Technology and Gender (and why that's more interesting than it sounds)
An interesting tale of past and present and what technology we get excited about and what comes along for the ride. Good stuff, plus a great quote (tangentially related) on contraception:
"Right this very second, here in the US, we are having an actual, serious, if incredibly stupid, conversation about whether or not women should have easy access to birth control. We are having this conversation because significant humans in our government believe women should not have access to it at all. I'm super excited about that, because it means it's 1965 and we're gonna go to the moon soon."
Also, animated ducks! #ddtb
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