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Evidence That Comets Brought Life to Earth Found on Rosetta’s Comet

Researchers at the University of Bern recently published a study which revealed that prebiotic chemicals, glycerine and phosphorus, were discovered in the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet. While it might not sound like a sexy result, this study is actually evidence of panspermia: the theory that life was transferred to Earth through objects like asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.

All the Things Agent Carter Gets Right and Wrong About Living at a Women’s Residence

One of my favorite details about season one of Agent Carter was Peggy’s life in a women’s residence, and clearly, I was not the only one. One of the most commonly retumbled gifs features a conversation in the dining hall about stealing food. What you may not know is this: women’s residences, while not as numerous as they once were, still exist. I lived at a women’s residence in New York City, not unlike Peggy and Angie.

Daydreaming About Agent Carter’s Ana Jarvis

Agent Carter comes back on the 19th, and the thing I am most excited to see is Ana Jarvis. In this promo, you can briefly see Ana, played by Lotte Verbeek, who I loved as Gellis Duncan on Outlander, but to explain why I am so excited to see Ana, I have to quote a certain movie adage: This time, it’s personal.

In Undertale, Sans, a skeleton, is made entirely of funnybones.

Interview: Let’s Voice Undertale

Let's Voice Undertale is a fandub of the beloved indie game Undertale...Even though Let's Voice Undertale has not yet released its first episode, they are already breaking the Internet: their call for voice actors crashed castingcallclub's servers, and the website was forced to rewrite their code. I spoke to them about the project and their love of video games and voice actors.

I Watched Xploration Outer Space, and It Gave Me Feminist and Space Feels

The show is pretty much what it says on the tin: it covers (sometimes still-developing) space exploration tech. The show's host, Emily Calandrelli, is herself a scientist and known for her well-received TedTalk, “I Don’t Do Math.”

Look No Further: We Found a Great Feminist Gift for (Aspiring) Tech Nerds

Lara Callender Hogan, a senior engineering manager at Etsy, has recently released her book on web design, with all proceeds going to women-in-STEM organizations.