To See Caribou With Two Eyes
Natural experiments, hypothesis testing, fiercely detailed observations — all are characteristic of both ways of knowing.
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Charlene Rivera Bonet
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El verano que supe que podía ser escritora científica
Aprendí a poner a la audiencia primero pensando en lo que ellos quieren leer, y no en lo que yo quiero escribir.
Charlene Rivera Bonet
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Perspective: The Summer I Knew I Could Be a Science Writer
I learned to put the audience first by thinking about what they wanted or needed to read about, not what I wanted to write.
Cydney Wong
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Perspective: What I Learned (And Did Not Learn) From Genetic Ancestry Tests
Nothing could give me a satisfying, one-word answer to the “what are you” question.
Katrina Miller
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Two Black Women in the U.S. Earn a Physics Ph.D. Every Year. Can Bridge Programs Really Fix That?
That’s because being a bridge student is nothing to be ashamed of; if there is shame, it lies only with the institution itself.
Kwasi Wrensford
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Perspective: What Being Black Across the Diaspora Taught Me About Ecology
The inalienable fact of life being Black, as well as being an immigrant is building a home out of the unfamiliar.
Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo
Jul 18, 20217 min read
Is Nigeria On a Sugar Rush?
At one point, it seemed as though almost every person above the age of forty was either a diabetic or a prediabetic.
Burcin Ikiz
Feb 23, 20214 min read
My Role Model Taught Me How To Be a Strong Woman in Science
When I talk about the religion I feel culturally affiliated with, I hear an eerie silence.
Luisirene Hernandez
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Sometimes the Way Forward Is To Return To the Beginning
I drifted away from Kiskeya and with it, part of myself.
Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo
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Dealing With the Dark Days: A Personal Struggle With PMDD
So I give up. I would turn off the lights, bury myself under layers of blankets, and soak my pillow with tears till I fall asleep.
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