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1/? nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s… @NASA has decided to celebrate #LGBTQSTEMDay by... let me check my notes here...
Deciding not to rename JWST for the flimsiest of reasons.
Deciding not to rename JWST for the flimsiest of reasons.
2/? Let's be clear here. We had evidence (and NASA includes evidence in this report) that James Webb was AWARE of homophobic practices at NASA.
So how does NASA justify not changing the name?
So how does NASA justify not changing the name?
3/? They have two main points of argument against changing the name.
The first is that James Webb did not directly carry out homophobic acts on his own. Or, as it is more commonly known, the superior orders argument.
He only ENFORCED homophobic practices. It's fiiiiine.
The first is that James Webb did not directly carry out homophobic acts on his own. Or, as it is more commonly known, the superior orders argument.
He only ENFORCED homophobic practices. It's fiiiiine.
It's #LGBTQSTEMDay! Our community believes that science is enriched by the free exchange of ideas, which includes representation from researchers holding diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.
brown.edu/academics/cogn…
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Community highlight: @mishaoraaali (they/them) is a queer desi-Filipino cognitive scientist whose research lies at the intersection of psycholinguistics, developmental psych, and semantics. They also like making art and building things for experiments!
Community highlight: @BabakHemmatian is a queer Iranian PhD candidate, studying cognitive and computer sciences. Using behavioral experiments and machine learning, he studies how social narratives evolve on social media, and how changes relate to attitude shifts over time.
Welcome to our #LGBTQSTEMDay special
All through today we have wonderful LGBTQ+ scientists ready to share their work!
Check out prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/ for events over the next week
Up first at 9.15am GMT is @rookarmeremanko
@PrideinSTEM @TheSTEMvillage
All through today we have wonderful LGBTQ+ scientists ready to share their work!
Check out prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/ for events over the next week
Up first at 9.15am GMT is @rookarmeremanko
@PrideinSTEM @TheSTEMvillage
We're starting our day with Roo in India, as we learn about polycystic ovary syndrome
We're heading into space for a weather forecast with Julia.
The questions everyone wants to know the answer to, is Uranus very windy?
The questions everyone wants to know the answer to, is Uranus very windy?
