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For the field I have a pair of Ahnu Montara Boots that I love. They’re waterproof and very comfortable. I hiked/walked for 10-15 miles (16-24 km) in sometimes rainy conditions and didn’t get a single blister, and my feet stayed completely dry.

For fashion I have a pair of Frye Engineer Boots that I’ve gotten a lot of miles out of. It took a while to break them in but once they were broken, I could walk really far in them without problems.

well, you could try using something like Alice:

>Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web.

I've always enjoyed Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman, and I think it's great for non-scientists. It's essentially a collection of short stories, which could be nice for quick reads or just before bed.

I'm a guy but, in addition to the others already listed, Elizabeth Spelke comes to mind.

We are a group of researchers out of Valparaiso University who are exploring how negative sexual experiences, particularly an inability to orgasm, are related to emotional reactions and causal attributions for the negative event. In addition we aim to gather data from women who don't have problems with achieving orgasm about how they might react in situations where they failed to do so. Please follow the link here This is an attempt to learn more about women's sexual dysfunctions and to develop a short form assessment for use in the therapeutic environment to help determine where counseling and therapy need to be directed for couples who are experiencing sexual problems. Please help us in this crucial data collection stage and feel free to comment here if you have concerns. Also, if you know of a male who would be interested in taking the male counterpart of this study (dealing with men's subjective attributions/reasoning for both good and bad sexual encounters. We want to hear from men of every sexual orientation and partnership situation) here is the link pertaining to that study.

we very much appreciate your feedback and/or concerns.
Thanks, The Valparaiso Research Team

You could always do something in User Interface design.

For example, I know this guy got his BS in Computer Science and then went on to get an MA in Graphic Design or something at RISD.

And you might find this collection of links on efficient study habits useful.

Thank you! And I do: the pattern is up on etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/174587498/we-are-made-of-star-stuff-carl-sagan (coupon code REDDIT for $1 off)

I have a couple others up there as well, but they aren't science-themed.

Harvard and MIT both offer some free online courses as well, but I haven't looked into the programming ones.

http://www.extension.harvard.edu/open-learning-initiative

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

Oh my gosh, please please please get her Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! I'm not too much older than her, and I loved this short read. Feynman is such a great storyteller, and he really reignited my belief in the whole "magic of discovery" aspect of science.

I personally like Apostol's Calculus and Halliday/Krane/Resnick's Physics (paired with the Feynman lectures), though your mileage may vary - the former text is extremely rigorous and might push you away if math isn't your thing (it's still one of the best textbooks I've ever read!). An alternative might be Stewart's Calculus if you want a more straightforward approach. As for astrophysics, definitely try to get your hands on Carroll's Introduction to Modern Astrophysics.

I also suggest signing up for Khan Academy for supplementary learning material (it's free and has tons of lectures/practice problems), and if you really need the extra math practice - sign up for ALEKS (requires a monthly sub of $19).

Other good websites for lectures; coursera.org, edx.org, webcast.berkeley.edu

I'm kind of late to the conversation on this, but I wanted to share something I read in this interview with a NASA scientist that has really stuck with me. It's just great advice:

"My advice to young women is to have determination and not take things personally, especially negative feedback. Know that you will make mistakes and people will call you out on them. When this happens, it’s easy to take it personally and let it lower your self-esteem. Criticism doesn’t mean you’re not a good scientist or engineer! You need to have determination: learn from it, correct it, and continue to work hard; then you will earn respect from your colleagues."

Though I can't promise that any given group will be as accepting as they ought to be, all of the female geek spaces I've been involved in have been very accepting of transgender women (and also non-female allies). If you feel unsure or shy, try emailing the contact for whatever organization you're interested in and ask them. If you feel at all uncomfortable for any reason, such as maybe you're not ready to come out to them, consider using a disposable email service such as Mailinator.

Welcome to the sisterhood, good luck to you, and I hope you get the support you need and deserve. We're here for you, in any event.

I had a similar issue with all of our lab's provided glasses being too big, so I ordered a pair that were meant for women. I swear there's something weird about my nose/facial proportions that mean appropriately sized glasses slip on me, so I also got these little silicone rings that fit over the arms and keep them from slipping. It's hard to describe, but something like these, which help a lot. They sometimes stick to my hair, but at least I don't have pull my arms out of the glovebox every 2 minutes to push my glasses up

I just googled that. It seems they carry some Carson pocket microscopes, the same ones that are in the post above. I am looking into buying this one: Carson MicroBrite 20x-40x with these slides: Jiusion 48Pcs Prepared Microscope Slides. The pocket microscope has a base for seeing slides, so it seems like it's the best combo so far.

You are not in STEM any longer. You are a manager now.

Managers are promoted based on two things; 1) Do you make your boss look good? 2) Do they enjoy working with you?

Why were two of you working on scheduling the same people? That makes your boss look like an idiot and is the sort of thing that will get you fired.

If a schedule had already been sent out to workers, even if you were suppose to why would you send out another, different, one without getting the rest of management in a room first to talk about went wrong? This is highly disrespectful of the workers regardless of fault and if you weren't directly suppose to do this then it was very disrespectful towards the other manager. Reading it sounds like you took this project on yourself, it wasn't assigned to you. If it was assigned to you then why did he send out a schedule? Were you late? Was he just being a dick? Whatever the reason that's a meeting between you two and your common boss not played out in countermanding email to a group of workers.

You strike me as over-functioning which is how you can end up thinking you are picking up all the slack while everyone else finds you overbearing and annoying.

Hey guys!

I'm really sorry that I forgot to reply, but I just wanted to thank you all for your wonderful insight. I'm tagging everyone in the thread as a thank you. I was doing some reading in regards to believing in yourself and positive psychology. A lot of how we think really translates to our reality (I believe). I found an article that best summarizes what I've been reading lately https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201610/how-build-your-belief-in-yourself I would also like to recommend a book if anyone has time to read it. It's called Growth Mindset by Dr. Carol Dweck. https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322 My sister is starting a pre-med program at WSU and we are both reading this book together as a way to help our mindsets. Although I wish I had a very indestructible mindset, sometimes it helps to hear from others though, and I'm grateful that this is a very supportive community.

/u/Khem_kid, /u/Pimms_and_Patellas, /u/samariam, /u/skleats, /u/fourcolortheorem, /u/FederalReserveNote, /u/chefsarecursed.

Also /u/prematurealzheimers and /u/knowuow, I was at the one at UCLA :). We might have crossed paths via that web broadcast thing haha

Not sure if you need goggles or glasses, but these are my absolutely favorite safety glasses:

3M Virtua Protective Eyewear, Clear Frame, Clear Anti-Fog Lens https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00166OALC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_UfUvyb8NW5PB6

Lightweight, very comfortable, never pinch my head, antifog.