Today my discussion moves from the physical to the cultural realms of memory. Like most discussions of memory involving multiple accounts of an event, there is no one agreed upon definition of memory beyond the individual. But clearly, information gained in the past is brought forward and shared via culture. In 1871 E. B. Tylor […]
Body Memory
The concept of body memory is a confusing one. The neural system and brain is usually considered to be distinct from the body. The blood brain barrier protects the brain from noisy and dangerous particles and extraneous information that regularly influences the components of our bodies at the cellular level. The essence of who we […]
It’s the Classroom, Dummy, Not the Conference Room
Click here to view original web page at www.entrepreneur.com 3 imperatives from a former Googler for bridging tech’s gender gap much earlier than is typical. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the summer of 1999, fresh out of high school, I had the good fortune to sit down for coffee with Patty […]
Asset or Victims: A Portrait of Women Within al-Shabaab
Click here to view original web page at jamestown.org (source: gambar.wiki) Al-Shabaaab, the Somalia-based terror group, has been largely portrayed as a male organization in its more-than-decade-long operational history, but it’s now emerging that women are also at the center of one of Africa’s deadliest insurgencies. The group, al-Qaeda’s terror network affiliate in East Africa, […]
A reading list on women and climate change
Click here to view original web page at www.yaleclimateconnections.org The challenges posed by climate change cannot be met without also addressing gender issues. Because their lives are more vulnerable even under stable conditions, women face greater risks when climate-related impacts – droughts, floods, hurricanes – disrupt their communities. Conversely, giving women more power over their […]
Why pay transparency alone won’t eliminate the persistent wage gap between men and women
Click here to view original web page at wtop.com (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nancy Modesitt, University of Baltimore (THE CONVERSATION) No matter how you slice the data, women in the U.S. earn a lot less than men. A typical woman working full-time makes […]