Smithsonian TV and Magazine Focus on Women in Science
Hi friends of women in science,
Susan Forsburg and Cecilia Fox alerted me to some ways Smithsonian is singing our song right now. Each Sunday night at 8 PM during March, the television channel is running a special on an outstanding woman in science. Elizabeth Blackburn, JoGayle Howard, Nan Hauser, Elizabeth Kalko, and Gudrun Pfleuger are the women being covered. At the website for the television channel (click above on "special" to go there) you can find out more.
Also, there is a special issue of the Smithsonian Magazine on women in science that you can find here. Jane McGonigal on how computer games make you smarter, Birute Mary Galdikas on orangutan conservation, Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell on how male elephants bond, and Rosamond Naylor on feeding the world are featured. Natalie Angier writes on Bonnie Bassler's ways of listening to bacteria. You'll also find Angela Belcher's approach to chemical manufacture of high tech products from viruses, Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell's work on Icelandic volcanism, and Rebecca Skloot's book on Henrietta Lack's Immortal Cells, and there is more. Take a look and be enthralled at all the amazing findings and goals of women in science today.
Tell us which woman whom you had not heard about before is a new favorite for you and why!
cheers,
Laura Hoopes
I am too agree with all of these posts, cause I think this is the time, when women are in every single field, those all are completely awesome and have participate in every category of work, in which men used to do work. even whenever I used to Watch TV Online I think always this that Women are great they haven't leave any single place, Hats Off to all the Women. you can too go for this on http://www.watchlivechannels.com/
I don't think one month will do it. I wish there was a service that would send me a short article on a woman of science each week, sort of like the 'word a day' service I subscribe to. It would be cool!
It's always good to find out about the hidden jewels of science, the women who are doing well and finding out important things about how nature works. I think Discover is doing a great job of this, with both the magazine and the TV shows focused on it. MKS
I like that there is someone from IT there, but it is ironic that she is a games specialist, since gaming is not the activity of choice for women who like CS and IT. But still it's good to see her in there!
One great thing about these TV shows and the magazine is that if we read them, they can add to our lists of important women scientists. I remember, Laura, when you made us try to name five women scientists and I really struggled to do it, when I can name five men scientists in a snap. Well, here's our chance to get more names in our files!
And by the way, SciFemXX, if you go to the web site, not only can you read the comic book about Blackburn, you can see other times the show will be rerun and even watch the video, so not to worry, you can still see Elizabeth Blackburn's telomere show!
cheers,
Laura
Dear Small Science Woman,
I did and I agree, Bonnie Bassler is amazing. I liked how she is obviously one of the good guys and wants to recruit good guys for her lab. And quorum sensing is such cool science. Nice!
cheers,
Laura
OK, Laura and others, if you have not read the Bonnie Bassler article, GO READ IT NOW! I admit I'm partial to Angier's writing, but this woman is not just average woman-in-science amazing, she rocks. Oh, yeah, I just got a new hero for my list. BONNIE BASSLER, HOORAY!
No, I haven't been drinking. Go read it.
Offhand, I'm a lot more interested in bacteria than big animals, so I'm going right there to read about Bonnie Bassler. I'll let you know if she goes on my heroes list after I've read more about her.
Oh no, I missed Elizabeth Blackburn! She's one of my heroes, for sure, especially since she stood up for stem cells when President Bush was trying to keep the lid on them. I will learn a lot by watching those other ones, though. I have not heard any of the names you mentioned except Blackburn's.
