On isolation – notes from a social neuroscientist
How do we connect with others in times of the Coronavirus? Anna Henschel shares insights from social neuroscience on how we can feel close despite physical separation.
Category: Social Sciences
Personal, protective but doesn’t-fit-ment
Rachael Sulaiman explores how Caroline Criado Perez’s Invisible Women gave her the language to articulate sexism in STEM. Erasure of all ethnicities, genders and sexual orientations exist throughout history in data, however the following article will focus on the gender data gap.
Modern medicine and successful dying
Katrina attended the Glasgow Science Festival event ‘Modern Medicine and Death – an Unhealthy Relationship?’ In the words of Lana Del Rey, “you and I, we were born to die” – so why does our society struggle so hard against the inevitability of death?
Is the black cat crossing your path more superstitious than you?
Watch that black cat crossing your path! But it may have its own superstitions…
What peer research brings to mental health science
Doing science, peer researcher style. Stephanie Allan investigates how, what and why?
When science meets the supernatural
Can science explain the unexplained? Kirstin investigates the possible theories behind the paranormal.
Why don’t we know more about how to make ‘science for all’ a reality?
Jane Essex explores the gap between reality and the rhetoric of inclusion within the STEM workforce
There’s more to being a scientist than just doing science
If you support the development of science that pushes boundaries and drives innovation, then you inadvertently support a diverse, equal and inclusive environment for scientific research to thrive in – you just might not know it yet. Zoë takes a look at how the overworking culture in academia affects proactivity in equality, diversity and inclusion work.
