Tag Archives: women in science
Marking the passing of Dr. Maya Angelou
The celebrated poet Maya Angelou just died. Read about her At the New York Times At CNN from Time Warner Cable news By Rick Lewis, NPS [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Read about her at the Poetry Foundation site, where you can also read some of her poetry. Read a quote from her son here, […]
Happy birthday, Rosalind Franklin!
Did you see today’s Google doodle? That is both a question I wish to ask you, and the question I was asked – via Facebook – by a friend this morning, before I’d even eaten breakfast. It’s been an intense day, so this is a pretty quick entry for you all…but here’s what you need […]
Dr Brainiac’s Opinionated Opinions: The Big Bang Theory
Today I want to take a minute to talk about how scientists are portrayed on the television show The Big Bang Theory: “The Egg Salad Equivalency” was probably my last episode of the show. I no longer feel like TBBT is true to my experience as a scientist, and one of the things I want […]
Bad News Biology 