Commando gender scientists

[mikkeru]

Sometimes you read things in the paper that just blow you away. I recently read in a newspaper that the earthquake disaster in Haiti created an acute need for gender scientists in the area. Fortunately, we were able to deploy a team within days.

It didn't strike me as the most crucial sort of expert to send to a disaster area, but as I read the

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[rndstrofchars]

This should so be done.

Also; I guess if they have crack technogeeks to send to places, they should have commando scientists. Just watch Stargåte. ;)

[vandringar]

Do you have a link to this article?

[mikkeru]

I'm afraid not. It was in one of them old fashioned papers that are actually physically made of paper. I searched for a net edition but couldn't find one.

[alex_smollett]

Yes, because crazy behaviour in non-Westerners clearly cannot be explained by psychology. The obvious question is whether traditional Western crazy behaviour can be explained by psychology.

What I'm getting at is that (in)sanity is no more or less than a social construct. :P

[mikkeru]

I'm thinking psychology is too focused on western culture?