Author: Courtney

Courtney is a theoretical physics student at Imperial College London, broadly identifying as cisfemale, panromantic, asexual and atheist. She lives with mental illness (worst room-mate ever) and hopes to help break down the stigma attached to admitting that. Her hobbies include campaigning, internetting and spectacularly failing to defy any stereotypes regarding British people and tea. She also identifies as an X-Phile/Browncoat/Whovian, which are clearly the most important things.
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AI: Links, Links, Links

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In Afternoon Inqueery
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On October 18, 2012
This Monday was the first meeting of my university’s new feminist society. It pretty much entailed hanging out in the union talking about stuff. This stuff started off being the sort of stuff you’d expect from a meeting of feminists, but degenerated into discussing sci fi, as so many conversations here do. I found myself […]
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Quickies 03/10/12

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In Quickies
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On October 3, 2012
A Minnesota appeals court has overturned a man’s assault conviction for transmitting HIV to another man through sex. I haven’t heard anything about this story before, but I’m going to be following it now. Reasons to love Bruce Springsteen, #34895724984723: he is The Four’s newest poster boy for marriage equality. Same-sex couples with children are […]

AI: Space

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On August 30, 2012

Earlier this week Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, passed away at the age of 82. This made me sad for a couple of reasons: one, that an awesome human being isn’t around any more, and t

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