Today’s xkcd strip takes on the troubling lack of female role models that aspiring scientists have to aspire to:
![“Marie Curie” by xkcd (Zombie Marie Curie bemoans how she’s the only one people ever think of when thinking about historical lady scientists when there are plenty more that existed, earning scraps of their deserved praise) [05/09/11 12:00 AM]](http://i.imgur.com/SQEt5.png "“Marie Curie” by xkcd (Zombie Marie Curie bemoans how she’s the only one people ever think of when thinking about historical lady scientists when there are plenty more that existed, earning scraps of their deserved praise) [05/09/11 12:00 AM]")
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Words we can all live by.
* Originally wanted to phrase it “xkcd does lady scientists”, but that just sounds wrong, somehow.
![Joé McKen (18) [taken 07/13/10]](http://i.imgur.com/2wvlR.jpg "Joé McKen (18) [taken 07/13/10]")
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I’m a liberal skeptic, rationalist & third-wave atheist stuck in a rut in Québec, Canada and who spends his time composing, writing, drawing, harboring a layman’s passion for science and technology, getting angry at social injustices, and most of all, jabbing cretins and trolls with sharp pointy sticks. (Oh, and blogging.) Proud owner of a Nize Hat!, an indomitable SIWOTI syndrome and an itchy snark finger.
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![There is probably no [superstition]. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life](http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad171/crispianjago/Probably-No.gif "There is probably no [superstition]. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life")
