STEM on Stage

Today we remember one of the world's greatest scientists: Marie Skłodowska Curie, who died #OTD in 1934. Curie was the first person to be awarded the #NobelPrize twice and is still the only person to receive the prize in two different scientific fields.

Remembering the remarkable Marie Skłodowska Curie - awarded the 1903 physics prize and 1911 chemistry prize - who passed away #OTD 90 years ago.

That's no lightsaber... These are two views of a dusty disk made of planet formation debris, observed in infrared light for the first time. The white star symbol marks where Webb blocked out starlight with a coronagraph, or mask: go.nasa.gov/3ULYapd #MayTheFourthBeWithYou!

Small satellite, big impact. 🛰️ Read more to learn how @NASA’s Earth-observing Aqua satellite, built by Northrop Grumman, is delivering beyond expectations. 🌎 🌧️ ❄️ ms.spr.ly/6016YPySs #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #MayTheForce #EarthScience

We are thrilled to have hosted a roundtable discussion facilitated by a project we helped launch, EpiArts Alliance. Co-founders Heather & Anzli, and founding members Nico & Maxx led a discussion on how to make theater stage lights safer for audience members with photosensitivity.

“Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of nature and therefore part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.” Max Planck, born on this day in 1868, on science and meaning themarginalian.org/2019/06/12/max…

For this Earth Day (April 22nd), the world unites to tackle plastic pollution. Decision-makers need to hear your voice! bit.ly/3OMNoMj #PlanetvsPlastics #EndPlastics #EarthDay #EndPlasticPollution #GlobalPlasticsTreaty

Great news! chemistryworld.com/news/new-twist…

Brilliant scientist Marie Skłodowska-Curie, who received Nobel Prizes in both Physics and Chemistry, works in her laboratory at the Radium Institute in Paris, 1921 (Getty Images): gettyimages.com/detail/video/p… #histSTM #WomenInSTEM #histsci #WomenInScience

"You learn the most from things you enjoy doing so much that you don’t even notice time passing. I am often so engrossed in my work that I forget to eat lunch." Albert Einstein's advice to his son Albert. Physics laureate Einstein passed away on 18 April 1955, aged 76.

Humanity's most successful scientific theory, animated themarginalian.org/2021/07/23/sta…

Hey folks, my new book, A History of Women in Psychology and Neuroscience, is now available for pre-order from @penswordbooks! With over 250 figures who made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the mind, it's the biggest volume yet! pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-History-of-W…

Happy 90th birthday to Jane Goodall, who pioneered new methods in behavioral field research and has given her life to conserving our precious inheritance of wildlife and biological diversity. She is a treasure. #womeninstem wisarchive.com/post/adventure…

What Is Matilda Effect? Invisibility Of Women In Science And Beyond 👩🏽‍🔬 "By confronting these biases head-on and amplifying the voices of overlooked female scientists, we pave the way for a more equitable and inclusive scientific landscape." #WomenInSTEM shethepeople.tv/women-in-stem/…

Astronomer Margaret Harwood was born 139 years ago today! She was the first woman director of an observatory, serving as the Maria Mitchell Observatory's director from 1916 to 1957, where she carried out her research in photometry. #womeninSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth

Happy Pi day! The current date and time (14 March, 1.59pm) resemble 3.14159, the approximation of the mathematical constant Pi, or π. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The ratio stays the same no matter how big or small the circle is. #π #PiDay

On #InternationalWomensDay, meet the polymathic Scottish woman for whom the word "scientist" was coined themarginalian.org/2020/10/20/mar…

We're celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Let's look back on the life of Marie Skłodowska Curie: a Nobel Prize laureate who dedicated her life to science and became one of the world's greatest scientists. #WomenInScience #NobelPrize

"Science is fun and being a scientist is a fun job!" On this year's International Day for Women and Girls in Science, listen to 2023 medicine laureate Katalin Karikó speak about being a scientist. What is your favourite thing about being a scientist? #womeninscience