Release date: September 11, 2011





No, this episode is not about "elevatorgate" or the Watson-Dawkins debacle, but we do use these recent (in)famous events as a springboard for a broader discussion of women in skepticism and science. Is there a misogyny problem in the skeptic and atheist communities? Why aren't there more more women involved in these communities? Also, Julia tells us about her own experience as a young woman skeptic.

Julia's pick: "Paul Graham Essays"



Massimo's pick: "Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities"

References:

http://wwww.religiondispatches.org/archive/atheologies/4978/does_atheism_have_a_misogyny_problem

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/2011/08/02/teetering-on-the-edge-of-chaos/

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/2011/07/20/is-it-cold-in-here/

http://www.blaghag.com/2010/07/women-and-feminism-at-tam8.html

http://www.phact.org/articles/misc/women.php

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/07/05/richard-dawkins-and-male-privilege/