24 ianuarie 2007
22 ianuarie 2007
Horoscop
The Harvard Crimson, Jan 22 2007Gemini: You will eventually be reunited with a shiny porcelain object, though the only object you could be uniting with is your thesis. Zing!Libra: OMG, do you know what it feels like to be part of the population pf this planet anymore? This is, like, going to be so weird to be one of the normal folks again.Capricorn: Take that Bain offer, just do it. Also, what do you know about oral traditions? Be sure to share your wisdom with all those who wonder. Oh, and guys: the penis must go.Virgo: Hey, you know, when people ask you what your favorite number is, you go ahead and tell them: 14P [numarul standard al paginilor dintr-un eseu de sfarsit de semestru - asta desigur, pentru cei mai măricei...]
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Ore de masa
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13 ianuarie 2007
Despre miros
La întoarcerea din cantină în cameră am descoperit un iz în spiritul activităţilor specifice sesiunii (o noapte petrecută pe afurisitul ăsta de scaun). Aşa că am decis să mă îndeletnicesc cu activităţi specifice sesiunii (fugitul de muncă) şi am căutat un pic pe net despre mirosul uman - nu cel perceput ci cel generat.
N-am găsit răspunsul la întrebarea "ce ne face să mirosim fiecare altfel şi de ce numai ceilalţi ne simt mirosul?", dar am găsit ceva la fel de interesant. De pe http://www.cf.ac.uk/biosi/staff/jacob/teaching/sensory/olfact1.html (plin de chestii interesante acolo):
Am pus şi inimioara :)
Imi place ca daca e ceva ce sigur spun toate rezultatele astea, e ca sigur exista dragoste la prima vedere...![]()
Recent work from Martha McClintock's lab in Chicago shows that women are able to detect minute differences in male immunotype by smell (Jacob et al., 2002). Immunotype is conferred by HLA alleles, the genes that confer immunity in humans (the equivalent of MHC in animals), and determines our individual smell. We tend to prefer smell of people who have different HLA alleles to our own. This would mean the offspring of such a match would confer immune advantage - more different HLA alleles would be passed on to the kids giving them a greater degree of immunity. We tend to be repelled by people whose immunotype (HLA alleles) is similar to our own. It looks like we choose our partner on the basis of smell (Wedekind et al., 1997) - well it would be one factor anyway. So, why do we spend so much time, and money, disguising it? Actually, we can probably detect the HLA-related smell in spite of our best attempts to cover it up!
Interestingly, the Chicago lab found that the women in their study rated human odour in absolute terms as slightly pleasant and more pleasant than common household odours (0.2 on a scale -5 to +5).
In a study of smell preferences, heterosexual and homosexual men and women were asked to evaluate underarm sweat from 24 donors. Gay men and women had body odour preferences that were different from straight men and women. Gay men preferred odours from gay men and straight women, whereas odours from gay men were the least preferred by straight men and women and by lesbian women.
The astonishing implication is that body odour is linked, not only to gender, but also to sexual orientation. How? Good question! This work, by Wysocki, Martins, Preti and Crabtree will appear in the September 2005 edition of Psychological Science.
Sperm may smell their way to the egg. Smell receptor has been identified in human sperm (1Spehr et al., Science 2003). This receptor functions in sperm chemotaxis and may be a critical component of the fertilization process.
Women able to detect the "scent of fear" (2Ackerl, Atzmueller and Grammer, 2002). Female subjects wore underarm (axillary) pads while watching a scary movie or a neutral movie. The pads were presented to a panel of women who were able to discriminate between "fear" and "non-fear" axillary pads.
- (Oct 2005) Male mice with a genetic modification that disrupted the function of the olfactory epithelium (lack of cyclic nucleotide gated cation channel CNGA2) failed to show any sexual behaviour towards female mice and did not become aggressive when introduced to foreign males - a situation that normally induces aggressive behaviour.
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Visul american
(click pentru imagine pentru mărire)
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Borette ...cu bretele
Firma de faţă produce lenjeria care o foloseşte Borat în filmul lui atunci când merge să facă plajă.
