James Watson's The Double Helix is one of the most famous pieces of science writing in the last century, despite its personal, idiosyncratic, and often unkind view of the people involved with the discovery of the structure of DNA. Watson was, of course, one of the two winners of the Nobel...
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James Watson's The Double Helix is one of the most famous pieces of science writing in the last century, despite its personal, idiosyncratic, and often unkind view of the people involved with the discovery of the structure of DNA. Watson was, of course, one of the two winners of the Nobel Prize for that discovery, along with Francis Crick.
Now Simon & Schuster has published a new, annotated and illustrated edition of The Double Helix that reproduces many letters and documents that bear on Watson's story. In a review at boingboing.net, Maggie Koerth-Baker says that if you're going to read The Double Helix, this is...
Today the European Commission released a teaser video on YouTube for its new campaign to recruit young women into science. It really has to be seen in all its high-heeled,lipsticked and giggly glory to be, um, appreciated.
As you'll see by clicking on the official video here, the EU shut it down in response...
Today the European Commission released a teaser video on YouTube for its new campaign to recruit young women into science. It really has to be seen in all its high-heeled,lipsticked and giggly glory to be, um, appreciated.
As you'll see by clicking on the official video here, the EU shut it down in response to the criticism I've detailed below.
But here is a saved copy of most of it that will give you the idea:
Okay, I was being sarcastic about the appreciation bit. Of course, there were good intentions here somewhere. And, of course, we absolutely do want more women in science But we want them because they're smart, talented, hard-working, capable - for all the same reasons that we want them in science journalism and any...
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