Paleobiologist & geologist, Dept. of Integrative Biology & UC Museum of Paleontology, UC Berkeley. Opinions my own, even bad ones.
May 31, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The #BlackInNature posts are very important for field scientists to pay attention to. One of the biggest lies that white scientists like me tell ourselves is that Black people are underrepresented in field sciences because somehow they just aren't interested in nature. (1/6)
This is obvious bullshit if you take the time to examine it. I belonged to a majority Black Boy Scout troop & those kids loved being outdoors as much as the rest of us but as far as I know none went on to become field scientists. This is about opportunity, not interest. (2/6)
