Stories by Katie Hafner - Scientific American

Lost Women of Science, Episode 3: The Case of the Missing Portrait

A missing portrait of physician and pathologist Dorothy Andersen takes us on a journey into the perils of memorialization—and who gets to be remembered. Pediatric intensivist Scott Baird hunts for the portrait, and psychiatry resident Nientara Anderson and emergency medicine resident Lizzy Fitzsousa, both former medical students at Yale University, explain how, in today’s diverse communities, “dude walls” can have an insidious effect on those who walk past them every day...

November 18, 2021 — Katie Hafner and The Lost Women of Science Initiative

Diversity

Lost Women of Science, Episode 2: The Matilda Effect

A passionate outdoorswoman, a “rugged individualist” and a bit of an enigma—the few traces Dorothy Andersen left behind give us glimpses into who she was. In this episode, we track down people determined to stitch together her life...

November 11, 2021 — Katie Hafner and The Lost Women of Science Initiative

History

Listen to This New Podcast: The Lost Women of Science

A new podcast is on a mission to retrieve unsung female scientists from oblivion.

2021年11月8日-凯蒂Hafner和失去的女人of Science Initiative

Diversity

The Lost Women of Science, Episode 1: The Question Mark

When physician and pathologist Dorothy Andersen confronted a slew of confounding infant deaths, she suspected the accepted diagnosis wasn’t right. Her medical sleuthing led to the world’s understanding of cystic fibrosis, a disease that affects the lungs, the pancreas and a host of other organs...

November 4, 2021 — Katie Hafner and The Lost Women of Science Initiative