science Gal Science: The Virgin Brain
Rebekah Evans on what mouse studies can and can't tell us about the virgin brain.
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science Gal Science: Stop Being Terrified of Chemicals
Michelle Wong explains why chemicals are not the boogeyman, and uses surfactants as an example.
Feminism Gal Science: Why Are There So Few Female Scientists?
Helen Klus examines the lack of female scientists in the UK and elsewhere, and does a rundown on the most likely suspects.
science Gal Science: On What All Those Genetic Tests Actually Mean
Wudan Yan explains the science of epigenetics, and helps us figure out what all the new genetic tests can and can't tell us about ourselves.
science Gal Science: On Dry Ground and in Floods
Dr. Lisa Gardiner, on her work as an earth scientist and how it makes watching floods in her community invigorating as well as troubling.
science Gal Science: On How to Interpret a Study
Maddy Boesen kindly assists us in understanding how to tell what a research study really means.
science Gal Science: The Little Blind Bookworm in Your Brain
In the latest installment of Gal Science, Sarah Hillenbrand walks us through some new research about how our brain processes words.
Animals Gal Science: Stalking Zombie Tree Swallows at Dawn
Natalia Piland, on the sometimes-solitary life of a field ecologist, which occasionally leads her to pretend she's stalking zombie tree swallows.
science Gal Science: On Whether Things Are Safe For Pregnant Ladies
Mollie Wood, in our latest Gal Science installment, explains the difficult process of testing medications on pregnant women.
science Gal Science: So What Is It You Do?
In the newest installment of Gal Science, a physics postdoc attempts to explain what the heck is it she actually does every day.
science Gal Science: On the Honeybee and Her Friends and Relations
Linda Lombardi uses the sacred venue that is Gal Science to speak about honeybees: where they came from, and where they're going.
Ancient Grains Gal Science: Let’s Panic About Antibiotic Resistance!
Laura Ciaccia West uses Jurassic Park to help explain why antibiotic resistance is terrifying.
science Gal Science: On Lava Flows and Glass
Lynne Elkins, on the science of glass and the beauty of lava flows.
science Gal Science: In Which We Learn About Endosymbiosis
In this latest installment of Gal Science, Jane Van Susteren teaches us a whole bunch about endosymbiosis and sounds VERY smart.
Feminism Gal Science: The Drop-Off
In the latest installment of The Toast's Gal Science column, Maya Sapiurka talks about why many women with science PhDs don't become faculty.
