October 13, 2023
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Why female STEM PhDs are less likely to become new inventors
Female STEM PhD students are less likely to become new inventors than their male counterparts — a statistic that’s bad news for both ... -
Why more school counselors and psychologists alone won’t solve America’s mental health crisis among students
Student-to-counselor ratios in America’s schools often exceed what is recommended. SDI Productions via Getty Images Joni Williams Splett, ...October 11, 2023 -
Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win is a victory for women in economics − and the field as a whole
The world’s newest Nobel laureate takes a bow. Carlin Stiehl/Getty Images Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury Economic history has long ...October 11, 2023 -
The Exorcist at 50: a terrifying film that symbolises the decline of America’s faith and optimism
Aislinn Clarke, Queen's University Belfast Please note this piece contains spoilers. Having made a film about priests making a film, I find myself ...October 11, 2023 -
Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space
Comet Hale-Bopp was visible from Earth in 1997. E. Kolmhofer, H. Raab; Johannes-Kepler-Observatory, Linz, Austria, CC BY-NC Shannon Schmoll, ...October 11, 2023 -
Harvard Professor Claudia Goldin wins Nobel economics prize for work on gender gap
She uncovered key drivers of gender differences in the labour market This year’s Laureate in the Economic Sciences, Claudia Goldin, provided ...October 9, 2023 -
Nobel Prize winner Katalin Karikó was ‘demoted 4 times’ at her old job. How she persisted: ‘You have to focus on what’s next’
It took only a few hours for the BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to be created. Moderna created its Covid vaccine in two days ...October 6, 2023 -
The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023 awarded to Anne L’Huillier
Professor Anne L’Huillier, atomic physics at LTH, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023, jointly with Pierre Agostini and ...October 3, 2023