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What Radicalized You, James Lindsay?

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Women's Roles in Glacology and Polar Research During the 1980s

Norwegian polar Institute glaciologist Elizabeth Isaacson expresses her dismay about that 1987 expedition recalling that Morris had to talk to all of the researchers' wives and ensure them that she would not hit on their husbands. Women in 2009 still represented less than 20% of authors in these two flagship glaciological journals. Despite significant, they're strong, their strong objectivity wasn't present because there were fewer women. Wonder why technology may be reversing long standing trends.

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