April 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#BlackHistoryMoment
Thank you Dr West - because we never get lost anymore!
(and special thanks to @crownofanation for the photo share)
Thank you Dr West - because we never get lost anymore!
(and special thanks to @crownofanation for the photo share)
February 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Let it be known that Katherine Johnson was the reason for the first astronauts in space.
And now Vanessa Wyche, head of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil servant, is the responsible for the longest manned space flight in history
And now Vanessa Wyche, head of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil servant, is the responsible for the longest manned space flight in history
April 11, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.
The headline and lede from The Daily Mirror:
The headline and lede from The Daily Mirror:
January 29, 2026 at 6:41 PM
🧪🔭 #WomenInSTEM
the whole purpose of the postmenopausal female is to notice a discrepancy between predicted and observed angular velocities in galaxy rotation curves, thus implying the existence of dark matter
August 15, 2024 at 10:37 PM
🧪🔭 #WomenInSTEM
July 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
my necklace broke at work but I fixed it using tweezers and a staple. #WomeninSTEM
July 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
my necklace broke at work but I fixed it using tweezers and a staple. #WomeninSTEM
#WomeninSTEM - Stimming is healthy! 🧪
“It's crucial for society – especially parents, teachers and employers – to become more accepting of stimming. Research shows that greater understanding leads to greater acceptance.”
Stimming is a form of self-soothing, very common in autists.
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/world-autism...
🧪 🧠
Stimming is a form of self-soothing, very common in autists.
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/world-autism...
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World Autism Awareness Day: An Expert Explains Why Stimming Is Important
Stimming – short for "self-stimulatory behaviour" – is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people.
www.sciencealert.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
#WomeninSTEM - Stimming is healthy! 🧪
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Wishing a happy 71st birthday to Vindhya Undurti, a psychologist and historian who has spent her life studying the psychological impact on women of India's social practices and expectations which have historically caused suicide among Indian women to be among the world's highest.
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
September 25, 2026 at 4:53 PM
January 26, 2026 at 1:09 AM
'In 1956, the National Science Foundation even published an article with the title: “Women are NOT for Engineering.” 🧪
Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA, overcame barriers and ‘raised hell’ − her legacy continues today
Many of her male colleagues believed Pearl Young had an attitude problem based on her efforts to advocate for herself and her team.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Love this from @edyong209.bsky.social 👇
A new study that looks at uncredited contributions of #WomeninSTEM to genetics research was inspired by the film "Hidden Figures". How scientists are portrayed in society matters; the stories we tell matter.
#WomeninScience #scicomm #movies 🧪
A new study that looks at uncredited contributions of #WomeninSTEM to genetics research was inspired by the film "Hidden Figures". How scientists are portrayed in society matters; the stories we tell matter.
#WomeninScience #scicomm #movies 🧪
The Women Who Contributed to Science but Were Buried in Footnotes
In a new study, researchers uncovered female programmers who made important but unrecognized contributions to genetics.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
June 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
German chemist Dr. Ida Noddack co-discovered Rhenium (element 75) in 1925. She died #OTD in 1978.
She was the first to propose the concept of nuclear fission (1934). Her theory was met with fierce skepticism and outright dismissed by contemporary physics giants. But 4 years later...🧵
#WomenInSTEM
She was the first to propose the concept of nuclear fission (1934). Her theory was met with fierce skepticism and outright dismissed by contemporary physics giants. But 4 years later...🧵
#WomenInSTEM
September 24, 2026 at 1:11 PM
March 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🧪🔭🚀#WomenInSTEM
Happy 88th birthday to Margaret Hamilton, depicted here next to the software she developed together with her team in order to put humans on the Moon
August 18, 2024 at 3:48 PM
🧪🔭🚀#WomenInSTEM
Conservationist, marine biologist, and science writer Rachel Carson was born #OTD in 1907.
Carson challenged the widespread use of pesticides in her book “Silent Spring,” and testified before Congress on environmental policy and human health. 🧪 👩🔬
Image: Alfred Eisenstaedt/LIFE/Getty
Carson challenged the widespread use of pesticides in her book “Silent Spring,” and testified before Congress on environmental policy and human health. 🧪 👩🔬
Image: Alfred Eisenstaedt/LIFE/Getty
February 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
#cryoEM confluence in Munich #womeninSTEM
July 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
#cryoEM confluence in Munich #womeninSTEM
Hepatologist & vaccinologist Professor Ellie Barnes (Oxford) is at the forefront of global efforts to develop a preventative T-cell #HepatitisC vaccine--one of the hardest challenges in vaccinology.
It's #WorldHepatitisDay
#WomenInSTEM
It's #WorldHepatitisDay
#WomenInSTEM
July 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Hepatologist & vaccinologist Professor Ellie Barnes (Oxford) is at the forefront of global efforts to develop a preventative T-cell #HepatitisC vaccine--one of the hardest challenges in vaccinology.
It's #WorldHepatitisDay
#WomenInSTEM
It's #WorldHepatitisDay
#WomenInSTEM
35 years ago today a gunman walked into an engineering classroom at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, separated the women from the men and killed 14 of them. It was the ultimate manifestation of the gender-based bias and violence we still face in STEM today. We must never forget. 👩🏻🔬 🧪
December 6, 2024 at 5:40 PM
#WomenInSTEM 🧪👇
The story of the remarkable forgotten seamstress turned scientist who solved the ancient mystery of the argonaut, pioneered the aquarium, and laid the groundwork for the study of octopus intelligence www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/26/j...
The Seamstress Who Solved the Ancient Mystery of the Argonaut, Pioneered the Aquarium, and Laid the Groundwork for the Study of Octopus Intelligence
“I armed myself with patience and courage, and only after several months managed to dissolve my doubts and see my research crowned with happy confirmation.”
www.themarginalian.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:52 AM
#WomenInSTEM 🧪👇
Hi Bluesky! We are BWEEMS, Black Women in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Science. A non-profit dedicated to amplifying and supporting Black women in EEMS spaces! It's nice to be here! 🐟 🪴 🐊
www.bweems.org
www.bweems.org
Black Women in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Science
BWEEMS is a global network of Black Women driving innovation in ecology, evolution, and marine science despite being historically overlooked and isolated in the field.
www.bweems.org
November 25, 2024 at 1:58 PM
I was interviewed by @msjpauly.bsky.social for @motherjones.com regarding that awful gamete size "sex" executive order. A bit of an explainer here of why the science is so bad, and why that's dangerous:
Trump’s definitions of "male" and "female" are nonsense science with staggering ramifications
"How can you so fully misunderstand basic human biology, and then legislate about it?"
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM