Defending Girls' Right to Learn Is Why I Joined the Peace Corps
A volunteer explains—with poetry—why teaching physics to girls in Guinea, west Africa is so important to her
Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
Betty Shannon, Unsung Mathematical Genius
Her husband, Claude, helped create the computer revolution, but few knew that she was his closest collaborator
On Being a Weird American on the Fourth of July
As the flags and patriotic words fly, that unusual adjective helps me resolve some internal conflicts—and turns out to be widely useful
Science Must Clean Up Its Act
Our community still struggles with diversity, equity and inclusion issues, including systemic bias, harassment, discrimination and more
I Never Thought I'd be Marching for Science
But the anti-science stance of the current administration—silencing scientists, removing data from federal websites, proposing drastic funding cuts—hits my core.
One More Barrier Faced by Women in Science
In field locations where there are no bathrooms, life can get complicated
The Real Problem with Charles Murray and "The Bell Curve"
The 1994 book, now seeing an unfortunate resurgence, investigates racial differences in IQ—without being honest about the authors' motives
Should the Science March Stick Exclusively to Science?
Yes, if science were simply an abstract, mechanical, purely objective enterprise—but it's not
No Hidden Figures
A new film shows how essential female scientists and engineers are to India’s burgeoning space program
We Are Never Just Scientists
The gender and racial gaps in scientific professions illustrate the need for greater inclusion at all levels
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