Thank you for sharing this Jane. It's amazing that it's still such an
issue but yeah, a great example of how deeply rooted our presumptions are.
Am 3/30/13 8:52 AM, schrieb Jane Darnell:
Did anyone see this? A popular blogger on Science
(with more than 4
million followers) is a woman. The woman herself, Elise Andrew, had no
idea it was a secret, and she was "outed" when she announced her
twitter account featuring a picture of herself. Apparently the bias
occurred because of the swear word on her facebook page which made
readers assume she was a man. Interesting conclusion! This is a
facebook hype that deserves a WP page, no?
article is here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/us-news-blog/2013/mar/20/i-love-science-w…
facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience
The TV interview with Dr. Michio Kaku on CBS morning show is here:
http://cbsn.ws/109mAEL
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