Mensches, Mentors and Badasses: My Science Valentines
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Thank you, Hallmark, for your made up soul-crushing holiday that brings tears to middle school kids and single squirrels everywhere. On behalf of scientists, I hereby reclaim your crappy …
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Awesome Science Videos for Kids (and Grown-Up Kids Too)
Rebecca Helton, MA
Have some fun--and learn things--with these STEM-centric selections on YouTube.
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The Land of Monsters
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
For academics, being courageous is part of the deal. You fight for your ideas and observations in clear, concise language. You lay out a problem, share your data and propose …
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Google Has a Powerful New Data Playground for PhDs and MDs to Target Patients, Individuals at Risk and Consumer Trends.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Google Trends provides a powerful new platform to look at regional data using their search term database. Use it to figure out if your patients are getting the information they …
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The Importance of Patching the Leaks in the STEM Pipeline
Antentor Hinton, PhD
Produce a more inclusive system that values each individual’s success
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Microscopes, Butterflies, Owl Puke...And More
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Thank you! We raised $3597 in three days funding seven STEM education projects for little kids and big kids all over the country. DonorsChoose.org is a fabulous organization. It gives …
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Harvard Study Shows Bias, Not Behavior, Is Why Women Aren't Advancing
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Women in STEM face many of the same obstacles to promotion and pay that we see in business. Is the problem bias or access to leaders?
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Cash-Strapped NIH May Ask Universities to Limit Grant Applications
Rebecca Helton, MA
At a time of dwindling federal budgets, the National Institutes of Health is considering one sure-fire way to raise record-low grant-approval rates: Have researchers apply for fewer grants. From the …
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Disobedient Squirrel: An Interview with BethAnn McLaughlin
The Edge for Scholars
Winner of the 2018 MIT Disobedience Award talks about blogging, Fighty Squirrel, and #MeTooSTEM.
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Unicorns-106; Mike Huckabee's DNA Schedule-0
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
“Life begins at conception. This isn’t just a Biblical view — it’s affirmed by modern science and every unique human DNA schedule, which is present at conception.” – Mike Huckabee, …
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