Isis the Scientist

Professor, physiologist, mother of the iKids, stepmom to the Strange Tots, Strange’s wife, Iowan, bikes, shoes, debt-free zealot, post-stomach. Old crone of a blogger who just never learns. Not even close to affiliated with my employer.

Science
Isis the ScientistFebruary 24, 2021
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Unsolicited Advice for New (and Old) College Professors

We are in the thick of the spring semester at my university and, earlier this morning, I was pondering the students that have worked in my laboratory and are planning to graduate. I get to know them very well and it’s exciting to see this chapter in a student’s life come to a close and the next chapter open. It…
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Feminism
Isis the ScientistFebruary 17, 2021
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The Coolest Woman I Have Ever Met…

Today I had a meeting with a woman who is, in all seriousness, the coolest woman I have ever met. I feel the need to convey her coolness to you in this post because it is a mitzvah to share this level of coolness with others. A story about the coolest woman I’ve ever met…(Source) We met each other through…
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Skepticism
Isis the ScientistFebruary 4, 2021
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Why COVID-19 May Have Killed My Office Hours…For the Better

I am a university professor. I have been at my current institution for almost 7 years. I tell you this to reassure you that what I am about to tell you comes with a fair amount of data behind it. Up until this past semester, my office hours were probably the biggest waste of my time. Now, that is not…
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Activism
Isis the ScientistJanuary 18, 2021
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and the R01 Thirst Trap

As I spend the day reflecting, I have read this newly released article from my colleagues Michael Taffe and Nicholas Gilpin at eLife about 10 times. Each time I read it, I discover something else that tickles my brain and provokes my thoughts. Do yourself a favor and go read Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Racial inequity in grant funding from…
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Activism
Isis the ScientistDecember 23, 2020
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Do Not Give Away Our Shot!!

I woke up at about 2 am to use the bathroom, as women my age are prone to do. After a profoundly unsatisfying pee, I checked Twitter. I’ve got a friend on a crazy COVID-19 sleep schedule and he’s usually up at about that time. He’s got a perfume blog that you should check out. Remember blog rolls? I miss…
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Life Style
Isis the ScientistDecember 19, 2020
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On The 1st Day of Winter Break My True Love Gave to Me: A Day That Was Fun and Care Free

Yesterday I submitted my grades and had my last lab meeting of 2020. Strange is working this upcoming week. He’s taken Christmas attending coverage every year that we’ve been together, but I have absolutely nothing pressing today. No deadlines. No urgent emails. No home school. Nothing that can’t wait a spell. It has been at least nine months since I…
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Feminism
Isis the ScientistDecember 1, 2020
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Thoughts on The Queen’s Gambit

I mean, I get it. I really do. It’s a story of female exceptionalism and we all need to feel exceptional when faced with the power of the patriarchy. But….also…… I cannot watch another episode of this goddamned show right now. Bambi, Dumbo, Little House on the Prairie, Fullmetal Alchemist… I am tired of dead mothers. Can’t we just have…
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Feminism
Isis the ScientistNovember 23, 2020
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The Confidence Gap May Not Predict the Gender Pay Gap: Indignant Thoughts on That PNAS Paper

Why is everyone in the world over-interpreting their data this week and coming for women in science? How can authors get all the way through graduate school and still not understand how not to over-interpret their data? Perhaps in an effort to cause hypertension and make the blood vessels in my head explode, a reader of the blog sent me…
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