Comments on: Announcing… http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/10/30/announcing/ The world according to a hula hooping, TKD black-belt wearing, radio show producing physiologist with aspirations to science journalism Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:56:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: podblack http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/10/30/announcing/#comment-2908 podblack Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:38:31 +0000 http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/10/30/announcing/#comment-2908 Jacob - If you think 'why are almost all skeptics men', then perhaps you should read the presentation I did at the last Australian Skeptics conference here: http://podblack.com/?page_id=742 and maybe the ongoing series I've been doing on Women and Superstitions, here: http://podblack.com/?p=1000 If you have any particular questions, would be happy to answer them! Part of my dissertation (and several upcoming journal articles!) involves gender differences and the sheep/goat scales. Possibly the largest study done in this country yet! :) Back to the topic of this post - I'd be interested in reading on the blog about what led you towards a media career, actually... in particular, the preferred formats you use? Jacob - If you think ‘why are almost all skeptics men’, then perhaps you should read the presentation I did at the last Australian Skeptics conference here: http://podblack.com/?page_id=742
and maybe the ongoing series I’ve been doing on Women and Superstitions, here: http://podblack.com/?p=1000
If you have any particular questions, would be happy to answer them!

Part of my dissertation (and several upcoming journal articles!) involves gender differences and the sheep/goat scales. Possibly the largest study done in this country yet! :)

Back to the topic of this post - I’d be interested in reading on the blog about what led you towards a media career, actually… in particular, the preferred formats you use?

]]> By: Saint Gasoline http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/10/30/announcing/#comment-2897 Saint Gasoline Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:33:03 +0000 http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/10/30/announcing/#comment-2897 I've been a minion of TWIS for a while now and I love you and Justin. And now I find out you're a skeptic blogger, too? I just randomly saw your name on the sidebar over at the new skepticblog and thought, "Where do I know this person?" Now I know! Keep up the good work, we could use more women in the science/skepticism arenas. Right now it's a total sausagefest. I’ve been a minion of TWIS for a while now and I love you and Justin. And now I find out you’re a skeptic blogger, too? I just randomly saw your name on the sidebar over at the new skepticblog and thought, “Where do I know this person?” Now I know! Keep up the good work, we could use more women in the science/skepticism arenas. Right now it’s a total sausagefest.

]]> By: Jacob Stein http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/10/30/announcing/#comment-2854 Jacob Stein Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:10:18 +0000 http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/10/30/announcing/#comment-2854 Why are almost all skeptics men? I think you're the only female there, no? Why are almost all skeptics men? I think you’re the only female there, no?

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