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Science Needs Women and the World Needs Science

Alex Schirn Gender February 10, 2021biases, Cynthia Kenyon, engineering, girls, Kate Marvel, Katherine Johnson, Kiara Nirghin, Marie Curie, math, science, scientist, Segenet Kelemu, smart, stereotypes, talent, Tu Youyou, UNESCO

According to UNESCO data (2014-2016) less than 30% of researchers around the world are female and only around 30% of female students worldwide choose to go into STEM-related careers in higher education. Specifically, female students’ enrollment is

Lockdown & Carbon Emissions: The Truth of 2020

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Emissions, Environment, Global Warming, Recent October 27, 2020October 27, 20201.5 celsius, 2 degrees, Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, Met Office, ocean acidification, Sea ice loss, sea level rising, severe storms, the Earth is Healing, UNEP, UNESCO, United Nations, World Meteorological Organization

I’m sure I can’t be the only one who’s sick to the back teeth of the words ‘unprecedented’ and ‘uncertain’. The fact of the matter, despite my new personal aversion to such words, is that they’re on