You're also too pretty for math
Category: Women and science
Didn't marketers learn their lesson from "Math is hard" Barbie?
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Tara C. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology. Her research involves a number of pathogens at the animal-human nexus. She also writes for The Panda's Thumb and previously for WIRED SCIENCE's Correlations. Please note the views expressed on this site are Dr. Smith's alone and may not be representative of the groups mentioned above.
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Infectious Disease Series
Women and science:
You're too [pretty/young/female, take your pick] to be a microbiologist!
Category: Doing Science
Warning: rant to follow.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 8:00 AM • 181 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Margulis does it again
Category: AIDS/HIV
Margulis' transition to the Dark Side is complete.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 9:00 AM • 41 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Rock Stars of Science, part deux: coming to a GQ near you
Category: Activism
The second edition of the Rock Stars of Science is now out online, and in the November 23rd ("Men of the Year") edition of GQ magazine. As Chris Mooney notes, this is a campaign funded by the Geoffery Beene Foundation,...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 12:20 PM • 26 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The science boys' club strikes again
Category: Academia
Recently, a bit of a kerfuffle has sprung up around the choice of entries included in The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, edited by Richard Dawkins. The book contains 83 examples of the "finest writing by scientists." However, DrHGG...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 7:00 PM • 57 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Damn those women, out there ruining science and being lazy and depressed
Category: Academia
Via Ed, if you puked on VoxDay's shoes after his column earlier this week in WorldNetDaily: But this is not to say there is not a genuine threat to all three aspects of science today. Unsurprisingly, it comes from the...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 12:45 PM • 30 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Follow-up on "Math doesn't suck" discussion
Category: Academia
Is it sending the wrong message to girls to tell them they can be fashionable and smart?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 2:10 PM • 44 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Microbiologist Rita Colwell to receive National Medal of Science
Category: Academia
In terms of physical size, microbiologist Rita Colwell is a petitie woman. However, her distinguished research and service career has made her a giant in her field. Her research revolves around many aspects of water ecology, including the intersection...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 1:25 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Interview with math whiz, author, and actress Danica McKellar
Category: Academia
Newly minted author (and "Wonder Years" alum) Danica McKellar chats with me about math education and much more.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:30 AM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Danica McKellar's "Math Doesn't Suck"
Danica McKellar (aka Winnie Cooper of Wonder Years fame) channels her love of math into a guide for middle school girls. Does it suck?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 3:45 PM • 25 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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