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You’re Not Making Marriage Look Any Better

January 10, 2012 Jess Leave a comment

New York magazine interviewed “economist Joseph Stieglitz” and “his wife Anya Schiffrin” about why marriage rates are so low. Anya makes…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: feminism, labor, marriage

Skin in the Game

December 28, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

Matt Taibbi gets very upset about bankers claiming they’re the ones with skin in the game: But it seems to me…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: economy, ows, politics

Second Thoughts on UP

December 14, 2011 Jess 2 Comments

As I type this, I’m wearing my UP bracelet – so if you don’t feel like reading this entire post,…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: fitness, food, motivation, sleep, technology

First Thoughts on UP

December 2, 2011 Jess 1 Comment

Tuesday night, I came home to find a package waiting for me in the mailbox. It was a Jawbone UP!…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: fitness, food, motivation, sleep, technology

Install This Extension!

November 15, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

My brilliant friend Danielle made a thing! A really cool, mind-blowing, brain-breaking thing! Jailbreak the Patriarchy is a Chrome extension that…

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Posted in: Teaching, Think Tank Filed under: gender

Rooms and Elephants

September 12, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

In defiance of Internet Time, I’m going to recommend an essay I came across a couple of months ago: Sven…

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Posted in: Creativity, Think Tank Filed under: creativity

Beauty Work, Geeky Work

August 24, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

As a woman who profoundly hates the geek identity options open to her*, I’m always interested to hear someone talk…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: beauty, feminism, geek

Passion and Work

August 9, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

I’m generally hesitant to write about studies I haven’t read yet, but I was so fascinated by this piece about…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: engagement, motivation, passion, work

Identity and Action

July 27, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

A friend just pointed me at a fantastic* study of voting behavior, well-summarized at Language Log. People were asked about their future…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: behavior change, identity, project, voting

Good Questions at the Seder Table

April 24, 2011 Jess 1 Comment

Six years ago, my partner and I decided to host our first Passover Seder. Although we spent the official Seder…

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Posted in: Teaching, Think Tank Filed under: passover, pedagogy, religion

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