Women in science

After only one year into Erica Slone’s Air Force enlistment, she was attacked and raped in her dorm room by another airman. That was in 2003. In 2006, she responded to a rocket-propelled attack (RPG) which killed eight of her colleagues. Then, she was told she had to “clear the compound” which meant she had to kill dozens of civilians that could/had become dangerous or a potential threat while in war. She kept her dramatic rape hidden, deep inside as she continued to serve out her six-year…

Science is a difficult concept simply that to define it, is to define all we know about the world in which we live. I am of the opinion, that since the dawn of the scientific age there has been a clear and defining breakdown in terms of gender in science. As a young woman studying Marine Biology, I someday wish to be viewed as a member of the scientific community. In spite of this, when I think of a ‘scientist’, a man in a lab coat is all that comes to mind. This is the historical image of…

girls and women to take an interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In 2009, 48% of the United States workforce was comprised of women while 52% comprised of men (Kimmel et al, 2012). While the slight deviation in percentage seems small, when STEM field jobs were looked at in particular, it was realized that that 76% of the STEM jobs are held be men while women only held on to 24% (Szelényi et al, 2013). In 2010, an average of 14% computer science…

Introduction Science always fascinated people regardless young or old, male or female. From the beginning of human development, hundreds of cultures tried their luck with new inventions and scientific explanations. Every development was founded on the drive to explain the surrounding world in an easy way and try to understand every part of it. Often it was luck or the product of hard work over years and months of calculation and experiments. Looking back into history, every culture had its own…

As shown in William Golding 's Lord of the Flies, human beings ' desire to satisfy their physical needs tend to dominate their ability to think rationally. In the novel, Golding uses the way human nature works to show how easily society can fall apart and how that can affect the people in the community. He makes sure that the theme of a twisted and corrupt nature is the underlying drive of the story. He writes characters such as Jack, Roger and Ralph with this is mind. Throughout the novel, he…

During slavery in the United States, southern white slave owners were raised to believe that blacks were inferior, and they believed it. It was hard for slave owners to imagine life any other way, and for them, there was no reason to imagine life any other way. It could be argued that the Yankees used Plato's epistemology. They broke free from the "chains" holding them to the belief that blacks are inferior. The reason that they were able to do this might be that their "chains" weren't as…

attention to the numbers over the science (McNutt). eTBLAST was an enlightening read, and I appreciate the developers intention; scientific and medical jargon is frightening. My only concern with this particular tool is the time component. Running the analyses is time consuming, and then double-checking by “eye” is another step…

In all of my years of public schooling, I have never written about one subject for so many times. With the past few drafts, I realized that zoology is slightly more complex than what people would imagine. As you would expect with zoology, people study the structure, habits, and evolution of all animals, both non-living and living. Animal-related careers, whether it is a zookeeper or a researcher, may seem simple, but a person needs key traits such as extreme patience, passion, and alertness. I…

Psychology, the study of how mental processes and behavior are affected by internal processes and the environment, uses three main methods to study behavior: Case studies, correlational studies, and experiments. Each of these studies has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it is impossible to determine which is better, as each study’s effectiveness depends on its nature. Case studies, experiments, and correlational studies all have something in common, though: they can all be affected by…

reality. In contrast, the aim of modern science has been, by employing the scientific method, to establish reality beyond any doubt. As a result, the public commonly accepts scientific findings and theories as undisputable truths. However, the certainty of modern science is misleading and continues to leave the question of reality open for…