Quickies: Queer STEM, white fragility, and tracking diseases along the Silk Road

Amanda July 26, 2016

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How queer scientists are shaping their future with a survey – ““Especially disappointing was when I would interview two people working in a similar field who had stories that essentially mirrored each other,” says Mattheis, “but those individuals had never met each other.””
On Leslie Jones and social media protecting white fragility but not black humanity – From Ray.
Disability rights activist slams Donald Trump in DNC speech – “Donald Trump doesn’t see me, he doesn’t hear me, and he definitely doesn’t think for me.”
Ancient bottom wipers yield evidence of disseases carried along the Silk Road – “‘Personal hygiene sticks’ excavated from a 2,000-year-old latrine pit have preserved evidence of the transmission route for infectious diseases.”