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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01981-z 1. Involve the public in research 2. Make advisory bodies participatory Embrace diverse knowledge Be humble, honest, and transparent +2 mo...

September 19, 2026 at 2:14 AM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

In modern depictions of the Paleolithic era—a time stretching from the appearance of the first humans to the end of the last ice age—male hunters often chase mammoths and woolly rhinos across the froz...

September 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

Complex effects of sex reversal on reproductive success in wild frogsVeronika Bókony 1*, Emese Balog...

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S c i e n c e A d v A n c e S | R e S e A R c h A R t i c l e1 of 14O R G A N I S M A L B I O L O G YComplex effects of sex reversal on reproductive successin wild frogsVeronika Bókony 1*, Emese Balog...

September 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

A note from mother nature.
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A note from mother nature. Turns that when a whale is born a group of adults have to cooperate to life the baby up to the surface so that it can start to breath. It also turns out that in sperm whales...

July 21, 2026 at 9:43 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

This is an example of how <gender> produces sex which reproduces gender. “Prof Mary Beard, the classicist and broadcaster, who is a member of the exhibition steering group, said ancient DNA promises...

July 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

Not banned in Boston, but banned in Texas. The 5 sexes are ok but not if I revisit them. https://www.chronicle.com/article/these-courses-ran-afoul-of-texas-a-ms-new-race-and-gender-restrictions If th...

July 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

From Jon Marks “Clearly not much progress has been made in the grievances against “the academic left,” albeit with one rhetorical update. The new report places itself explicitly against “social justi...

June 20, 2026 at 1:13 AM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

And then there is the link between expanding western science and the slave trade. Sorry that this article is embargoed (but ask your library for a pdf). I do include some key conclusions. “NOW THAT T...

June 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

Juneteenth is a celebration of liberation, but let’s also use it to reflect for a moment on the intertwining of science and a deep racism which we have yet to exorcise from the body politic. https://...

June 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

Let’s talk Juneteenth today. Start with this AAAS Newsletter which features a scientist of color. It also provides links to the articles exposing how past science benefitted from the slave trade and h...

June 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

Juneteenth is a celebration of liberation, but let’s also use it to reflect for a moment on the intertwining of science and a deep racism which we have yet to exorcise from the body politic. https://...

June 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

Lot’s of good science of diversity in this piece which challenges academics and independent scholars to speak out and to resist the pushback, https://sciencepolitics.org/2026/03/25/humans-are-wonderf...

March 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

Last hired first fired. Science cuts disproportionately harm women scientists. I would love to see data on race and ethnicity. https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2527755123 “In early 2025, t...

March 24, 2026 at 3:47 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

This image is haunting me. How can we not rescue this child? Why are voices to protect the children not the loudest of all?

January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

Great new children’s book written by an important science writer (and scientist herself). (Also a former student but now colleague—I am proud to say). https://www.candlewick.com/9781536225280/spark-j...

October 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

This article is a little wonky but is technically amazing as it combines knowing how the central nervous system develops in the embryo with materials science—the use of soft bioelectronics. The method...

October 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM

Anne Fausto-Sterling

@birdlady.bsky.social

This is a research nightmare-the potential of daily surveillance of research by a political appointee, even daily approval of spending. errr. Excuse me sir/madam. May I have permission to buy some dis...