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Science has always had the power to change societies. And sometimes, roles are reversed and science itself is put under the microscope...

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9 Book

Not Just for the Boys

Why We Need More Women in Science
Athene Donald
Oxford UP, 2023
10 Book

Equity for Women in Science

Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement
Cassidy R. Sugimoto and Vincent Larivière
Harvard UP, 2023
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The Book of Hope

A Survival Guide for Trying Times (Global Icons Series)
Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams
Celadon, 2021
8 Article

Landmark CRISPR Trial Shows Promise Against Deadly Disease

Administering gene-editing treatment directly into the body could be a safe and effective way to treat a rare, life-threatening condition.
Heidi Ledford
Nature, 2021
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Rationality

What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Steven Pinker
Viking, 2021
8 Article

Why Social Media Makes People Unhappy – And Simple Ways to Fix It

Research suggests platform designs make us lose track of time spent on them and can heighten conflicts, and then we feel upset with ourselves
Daisy Yuhas
Scientific American, 2022
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The Beginning of Infinity

Explanations That Transform the World
David Deutsch
Penguin Books, 2012
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The Ascent of Information

Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life’s Unending Algorithm
Caleb Scharf
Riverhead, 2021
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Amir Raz and Robert T. Thibault
Academic Press, 2019
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The Gendered Brain

The New Neuroscience that Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain
Gina Rippon
Bodley Head, 2019
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Randomistas

How Radical Researchers Are Changing Our World
Andrew Leigh
Yale UP, 2018
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Why Trust Science?

The University Center for Human Values Series
Naomi Oreskes
Princeton UP, 2019