Ceea ce OK, pentru că cineva trebe s-o facă şi pe aia, dar mi se pare că se face marketing pentru costumele astea la nişte oameni care n-au nimic a face cu filmul. Sau sigur, poate, că le-or plăcut şi la ăştia, dar sincer mă îndoiesc că atât de mult încât să vor să fie şi ei "în tendinţă"...
Se pare însă că în America există public care răspunde şi la fraze precum:
For women too - are you ready for "sexy time".
Exotic and durable men's and women's thong swimwear for the mature, confident only.
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12 ianuarie 2007
FemSex
Pe una din listele de email de la Institute of Politics cineva s-a trezit sa puna un mesaj despre un workshop despre sexualitate. Unde eram obişnuiţi să vedem mesaje despre diverşi senatori şi demnitari care vin şi vorbesc sau ţin seminarii, acum aflăm despre FemSex. Dar FemSex nu e orice workshop de sexualitate, ci unul care a generat în 24 de ore de la mesajul iniţial preţ de vreo 50 de răspunsuri, iar furtuna s-a liniştit abia ieri după ce, spre marea mea surpriză, totul s-a transformat într-o discuţie despre rolul femeilor aşa cum reiese din Republica lui Platon. Evident însă, concluziile despre clasa gardienilor nu au lămurit însă publicul dacă e potrivit sau nu să ne înscriem la cursuri despre orgasm, sadomasochism şi pornografie. Important e însă că au tăcut.
Iată deci despre ce e vorba. Subliniez în ultimul alineat self-love şi suspension of judgement şi mă întreb cine, după ce îşi exprimă susţinerea ideea într-o asemenea discuţie de grup, ar chiar merge la un asemenea curs.
Date: Jan 10, 2007 4:52 PM
Subject: [IOP-Open] FemSex the Most Honest Place on Campus
To: Iop-open@lists.hcs.harvard.edu
Info sessions:
Sunday February 4th, Monday February 5th and Thursday February 8th at 8 pm
Women's Center, Canaday B basement
JOIN FEMSEX: THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL CLASS AT HARVARD
Interested in ORGASMS?
Care about WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT?
Ever wanted a place where lots of DIFFERENT types of women could just get
together and share their SECRETS, and ask the
questions they've never DARED to ask?
-*-*-*-*-FemSex. The Most Honest Place on Campus.-*-*-*-*-
What: FEMSEX
When: SECTION 1: MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS, 9-11 PM,
SECTION 2: TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, 7-9 PM
Where: TO BE ANNOUNCED
How to Apply: ATTEND AN INFORMATION SESSION -->
WOMEN'S CENTER IN THE BASEMENT OF CANADAY, B ENTRYWAY
Sunday February 4th, Monday February 5th and Thursday February 8th
8 pm-- Snacks provided
Female Sexuality (FemSex) is a class that started at UC Berkeley, spread
to Brown University, and is in its third semester at Harvard. It is a
not-for-credit, semester-long, student-moderated workshop that provides a safe
environment for women (including those who currently identify as women, have
identified as women, or may identify as women in the future) to learn
about their bodies and explore the impact of sexuality on their identity.
The course topics include: anatomy and physiology, race/ethnicity and
sexuality, orgasms, masturbation, communication and partner sex,
fantasies, sexual diversity, pornography and erotica, BDSM, body image,
eating disorders, women's health issues, safer sex, violence against
women, community building and whatever else YOU bring to the table.
Set in the context of self-love, exploration and the spectrum of cultural,
ethnic, racial, and sexual identities, the objective of women's
empowerment will be achieved through analytical readings, assignments,
guest speakers, field trips and confidential class discussions. This class
requires dedication, openness, willingness to communicate, suspension of
judgment, and BRAVERY.
If you are interested in learning more about FemSex at Harvard, attend one of the
information sessions in the women's center in the basement of Canaday Hall,
B entryway. If you are unable to attend any session, email us at
harvardfemsex@gmail.com.
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8 ianuarie 2007
Sesiune
Se pare că în sesiune nu îmi iese să scriu nimic (nici măcar cele 3 eseuri care trebuie predate). Ne revedem în februarie ...
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