In 1993, science historian Margaret Rossiter introduced the term the Matilda Effect. Writing in the journal Social Studies of Science, Rossiter described a recurring pattern
In today’s episode, I give a historical account of the life of Haiti’s first female physician, Dr. Yvonne Sylvain, who fought for maternal care, cancer screening, and modern medical practice in the twentieth century.
Podcast transcripts Welcome to Math! Science! History! I’m Gabrielle Birchak, your host. For Women’s History Month, I wanted to feature one brilliant thing, one clean win, and one woman whose work still quietly runs the world, even if most of us do not realize it. Today’s “one brilliant thing” was a sorting system. A classification scheme. A way to take the universe,
Today, while we are still celebrating Women’s History Month, Math! Science! History! is taking part in the the charity drive through Podcasthon, as we interview Angie Maldonado, the founder of Espwa Means Hope! https://youtu.be/VUKcnqnZWA4 Please help to make a difference by donating to EspwaMeansHopeHaiti.org — every penny you donate goes to building a community with women’s health care, education for children,
Science fiction is not valuable because it predicts the future. It is valuable because it trains the mind. It gives us a way to practice thinking about systems before we build them, and to practice caring about consequences before consequences have real names.
I loved to spend time in the library at JPL, going through the old newsletter called Lab Oratory. It was there that I came across a small article about a subculture sci-fi author who worked in computing.
If you have ever felt your stomach drop when you’ve lost a file on your computer, then you already understand the first lesson of history. History is not only made by people. History is also made by what survives.
DECEMBER 2016 — AROUND THE WORLD Humans persistently live in an age where the preservation of knowledge is essential. When Trump’s administration began its transition into our government, time was unforgivingly limited; archivists, scientists, and data base experts around the world hurriedly compiled and harbored endangered environmental protection records. Data rescue events were coordinated in the United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Japan,
this episode is about reading with depth and determination to find the accurate sources behind the success stories. The pattern is not only that black female inventors were overlooked; it is also the way in which the overlooking occurs.
Today on Math! Science! History! I follow ten Black women inventors. Some left thick paper trails, stamped with patent numbers and filing dates.