Out of 100, my applications with a female name got 45 responses to interview The female resume was 650% more likely to get a callback.
Out of 100, my applications with a male name got 7 responses for interview. I'd send it out with my real name, then a few days later (or few days before) with a female name. So I took my CV and changed the name to a female name. It's MUCH better being a woman So I did an experiment, I work in CS and decided to test what the gender bias is. Her mission is to provide pet parents with the information they need to have happy, and healthy, and fulfilled relationships with their dogs and cats.29.6K 1.3K sent 100 applications as a man and a woman. Hanie Elfenbein is a veterinarian and animal behaviorist located in Atlanta. So, I would say to Fardin, keep seeing questions in daily life that inspire you-especially when they involve cats.ĭr. Familiarity with the complex foundations of a field of study allows researchers to consider questions that advance knowledge in their field. But Fardin examined existing formulas and theorems and applied them to a new question. It’s easy to dismiss this kind of thought experiment as useless or a waste of time. Just as their fondness for small spaces can be traced to the behavioral needs of wild cats, the flexibility that allows cats to mold into the shape of their container imparts useful advantages. This flexibility helps cats both escape from predators and reach prey-an important evolutionary advantage. Cats have more bones in their spines than humans, and each joint adds flexibility. Their super-elastic spine also contributes to cats’ liquid-like characteristics. Cats’ collar bones do not form joints with other bones, and their shoulders are attached only through muscular connections. They can squeeze into and through impossibly small spaces because of their anatomy. If the container is large, cats still enjoy the space but retain their solid state.Ĭats are able to mold to the shape of their container due to their incredible innate flexibility.
If the container is small, cats can adapt to the shape quickly. According to the field of rheology, the study of the flow of matter, cats behave differently based on the size of the box or container. That flexibility can also get them into trouble if they get stuck in a small space or if the container is made of a material that can break if they knock it over.Ĭats are naturally drawn to small spaces, like boxes. They use their flexibility to reach nearly every part of their body to groom. Ig Nobel prizes “honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think.” Asking whether cats are a liquid certainly fits in that category.Ĭats, and especially kittens, are very flexible and can mold into almost any shape.
In 2017, French physicist Marc-Antoine Fardin won an Ig Nobel Prize for assessing whether cats can simultaneously act as a liquid and a solid. This begs the question, are cats both a liquid and a solid? But, when removed from a container, a cat will hold a specific shape, making him or her a solid. By definition, a material that adapts its shape to fill a container is a liquid. Some of my favorite viral images involve cats squeezing into small spaces and adapting to the shape of their containers.
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