Tag archive for ‘books’
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Recent books debunk myths about brain differences in the sexes
Brain Storm The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2010. 408 pp. $35, £25.95, €31.50. ISBN 9780674057302. Delusions of Gender How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine Norton, New York, 2010. 368 pp. $25.95, C$32.50. ISBN 9780393068382. A book review in today’s issue [...]
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Whistling Vivaldi – stereotype threat
This review (from Science) discusses the book Whistling Vivaldi and Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us. It sounds like a really good read and might give us some clues as to why underrepresented groups might not do as well in science as they should be able to.
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Woman: An Intimate Geography
Woman: An Intimate Geography Natalie Angier, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1999 This book provides all sorts of information about female biology that should have been taught in every high school health class. Angier’s goal is to help women understand how their bodies work and how they differ physically from men’s bodies. My favorite part was the [...]
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Random House Inc, 2010 It is probably impossible to find a human biologist whose research has not depended on HeLa cells, whether through primary experimental work or literature sources. While some scientists previously knew about the ethically questionable origin of these eminently useful cells, this book provides [...]
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Rosalind Franklin’s biography
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA Brenda Maddox, Harper Collins, 2003 This biography of Rosalind Franklin seeks to dispel some of the misinformation about Franklin provided in James Watson’s 1968 autobiography. Franklin’s story serves as an example of how brilliant female scientists can be marginalized and ignored because of internal politics and social factors. [...]
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Barbara McClintock’s biography
Barbara McClintock: Nobel Prize Geneticist Edith Hope Fine, Enslow Publishers, 1998 This biography, aimed at a juvenile audience, is just the thing for any middle school or high school students you know. Recommend or gift this book and provide him/her with a strong female scientist role model.
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Woman’s Nature
Woman’s Nature: Rationalizations of Inequality Marian Lowe, Ruth Hubbard, Pergamon Press, 1983 This book, which is out of print, tackles some “scientific” rationalizations of sexism and strict gender roles. It’s available at the UW Libraries.
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The Politics of Women’s Biology
The Politics of Women’s Biology Ruth Hubbard, Rutgers University Press, 1990 From the Amazon.com product description: For a range of historical and contemporary issues in eugenics, human evolution, and procreative technology, Ruth Hubbard explains why scientific descriptions and choices should not generalize human, or female, attributes without acknowledging the realities of people’s lives. Sophisticated in [...]
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The Door in the Dream
The Door in the Dream: Conversations with Eminent Women in Science Elga Wasserman, Joseph Henry Press, 2002 From a review in the New England Journal of Medicine: Reading the stories of women scientists who have risen to the top of their profession should provide hope and inspiration to those who strive to make the climb [...]
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Enlightened Office Politics
Enlightened Office Politics: understanding, coping with, and winning the game—without losing your soul Michael Singer Dobson & Deborah Singer Dobson, AMACOM, 2001. This book covers a topic that is undoubtedly essential to a successful faculty career. Especially with the rise of huge collaborative research projects, your political approach within your institution and your field can [...]
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Scientists Must Write
Scientists Must Write: A guide to better writing for scientists, engineers, and students Robert Barass, Psychology Press 1978,1991,2002 This book must be good or there wouldn’t be three editions of it. The 1978 edition is available at UW Libraries. The later editions might be harder to locate.
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Giving Away Success
Giving Away Success: Why Women Get Stuck and What to Do About It Susan Schenkel, McGraw-Hill 1984 Although this book is out of print, it comes highly recommended. Follow the link above to find it in the UW library catalog. From Amazon’s editorial reviews: [This book] examines the underlying causes of women’s predisposition to stop [...]