Why forgetting may make your mind more efficient
Originally written for Knowable Magazine By Tom Siegfried In the quest to fend off forgetfulness, some people build a palace of memory. It’s a...
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledge to fight climate change, gender inequality
It’s been twenty years since the establishment of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and in a recent letter reflecting on the past two decades, the...
Working women with childcare responsibilities face higher levels of stress
Millennial working women with childcare responsibilities may be more likely to experience feelings of loneliness, isolation, and stress compared to other workers, according to...
Study: General public finds scientific jargon discouraging
Vigilance decrement. Laparoscopy. Are you still focused? If not, you aren’t alone. When members of the general public are exposed to scientific jargon they’re...
Women of colour in STEM face a subtly hostile work environment
Meredith Nash, University of Tasmania and Robyn Moore, University of Tasmania It’s hard for women to succeed in science. Our research shows it’s even...
Number of teens identifying as part of LGBTQ community on the rise
Between 2009 and 2017, the number of teens identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning doubled in the U.S., according to a new study...
Half of female researchers in Spain think being a woman is a career impediment
Half of female researchers in Spain believe being a woman is a career impediment, and 70 per cent of female scientists don’t think there...
Where are the Hispanic executives?
JD Swerzenski, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Eric Hoyt, University of Massachusetts AmherstThumbnail image courtesy: Pixabay/Christina Morillo...
Publicly sharing your goals may make you more likely to succeed
Maybe Lil Wayne was wrong: it turns out real Gs don’t always move in silence. Publicly sharing your goals may help an individual work through...
PROFILE: Lietsel Richardson, mechanical engineering Ph.D. student
My name is Lietsel Richardson and I am a first-year Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Central Florida. I recently graduated with an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering in the biomechanics track.