Category Archives: Book Club

Book Club – The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist

Posted on April 29, 2019 by SweetScience

Ben Barres was a remarkable scientist – a modern-day giant who will undoubtedly be remembered in the field of neuroscience as a pioneer in uncovering the critical role of glia. He will also be remembered as a powerful proponent for … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews: Girls in STEM

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Torschlusspanik

As my older daughter graduates from pictures books and is delving into chapter books, my skewed search (any STEM books for girls?) produced three series with a young girl as the protagonist immersing herself in STEM.  Those are:   Lucy’s … Continue reading →

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Silent Spring Book Club

Posted on April 20, 2017 by SweetScience

We recently read Silent Spring, the classic exposé of the impact of pesticides written by Rachel Carson in 1962. The book details the use of these chemicals, and the severe but overlooked impact on the environment, from widespread destruction of … Continue reading →

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Hidden Figures Book/Movie Club

Posted on February 13, 2017 by peírama

A number of us recently read and watched Hidden Figures, a book and its film adaptation about a group of female black mathematicians, known as computers, who individually and as a group played a crucial role in early air and … Continue reading →

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Book Club – Lab Girl

Posted on July 20, 2016 by SweetScience

We recently read Lab Girl, the nationally bestselling memoir by Hope Jahren, PhD. Dr. Jahren is a Professor at the University of Hawai’i Manoa where she runs a Geobiology Laboratory. She also blogs about interactions between women and men in … Continue reading →

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