Saavik Ford
CUNY Astro prof, AMNH research assoc, runner, astronomer, crafter, camper, gardener, mom, all opinions completely my own (she/her)
- Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Astronomer: It’s not truly a gap—rather, dust has obscured our view of that region, but if you would provide me with a very large infrared space telescope, I’ll see what I can do.
- Reposted by Saavik FordThis was ALWAYS the final destination of the student loan-fueled maximum-extraction instrumentalist STEM-centric vision of college education: Our student-customers demanding the degree & social experience they paid for, with any *learning* treated as accidental if not downright counterproductive.
- Reposted by Saavik Ford"Did I learn anything at all in the four years I spent in college? Not really. But did I use that time to live life to the fullest? Ha ha, also no."
- Reposted by Saavik FordSpeechless.
- Reposted by Saavik Fordalso you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes
- Reposted by Saavik FordDid not expect to become emotionally invested in this fish story, but here we are
- Hey everyone, guess who’s here & stirring shit, so you can pre-emptively block him?
- Reposted by Saavik FordI'm hoping there will be some sanity with the next update, because I hated this one (in the meantime I think those AI summaries can be turned off. See link below. We'll skip over how they shouldn't be turned on by default).
- Reposted by Saavik FordThere is a reason why they aren’t saying “Boys will just have to settle for fewer Tonka trucks.”
- Reposted by Saavik FordThousands of transgender troops who have served our nation honorably will soon be purged from the military because of their identity. It is shameful that the Supreme Court’s majority won’t even explain why it greenlit this mass act of unconstitutional discrimination. slate.com/news-and-pol...
