This list of support mechanisms is an awesome idea and I might have to make my own one of these at some point (because brilliant and colors!).

I mentioned acetylcholine (ACh) is the star of one of my favorite neuroscience stories. So here it is ( Read more... )

Does there already exist a term for someone who can be either monogamous or polyamorous?

If not, I propose "variamorous".

Discuss.

Someone on my friend's list wondered about the lesson that con staff would glean from the Readercon blow-out (more specifically, being concerned that concoms will just give up on dealing with harassment because people are hard and anger is scary (both of these statements are true, BTW)).

I present to you the lesson Readercon has learned and what ( Read more... )

I've read these before, and have had cause to link to them but couldn't find them again, so I'm putting them here so I can (trigger warning: sexual assault, no graphic descriptions):

Mythcommunication: It’s Not That They Don’t Understand, They Just Don’t Like The Answer

Meet the Predators

Whenever fail like the Readercon debacle occurs, there are always posts and links that speak well beyond that particular fail. Here are the ones I've seen from this round (updated as more are found ( Read more... )

1BR Available in 4BR House for Rent - Cambridge, MA - For July 1st, 2012 ( Read more... )

You're telling me that a 140lb kid knocked a 250lb man to the ground with *one* punch, climbed on top of that man and slammed his head into the ground, and somehow the man not only got out his gun while being beaten up by this impossibly strong kid, but managed to shoot him such that the kid landed prone. Oh, and the altercation started when kid, ( Read more... )

It will still be on Wednesday, but due to the change in interest it's only going to happen once a month. Specifically, on the first Wednesday of each month. So the next Rockin' Wednesday will happen on March 7th, a week from today, in its usual 7 - 11 PM time slot. I hope to see some rockin' folks then!

I've been thinking a lot about stress, so I want to know: What is the biggest source of stress in your life?

(if you get the reference in the title, you win the internets ;)