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$Ladies, You Can Do Numbers Almost As Good As Men With The Help Of Math Brain$

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Ladies, You Can Do Numbers Almost As Good As Men With The Help Of Math Brain

This ’80s-style STEM PSA reminds us the patriarchy’s been lying to us and fueling our self-doubt our whole lives and sometimes we need to smash that shit with a hammer.

Heather Hogan —

Mar 14, 2017

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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Lady Scientists, Yelling Whales, and More

Did you know that the pioneer of graphic adventure games was a woman?

Laura Mandanas —

Mar 10, 2017

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A person in a hijab and lab coat with purple gloves and safety goggles.

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Take A Beat To Bask In The Glory of Women Scientists And STEM News

Tiny clay succulents, actual living scientists, space craft grazing Jupiter’s rings, and more.

Laura Mandanas —

Feb 8, 2017

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The True Story Behind “Hidden Figures”

Let’s take a look together and see which parts of the film were fact, and which parts were beautiful, exquisite, powerful fiction.

Laura Mandanas —

Jan 12, 2017

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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Remembering Badass Astronomer Vera Rubin, And Other Stories

Did you know that the word “scientist” was specifically coined to be gender neutral?

Laura Mandanas —

Dec 28, 2016

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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Ladybird Invasions and Cosmic Perspectives on Gender

Read about the epidemiology and pathology of zombie infections and more.

Laura Mandanas —

Nov 2, 2016

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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Pumpkin Spice Chemophobia And Men Calling Out Men

Also: 3D printed clitoris models, algae fuel, and scholarship opportunities.

Laura Mandanas —

Oct 5, 2016

ghostbusters

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Notes from a Queer Engineer: What “Ghostbusters” Gets Right About Women in STEM

With the release of Ghostbusters, I feel like Hollywood is finally reaching the point of fluency when it comes to representations of women in STEM.

Laura Mandanas —

Jul 27, 2016

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Notes From A Queer Engineer Likes Pokémon IRL (AKA “Science”)

Fighting beetle moms, Dr. Orchid, sarcastic robots and green things eating the air!

Laura Mandanas —

Jul 13, 2016

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Notes From A Queer Engineer Recommends “Lab Girl”

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren is one of the most exquisite pieces of science writing I’ve ever read. As a researcher and professor of geobiology for the past 20 years,…

Laura Mandanas —

Jun 1, 2016

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