Why I Left Google

Thoughts on trading in pride and security for authenticity

Bradley Manning and the Two Americas

(5-21-14, author’s note: This was written and published before Chelsea Manning announced her…

I Don’t Think We Should Go Out

I don’t think we should go out because the way it happens is we meet and you flirt with me and it’s nice…

Why Transgender People Care About Pronouns

As you have likely heard, Chelsea Manning announced through her lawyer that she was transitioning from male to female. A lot of people already knew this after reading her chat logs released years ago, but now she has made it official. She wants to be…

On Being More Than a Firm Rear End in a Bikini…

The surprising truth that women are motivated by more than a desire for more penis

I wear a lot of different hats as a badass female scientist, but when people ask me…

YouTube Community Remembers to be Awesome

How Internet kids dealt with sexual harassment at VidCon

Why #SlaneGirl is a Sign of the Times, and Not in the Way You Think

Why I’m not going back to Pakistan…just yet

On Keeping it Together in a Place that Tears you Apart

Why Women Reading Comics in Public is Important