The Science of Sex Differences: Still Under Construction
Our understanding is rudimentary, but that doesn’t stop people, including a now-former Google software engineer, from pretending otherwise
Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
Harassment and Sexism in Science--the E-Mail Diaries
A journal editor and educator has heard it all
Conversations about Diversity Aren't Working
Now it's time for scientists to take collective action
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
Betty Shannon, Unsung Mathematical Genius
Her husband, Claude, helped create the computer revolution, but few knew that she was his closest collaborator
Science Is Patriotic
Americans don’t like kings telling them what to do—and neither do scientists
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
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Anthropology in Practice
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Budding Scientist
Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Cross-Check
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Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Not bad science
New discoveries in animal behavior and cognition
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Plugged In
More than wires - exploring the connections between energy, environment, and our lives
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Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Rosetta Stones
Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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Amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals - living and extinct
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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