Of late, some people have really hit it out of the park when it comes to articulating the obstacles women face in science. In what seems to be an effort to restore symmetry to the universe, the Guardian’s Emma G. Keller recently did her best...
One of the things I love about science is the appreciation it can inspire for things I might otherwise consider horrifying, or just gross. One great example of this is Cymothoa exigua, also known as the tongue-eating sea louse. I should mention that the animal...
David Rubenson’s January 30 opinion column in The Scientist makes clear that he knows how to articulate an issue efficiently and persuasively—a skill he claims an alarming number of scientists lack. His claim goes further than the somehow-still-contentious idea that scientists need to communicate with the...