Interesting Links for 15-04-2024

[andrewducker]

1. How to avoid misgendering ships

(tags:ships gender language )

2. Is Bohemian Rhapsody the most magical song of all time?

(tags:music queen video )

3. Good News Against Dengue (two vaccines in the pipeline)

(tags:vaccine GoodNews )

4. US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply

(tags:USA medication doom )

5. Why do some people always get lost? (Mostly nurture, with regular practice in confusing environments making a big difference)

(tags:behaviour psychology )

Comments

1)

[calimac]

"It's funny, but all bits of machinery that people love are made into females. All ships are 'she.' Racing drivers call their cars 'she.' Same thing with airplanes. ... Odd isn't it? I used to serve in a battleship. Gigantic great ship stuffed with guns and radar and so on. Called the George V. But we called her 'she.'"

- Ian Fleming, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1964)

And reading that in childhood is how I learned about gendering ships.

Re: 1)

[andrewducker]

That is an excellent quote.