/oss/taxonomy/term/4004/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-general-science/science-journals-will-publish-anything <p>When Dr. Anna O. Szust emailed all of these academic journals to join their editorial boards, she did not anticipate that so many of them would approve her application within hours. In fact, she did not think anything at all, as she did not exist.</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:12:18 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9816 at /oss /oss/article/history/lise-meitner-noble-scientist <hr /> <p><em>Olivia Fraser Barsby is a biology and anthropology student at şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ University, specializing in conservation, ecology, evolution and behaviour. </em></p> Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:10:00 +0000 Olivia Fraser Barsby 8636 at /oss /oss/article/history/feminine-touch <p>Women have played a larger role in the history of science than is generally recognized. Although Marie Curie’s discovery of radium, Lise Meitner’s work on nuclear fission, Dorothy Hodgkin’s contributions to X-ray crystallography, Rosalind Franklin’s aid in unraveling the structure of DNA, Barbara McClintock’s experiments in genetics, and Rachel Carson’s environmentalism have been widely acknowledged, few realize that the very first “scientist” was a woman.</p> Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:05:15 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8624 at /oss /oss/article/videos/right-chemistry-history-laughing-groundbreaking-scientists <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:25:21 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7850 at /oss