This is the best article on gender and life balance in science I've read in some time. The New York Times (Natalie Angier) ponders whether the healthy interest in science expressed by the new* US administration can finally influence societal and social pressures which hinder women in science ( Read more... )

Despite a keen interest in history, the history of science and a professional interest in geophysics, especially if it relates to the ocean floor, I had never heard of the late Marie Tharp. The NY Times has a profile of her life and the incredible story of how she, while only hired as a technician (despite higher training, when women were deemed ( Read more... )