The 'female' brain: why damaging myths about women and science keep coming back in new forms
From having small brains to being better at reading, it is often argued that women aren't well suited to do science.
Gina Rippon, Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University
• conversation
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~8 min
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: neuroscience feminism women-in-science rosalind-franklin
Five must-read novels on the environment and climate crisis
Eco-fiction to help you rethink your role in the climate crisis.
Ti-han Chang, Lecturer in Asia-Pacific Studies, University of Central Lancashire •
conversation
July 9, 2020 • ~7 min
July 9, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: climate-change environment feminism trees literature climate-crisis colonialism books novels tsunami meat-industry
7 lessons from 'Hidden Figures' NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson's life and career
NASA scientist Katherine Johnson was instrumental in getting people to the moon. Here are some of the lessons one mathematics professor believes she taught us all.
Della Dumbaugh, Professor of Mathematics, University of Richmond
• conversation
Feb. 26, 2020 • ~7 min
Feb. 26, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: mathematics space feminism nasa science space-shuttle apollo-11 moon-landing race racism civil-rights segregation scientist hidden-figures katherine-johnson
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