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Hydro International

I’m glad to see someone making good use of the name.Hydro International Boaty McBoatface Goes Virtual! Boaty McBoatface will set sail from Southampton today thanks to an initiative from international maritime charity Sailors’ Society and vessel tracking website MarineTraffic. cross-posted on Facebook

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WHO | Gender and Genetics

In case you needed a good reference to explain it’s not as simple as XX/XY when it comes to sex determination and differentiation. Like a *LOT* less simple! I thought I knew something about it before reading this.WHO | Gender and Genetics Humans are born with 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. The X and Y …

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Gender bias in open source: Pull request acceptance of women versus men

“Surprisingly, our results show that women’s contributions tend to be accepted more often than men’s. However, when a woman’s gender is identifiable, they are rejected more often. Our results suggest that although women on GitHub may be more competent overall, bias against them exists nonetheless.”Gender bias in open source: Pull request acceptance of women versus …

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