Why aren’t more women becoming scientists?

Here's a 3-part series from Cognitive Daily updating the research.  The bottom line?  It's possible that there are some subtle cognitive differences between men and women, but it's not clear, but its's not clear that these really account for the differences.  There do appear to be missed opportunities for encouraging…

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National Geographic Magazine: a treasure trove of relevant information every month

I just finished reading the October 2007 issue of National Geographic.  I've been subscribing to the National Geographic for more than ten years. As I read the October issue, it struck me what an incredibly informative magazine it is.  Truly, in a single issue of that one magazine there must…

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It’s time for men to liberate themselves by burning their ties.

It's way past time for this mass protest.  Let's set the scene at a large prominent public space such as the Washington, DC Mall.  Let's gather five million white-collar workers and professionals and invite them to throw their neckties into a huge bonfire to demonstrate that they're not willing to…

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You are African—whoever you are

According to National Geographic’s Genographic Project, we are all African.  The DNA tests taken in many isolated native populations conclusively demonstrate that we are all no more than 2000 generations removed from Africa.  If you’d like, sign up and learn the path of your own migration out of Africa for…

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