities, in my opinion universities that practice legacy admissions should not be eligible to receive federal funding. If universities get tax payer money, they shouldn't then get
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I think extreme response to disagreement is unfortunately becoming a standard communication style. We see this pattern of speech constantly reinforced on the internet and TV. It feels very satisfying. It comes across as decisive and effecti
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
Seriously, what are you talking about? Women are not "sick as fuck" at least one of those days. I never get "sick as fuck" from my period, and I can't think of a single female friend who is that debilitated by her p
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I think this sounds terrible. Menstruation by itself doesn't cause any difficulty in getting work done. If you get severe cramps then take sick leave. Just like people who get migraines, or other pains can take sick leave when they nee
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
This does not sound great to me. I can't think of a single task that women can't do while menstruating. If a woman gets severe cramps sometimes, why should that be treated differently than someone who gets severe migraines someti
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
I met a lot of nerds in graduate school. In my experience the "fierce" nerds weren't smarter or successful than the "nonfierce" nerds. The fierce nerds were just more insecure and emotionally immature. They felt mor
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by MyHypatia 5y ago
If the study doesn't support the claim, then it should be retracted. I don't think the analysis you linked shows that it should be retracted. It performs a different analysis on the data and the author of it concludes that the ori
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1) Citing research from the University of Chicago and other reputable research institutions is not "saying blatant untruths". Disregarding all of the research that doesn't agree with your view point and declaring them "n
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I think all of your points are very valid. But I still have a few thoughts: >> Also, a student's ability to succeed in subject-specific exams is more dependent upon the HS's offerings. While some schools don't offer all
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I find it ironic that you call me a "science denialist" when 1) There is plenty of research to support my argument (and I cited it), and 2) To be fair I gave both positive and negative examples (to show that there is some support

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