114: Diversity in science (with Jess Wade) - a podcast by Dan Quintana

We chat with Jess Wade (Imperial College London) about diversity issues in science, including her work increasing the profile of underrepresented scientists on Wikipedia and on getting more young women into science.
Here's what we cover:Jess' Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Wade)
Inferior (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553867/inferior-by-angela-saini/), by Angela SainiWhat's involved when making a bio page?
The "notability" criteria for adding a scientist's bio on wikipediaListen to Wikipedia grow on Hatnote (http://listen.hatnote.com/)
Don't write your own page, even under a psuedonym.What's the best way to get girls into science and engineering?
The lack of diversity in science award winnersFollow Jess on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jesswade)!
The opportunuties provided by social mediaUsing social media to scope out new labs
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Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2020, August 16) "114: Diversity in Science (with Jess Wade)", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/A6VMU Special Guest: Jess Wade.

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