PolicySeptember 18, 2018
Yes, Female Inventors Actually Exist
They don’t fit the stereotype, but fortunately, that image is headed for extinction
Stories by Jayde Lovell
Jayde Lovell is a STEM communicator for the New York Hall of Science, a resident science host for The Young Turks, and a STEM 'muse' for AOL's Cambio platform. Lovell holds a degree in neuroscience and is the host of her own YouTube channel, 'Did Someone Say Science'. She has produced videos for organizations such as the American Institute of Physics and Rolls Royce Engineering, and she has been featured in EducationWeek, Fortune, Men's Health and Mashable. Lovell is currently in development for her pilot TV script 'SEC's' (a teen drama centered around the lives of student engineers), for which she received funding from The MacGyver Foundation.
PolicyDecember 30, 2016
It's the End of the Year, Not the End of the World
2016 was not without its hopeful moments for science and the environment, and perhaps, even the seeds of optimism for the new year ahead
CultureSeptember 27, 2016
Science Fiction Movie Preview [Video]
Get your sci-fi fix with these upcoming films
Public HealthMarch 2, 2016
Q&A: What Really Happened to the Water in Flint, Michigan?
Flint Water Study investigator Marc Edwards tells Scientific American how the city's water got so toxic
The SciencesFebruary 10, 2016
Is 2016 The Year That Science Fights Back?
The war on science isn't over yet, but some very encouraging signs are in the air
CultureDecember 22, 2015
Is Wool Really Warmest for Winter?
In an experiment pitting cotton against wool, two socks battle for the title of warmth heavyweight.
The SciencesAugust 26, 2015
MacGyvering a Female Engineer onto Television
The complete absence of female engineers in popular culture has huge implications for public perceptions of the STEM fields
CultureJuly 30, 2015
YouTube's Rock Stars of Science Make a Splash a VidCon
With hundreds of millions of video views, the new faces of science communication are lighting up the web and reaching more young people than Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson combined