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On Passion
In the past few weeks there have been a number of articles commenting on the lack of women fronting up science on TV. First there was Jenny Rohn writing on ‘In which I Contemplate the Ranks of the Invisible’, quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture, Uncategorized, Women in Science
Tagged Brian Cox, science on TV, women on TV
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Where’s the Wow Factor?
Where’s the Wow Factor? was a question posed at the Physics Meets Biology meeting in September in the context of teaching Biological Physics, as I discussed before. I was reminded of this question while attending this year’s Institute of Physics … Continue reading
Discussing Science and Gender
I am currently at a meeting in a very attractive location (including snow) in Austria on Science and Gender, organised by the Österreichischen Forschungsgemeinschaft. The meeting overall intends to discuss the topic in a very broad sense, with the participants … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Uncategorized, Women in Science
Tagged deficit model, Londa Schiebinger, Project Implicit, Unconscious bias
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'Every Other Thursday' – Do Support Groups Support?
Every Other Thursday is a book about a woman’s self help group in California, which has attempted to address the problem of where academic women might find support. Founded on the precepts of radical psychiatry, the group gathers every other … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Uncategorized, Women in Science, Women's Issues
Tagged Every Other Thursday, sexual harassment, support groups, women
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First, tentative steps
Welcome! I aim to use this site to post thoughts on work at the outer reaches of physics where it meets biology, and the challenges of working at that interface; some of my ideas and experiences as a senior woman … Continue reading
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