
In June, British biochemist and Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt found himself embroiled in a sexism scandal. The 72-year-old scientist had been a speaker at a conference in Seoul, South Korea, addressing a predominantly female audience and speaking of his
by Richard Lewis21 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM PST0

Professor Connie St Louis is dreadlocked, proud of her African heritage, a committed feminist, may have published the odd article in a newspaper and may possibly – though she’s a bit hazy on key details like, ahem, at which university
by James Delingpole5 Jul 2015, 4:23 AM PST0

A British Nobel laureate, Sir Tim Hunt, 72, who won the Nobel Prize for his work on cell division, was forced out of honorary positions at University College London (UCL), the Royal Society, and the European Research Council (ERC) after
by William Bigelow29 Jun 2015, 12:48 AM PST0