I’ve got two unrelated breaking news stories for you. The first is totally confirmed and real:
Rebecca Skloot has got a new column at Slate:
I’m pleased to announce that, starting in May 2009, I’ll be writing a weekly science and health column for Slate’s new Double X Magazine. I’ll be covering any and all science that might be of interest to women (note: I won’t just be covering science about specific female issues — though I’ll definitely cover those). Here, from Double X’s website, is a description of the new magazine:
Go here to read the rest and get to the links and stuff.
The second piece of news is unconfirmed but from a very reliable source. According to my source, I can elusively report to you that Snuggies Have Been Recalled!!!!!!!!
I don’t know why yet.
So, are you returning all yours?
My guess on the Snuggies recall would be fire hazard.
Mankel: No, I just turned them all around on the hooks so they are now robes.
So, what is an example of a science topic that would not be of interest to women? It might not be conducive to long-term health and, indeed, safety for me (or Greg) to speculate on the intrinsic interest of research into modern joke-telling or upside-down map-reading techniques.