#24: Scientists and Saints
This week is for the ladies: we'll be talking about women's roles in two pretty different fields\u2014science and religion\u2014and how women have worked their way in from the fringes of both. Angela Saini unravels the pervasive idea that science is free from bias, and talks about how prejudice against women comes out in studies as well as in the academy; Adrian Shirk spotlights the American women who have shaped modern religion, both inside and outside the lines. \u2022 Episode Page: https://theamericanscholar.org/scientists-and-saints/ \u2022 Go beyond the episode: \u2022 Angela Saini\u2019s Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong\u2014and the New Research That\u2019s Rewriting the Story \u2022 \u201cWomen Are Dying Because Doctors Treat Us Like Men\u201d by Kayla Webley Adler in Marie Claire \u2022 Read an excerpt from Cathy O\u2019Neil\u2019s Weapons of Math Destruction about the biases built into Big Data \u2022 Adrian Shirk\u2019s And Your Daughters Shall Prophecy: Stories from the Byways of American Women and Religion \u2022 Watch the trailer for American Mystic, Alex Mar\u2019s documentary featuring a modern-day Spiritualist medium \u2022 Tune in every two weeks to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. \u2022 Subscribe: iTunes\xa0\u2022 Feedburner\xa0\u2022 Stitcher\xa0\u2022 Google Play\xa0\u2022 Acast \u2022 Have suggestions for projects you\u2019d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes!
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