tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post7359374850063198402..comments2023-09-28T19:10:43.760-06:00Comments on The Feminist Agenda: Word of the Day: NeuroplasticityRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08203151255248154129noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-27810625869205748402011-01-14T09:13:51.873-07:002011-01-14T09:13:51.873-07:00I would be interested in seeing brain studies comp...I would be interested in seeing brain studies comparing male and female brains from different cultures. She mentions that they excluded comparisons of brains of people in cultures where girls are barred from education. But I think it would be really telling to show the gender differences in those cultures as compared to more egalitarian ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-14112008647395201052011-01-14T09:03:25.989-07:002011-01-14T09:03:25.989-07:00Also, when did you add The Crafty Crow to your blo...Also, when did you add The Crafty Crow to your blogroll? That site is dangerous. I may never get any serious work done again.happyfeministnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-51980848075557073572011-01-14T09:02:21.307-07:002011-01-14T09:02:21.307-07:00It is an awesome word. I plan to whip it out in c...It is an awesome word. I plan to whip it out in conversations where brain differences (and how they're "hardwired") are being mansplained to me.happyfeministnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-43970884703534572812011-01-14T09:00:56.072-07:002011-01-14T09:00:56.072-07:00On the other hand, the fact that this kind of thin...On the other hand, the fact that this kind of thing is becoming more mainstream in the sciences is encouraging, although I do agree with you, Seely.Shananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-86415500192836397272011-01-13T18:43:46.744-07:002011-01-13T18:43:46.744-07:00I wish I could believe this kind of thing would ch...I wish I could believe this kind of thing would change people's views and our cultural practices.Seelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-36811829349614390672011-01-13T17:11:31.883-07:002011-01-13T17:11:31.883-07:00I love how she notes in the video that there are t...I love how she notes in the video that there are thousands of studies comparing male and female brain size, but none compring male and female liver size. Hmmm...I wonder why <i>that</i> is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-33205986649963589212011-01-13T17:09:48.926-07:002011-01-13T17:09:48.926-07:00This is like the blindfolding kittens research the...This is like the blindfolding kittens research they did a few years ago, right? The poor kittens! And the denial one has to be in to claim our scientific claims and questions aren't grounded in our culture and geared at preserving our preconceptions!ohSusannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-4634575432897366892011-01-13T17:08:22.549-07:002011-01-13T17:08:22.549-07:00It is an awesome word. I plan to use this article...It is an awesome word. I plan to use this article in a course next semester, and now I'm thinking I should call the unit "Neuroplasticity" in the syllabus. It sounds so official and hard-core.Willnoreply@blogger.com