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Amira Fernández – combating ‘tags’ in STEM

Frontiers

Pharmaceutical biotechnologist Dr Amira Fernández has a passion for disseminating research and the publication of her award-winning book ‘ Té con Ciencia’ (2020) cemented her profile as a scientific communicator. I want to spread science and to understand science education to improve it.”. Dr Amira Fernández.

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DEP EE Newsletter: Winners Of 2022 PA Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Awards Announced; Other Environmental Ed News

PA Environment Daily

The latest Environmental Education newsletter from DEP announced the winners of the PA Association of Environmental Educators recently recognized two organizations with Pennsylvania Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) Awards. This collaborative project geographically spans the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

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Reflections on Black History Month—and the Present for Black Scientists

Union of Concerned Scientists

Some of my earliest heroes were scientists and technical experts who have made notable achievements in our fields through theories, inventions, discoveries, and advocacy for the disenfranchised. I’m so grateful that I attended school in a district that valued Black history programming and critical race theory.

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In Memoriam: Jim Brett - Conservation Educator, Naturalist, Recognized For His Local And Global Leadership

PA Environment Daily

The international intern program grew from a fledgling effort in 1976 to an internationally recognized conservation education program under Jim’s leadership. Proceeds from these trips, along with donations from generous benefactors, go to a special Jim Brett Global Conservation Education Fund.

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Fighting algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence

Physics World

Buolamwini’s curiosity led her to run one of her profile images across four facial recognition demos, which, she discovered, either couldn’t identify a face at all or misgendered her – a bias that she refers to as the “coded gaze”. Was this a coincidence?

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The transformative power of physics and how it has helped to build the modern world

Physics World

For example, the chapter on Faraday ’s discovery of electrical induction briefly discusses the (possibly apocryphal) story of Benjamin Franklin flying a kite in a thunderstorm to study electricity. The trope of the physicist as a single-minded, socially awkward loner could have been explored critically here.

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Zoology: Exploring the Animal Kingdom as Academic Pursuit

Environmental Science

Once Antony van Leeuwenhoek perfected the early microscope (12) , improving resolution and quality, it allowed for the discovery of the elements that could not be seen with the naked eye. In some ways, it's unhelpful, but classification simplifies things for researchers and helps in the study of the discovery of new species.