Scientists and mathematicians aren’t all white men—but you wouldn’t know that from the movies

Posted on October 13, 2015 by agogo22

What do you see when you picture a scientist? For most people—myself included—the default answer is probably a white man in a lab coat, hunched over a microscope. The same image arises for the archetypical computer programmer (a white man in a hoodie, hunched over a computer) and mathematician (a white man in a threadbare […]

http://qz.com/523023/scientists-and-mathematicians-arent-all-white-men-but-you-wouldnt-know-that-from-the-movies/

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1 Response to Scientists and mathematicians aren’t all white men—but you wouldn’t know that from the movies

  1. Wyzedome's avatar Wyzedome says:
    October 15, 2015 at 2:18 am

    ..My Sentiments Exactly Kindred! Great Post…And As A Ethiopian Universe Scientist Who Just Obtained Certification In Nanotechnology…Will Do My Part To Help Change That!

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