#GoodRead | Calculating a Bias in Neuroscience: Women Asked to Speak

"Calculating a Bias in Neuroscience: Women Asked to Speak":

One day in August 2015, the Princeton University neuroscientist Yael Niv saw an email notice of a conference on deep brain stimulation, a hot topic in treatment for depression and other mental disorders. Dr. Niv noticed that none of the 21 scientists scheduled to speak were women.

This was not the first time Dr. Niv had lamented a skewed lineup.

Read Apoorva Mandavilli's full article at The New York Times here…