Ecology
How Culturally Significant Mammals Tell the Story of Social Ascension for Black Americans
Juneteenth offers an opportunity to reflect on the wildlife linked to a people’s transformation
"Social Justice"
Policy
The Antiscience Supreme Court Is Hurting the Health of Americans
Justice Alito’s leaked opinion signaling an end to Roe v. Wade is the latest in a broad trend of rejecting science and expertise
Ethics
Meet the White House’s New Director of Environmental Justice
Jalonne White-Newsome went from being a Dow Chemical devotee to a leading injustice advocate
Engineering
These Three Overlooked Black Inventors Shaped Our Lives
The innovators changed the nature of household work, industrial production and high technology
Climate Change
Climate Litigation Boosted by IPCC Report
The report says lawsuits filed against governments and fossil fuel companies have the potential to influence climate policy
Education
To Keep Students in STEM fields, Let’s Weed Out the Weed-Out Math Classes
Reimagining calculus has changed several schools’ success rates. Here’s how
Automobiles
Access to Electric Vehicles Is an Environmental Justice Issue
We must build tomorrow’s transportation infrastructure with equity at its core
Anthropology
Genomes Show the History and Travels of Indigenous Peoples
A new study demonstrates “I ka wā mamua, ka wā ma hope,” or “the future is in the past”
Diversity
Mentorship and Sponsorship Are Crucial for Advancing Inclusion in STEM
A conversation with Charlotte Owen explores providing opportunities and giving back
When discussing Humanity’s next move to space, the language we use matters.
Elon Musk’s vision for the humanity and colonizing Mars makes me incredibly uneasy. It’s not that Elon Musk has said very many inappropriate things, it’s that so much of the dialogue about colonizing Mars – inspired, initiated and often influenced by Musk – uses language and frameworks that are a little problematic (and I’m being [...]..
Diverisity in Science Writing addressed at 2014 ScienceWriting Conference
The annual ScienceWriters meeting is a joint meeting of the National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It is a meeting for science writers, by science writers, with content to appeal to both the newest writers and seasoned professionals...
Addressing the science assault problem requires hearing ALL calls for help…& responding
On Friday, I saw people responding to reading a New York Times Op-Ed piece (published September 18, 2014) about the Sexual Assault Problem in Science. In late July several major news outlets reported on this problem, too. Women in the Sciences Report Harassment and Assault (July 24, 2014) is the most ground-breaking and important research [...]..
Ebola – the World’s Katrina
To anyone who follows infectious disease outbreaks, it is no great surprise that the most immediate, looming threat, Ebola, has received scant attention until recently.
Health
Ebola Outbreak Raises Questions About Priorities in Drug Development
News is rapidly changing regarding Ebola. Even as I've been writing this post, we've gone from "There is no treatment except supportive care" to NIH's Dr.
Health
Many Prisoners on Death Row are Wrongfully Convicted
Researchers estimate that more than 340 U.S. inmates that could have been exonerated were sentenced to death since 1973
My Story Collider Story – Working Twice as Hard
I must extend a very, very big thank you to Ben Lillie and Erin Barker of The Story Collider and giving me a chance to share my personal experiences in and with science.
Cultivating Reform: Planting The Seeds For Healing The Food System
In late October, the Yale Rudd Center got a visit from Olivier De Schutter, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right To Food. He began his talk, Reforming the Food Systems: Making the Transition Succeed, by painting a bleak picture. There are three areas in which our food systems are failing us, De Schutter said: ecological limits, social [...]..
Reflections from a Woman on “Otherness” in Medicine
When Danielle N. Lee, a PhD biologist, was likened to a whore last week for declining to work for free, I was furious. She and Scicurious proposed a series of posts on diversity in science and I reached out, asking if my perspective as a woman physician might be of interest...
The complicated relationship of Economics & Education and how we conflate race & class issues in the United States
So even after Affirmative Action, there still weren’t very many Blacks and Mexican students enrolled in selective colleges and universities.
Charles Henry Turner, Animal Behavior Scientist
In celebration of Black History Month, I will be sharing stories about the African-American experience in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
