Eva's got a portfolio review today.

[conuly]

And another next week. Wish her luck!

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Was the World’s Oldest Person Ever Actually Her 99-Year-Old Daughter? (Also)

The Secret World of Pageant Pigeons

China 'lifts mysterious veil' by landing probe on far side of the moon

Baby DNA tests raise as many questions as answers

Greece hauls abandoned, half-sunken ships out of the sea

I Was A Cable Guy. I Saw The Worst Of America.

IQ Tests Are Biased Against People With Autism (We already knew this)

You Don’t Want Hygge. You Want Social Democracy.

Around the world, camels are disappearing, along with the cultures and traditions of the people who have kept them.

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Season of Turmoil

Young immigrants seeking refuge from abuse face denials

What happens when an adoption fails? (Content note: Starts out with a description of child abuse resulting in death)

AP Investigation: Food aid stolen as Yemen starves

Comments

[redsixwing]

I am extremely fond of pigeons. (Some people would say excessively. Those people are wrong.)

...so many concerns about widespread genetic testing. It seems extremely likely to be used in ways that are not nuanced, not useful, and even likely to be harmful (sorry, that's a preexisting condition...). It's not that the technology is bad. It's that the uses and protection of the information likely are.

And yeah, that's changeable, if one has the ability to change things at a societal level. But I think that change needs to happen before we start putting a big focus on genetic scanning, or we're likely to set ourselves up for a bigger problem.

Not camels too. D:

[flamingsword]

Capitalism makes all things perilous. Even medicine.


... I really need a socialist icon, dont I?

[conuly]

1. If you're ever in NYC and bump into the Flash Flock, take pictures!

2. Yes, yes, Gattaca. I love that movie, but I don't want to live it.

[havocthecat]

Good luck!

[archangelbeth]

Luck to Eva!

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Go Eva; best of luck!

As a lifelong teacher and a former MENSA member, it's my considered opinion that IQ tests measure the ability to take IQ tests. I have test-taking as a +3 super-power, so I never felt that any test was biased against me, but I've seen a lot of other people who have test-taking deficits: it doesn't matter how well they know the actual material; they struggle with the testing procedure itself.

I do want hygge, and have a fair bit of it, but I ALSO want social democracy.

[conuly]

Tell the truth, I think we all want social democracy, even those of us who claim not to.