Here's some stuff to read over the weekend:
Gender gap in maths driven by social factors, not biological differences
No gender bias identified in peer-review of grant applications
KIDS WERE HAVING SEX IN THE STAIRCASES, BUTT-NAKED-CAUGHT-ON-CAMERA SEX
Blue Cross' response to the recession? Increase rates 29%
Extreme Fundamentalists & Responsibility
The "non-violent" anti-abortion activists
Anti-choice violence and why it puts "common ground" into question
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