Episode # 135: Telling the Beautiful Truth with Physicist Jessica Wade
Hi Rosies,
Today's podcast guest is Dr. Jessica Wade, a Royal Society University Research Fellow, physicist, and lecturer in Functional Materials at Imperial College London. Jessica single-handedly started a movement to recognize the women who make science, with 2200 Wikipedia entries of her own plus the tens of thousands of others she inspired.
We talk about unconscious bias, education for the future, the joy of science, why the human faces of discoveries matter, and much more, including:
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Jessica’s Journey into Physics
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Advocacy for Diversifying Academia
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Recognizing and the Impact of Unconscious Bias
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Algorithms in Recruitment Processes
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Making Education Better
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Wikipedia
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The Power of Images to Drive Diversity in Academic Science
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Pioneering Female Scientists
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Jessica’s Research on Chiral Molecules
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Integration of Science and Art
One Love,
Christine
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“Jessica single-handedly started a movement to recognize the women who make science, with 2200 Wikipedia entries of her own plus the tens of thousands of others she inspired.”
Frequently asked
Who is Dr. Jessica Wade?
She's a Royal Society University Research Fellow and physicist at Imperial College London who studies chiral molecules, and she's personally written over 2,200 Wikipedia biographies of women and underrepresented scientists.
Why does Jessica Wade write Wikipedia biographies of scientists?
She started the project to make sure women who make important scientific contributions are properly recognized, and her work has inspired tens of thousands of additional entries from others.
What topics does this episode cover?
Guest Jessica Wade and Christine discuss unconscious bias in academia and hiring algorithms, why representation in science matters, and Jessica's research on chiral molecules, among other topics.
What book has Jessica Wade written?
She's the author of Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small, which introduces nanoscience concepts to a general audience.
References
- Listen: Telling the Beautiful Truth with Physicist Jessica Wade— The Rose Woman Podcast
- Jess Wade— Wikipedia
- Rosalind Franklin— Wikipedia
- Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small— Jessica Wade
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