Gender diversity

Wait, what? The new Thor is a woman?

She's also a dummy, here's why it's a smart move.

By Briana Blackett

Gender diversity

She's also a dummy, here's why it's a smart move.

By Briana Blackett

What’s the word for when you Google something and – 15 clicks later – end up somewhere entirely different?

It’s how my search for “the origin of donuts” landed me at a site about crash test dummies. And that’s where I learned about THOR-5F. Short for Test device for Human Occupant Restraint, the ‘5F’ version had been created to help autoengineers build vehicles that are safer for women.

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