The feeding frenzy over the biologist at University of Alabama -- Huntsville has been as exaggerated as we could have expected.
She even made the front page of the New York Times today.
It is a horribly tragic event, but much of the focus is driven by the fact that she was a professor. It is not an uncommon occurrence when something like this happens. Should we be flattered that her profession matters so much in a case like this?
Maybe the Northwestern can refer to us all as Amy Bishops instead of Jeffrey Dahmers!
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I suppose it's an example of a story that challenges stereotypes, like the "man bites dog" story, or bank-robbing grandmothers. Science profs are perceived as placid mild-mannered logic-driven brainiacs with high job satisfaction, not given to strong emotion or irrational behavior.
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