The Singular Scientist

In the last post, I promised a review of the four most common forms of gender bias. In this post, I will cover number 1: Prove It Again . ...

I've been thinking lately about the reaction of men to women's support groups (and blogs devoted to female scientists). I sometimes ...

I saw this video a while back and was impressed with how well it conveyed how large a trillion dollars is. Most of us have difficulty pe...

I'm always on the lookout for novels with a female scientist as the protagonist.  I just finished reading State of Wonder by Ann Patchet...

A colleague described something surprising (to him) the other day.  He had attended a Ph.D. student's general exam recently at which the...

I wrote a post, Socially-Inept Scientists , some time ago about how scientists as a group might be less socially adept than the wider popula...

I often wonder about our ancient ancestors and what were the real roles of men and women in ensuring survival of early humans.  I was remind...