The Medical Student Diaries

My name means peace and I really wish there was more of it in the world. I am a second year student in college, hoping to become a doctor extraordinaire one day. I am a Palestinian Muslim girl living in New York, ready to take on anything life throws at me. You are welcome to join me on my journey of all kinds of growth.

Curious Mental illnesses; Culture-bound syndromes

from Stay Free!, a magazine focussed on American media and consumer culture

Learned about all this in my medical anthro class, too bad my professor couldn’t have simply said it like this article instead of putting us to sleep.

Scientific Miracles Of The Holy Quran

thelittlephilosopher:

  • Human Embryology (23:14)
  • Majority of ants in existence are feminine (26:18-19)
  • Salt water does not mix with fresh water (27:61)
  • The sun is called ‘Siraj’ which means ‘source of light’ while the moon is referred to as ‘Muneer’ which means ‘reflector of light’ (25:61)
  • Darkness in the depth of the oceans (24:40)
  • Water Cycle (30:48)
  • Gravity (56:33)
  • Drop in Oxygen as you ascend above the Earth (6:125)
  • Universe started with an explosion (41:11)
  • Universe is expanding (51:47) 

odditiesoflife:

Glass Frog

The glass frog is a fascinating little creature. While most of the frog’s body is lime green, the abdominal skin is translucent. Most of the internal organs, including the heart, liver, and gastrointestinal tract are visible through its translucent skin. They are also very small in size, ranging from 3 to 7 cm.

The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some great woman or someone that has gone before them. We are saying, “Hey, you can be like Madam Curie or Sally Ride.” It is recruiting by intimidation. We need to change that message. We need to recruit by appealing to WHY we need them in STEM. We NEED you to help make the world a better place We NEED you to help discover the cure for cancer. We NEED you because you have the ability to change the course of humanity for the better.

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Tim Holt on why we still see the number of females in STEM fields fall way behind their male counterparts. Also see how geography paved the way for women in science.

(↬ gender and science)

(Source: explore-blog, via jtotheizzoe)