A more upbeat thing I found on the internet

[rmd]

This had me quite literally squeeing in my house as I watched this video of the SCIENCE CHEERLEADERS. Darlene Cavalier used to be a professional cheerleader, and is now a science writer and all around nerd-enabler. She started Science Cheerleaders, a group of former pro-cheerleaders who have gone on to careers in science and engineering.

Breaking down stereotypes about scientists *and* cheerleaders?

Fuck yeah.

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[muffyjo]

I was talking with a professor from my college last week and she pointed out that this generation of College kids were engaged in an "and" kind of world. You can be a nerd AND do sports. You can like opera AND like hard rock. The things you and I defined ourselves with in our youth are no longer contentious the way they were then.

I'm so loving this! I was always an "and" kind of gal which made me feel like i was on the outside of everything, even though I was connected with all my interests. I'm very glad for a world like this where people can be cheerleaders as well as scientists.