Tag: Sarah Richardson
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Nation & World
Taken out of context
In a peer-reviewed piece published in the journal Science, scholars from Harvard’s GenderSci Lab created a roadmap to help researchers take greater care when writing biological definitions and classifications of sex, mindful of how their language may be used in the public arena.
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Why do more men die of COVID? It’s likely not what you think
Sex differences in COVID death rates vary by state and across time, suggesting social factors play a role.
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Your best, worst traits: Was it something mom did while pregnant?
Sarah Richardson traces history of debate over lasting effects of maternal behaviors, experiences on gestating offspring.
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Nation & World
Study aims to quell fears over falling human sperm count
Rising fears over declining human sperm count among men in Western countries may be overblown, according to researchers at Harvard’s GenderSci Lab.
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Nation & World
More than biology influences COVID risk
The GenderSci Lab at Harvard finds that more men than women are dying of COVID-19.
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Nation & World
On Darwin and gender
New website opens a window onto naturalist Charles Darwin’s struggle with the complexities of gender, and illustrates how culture affects science’s vaunted neutrality.