The book that tackles the lengthy history of sexism in science
The book Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini has an imposing title. Declaring its intentions from the front cover,…
The ecstatic octopus
Looking back, there are many examples of scientists giving recreational drugs to animals. Usually, these have consisted of giving a psychedelic drug (such as LSD) to a subject, be it…
Toxic Shock Syndrome and our fear of tampons
Opening a box of tampons for the first time can be intimidating. You may not have used them before, you may be quite young and you may be scared about…