Combining Art & Science. Spilling the tea on STEM. PhD engineering. https://substack.com/@feministscientist?utm_source=user-menuhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjzswdxmmk24Mentoring is a huge buzzword in academia but how can you tell what is good mentoring and bad mentoring? #academicchatter21 Apr 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzswdxmmk24https://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjznlvqcqc2dHere are some 'old fashioned' ways to edit your writing. #writingtips #academicchatter21 Apr 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjznlvqcqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjyhdedmzs2zFor better or for worse, "The Big Bang Theory" (2007-2019) is still a reigning cultural depiction of #womeninSTEM and science careers in general. Read Part I below, Part II drops Thursday!! https://feministscientist.substack.com/p/the-big-bang-theory-and-academic21 Apr 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyhdedmzs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjxhtov4ck2uUndergrad research was the best thing I did in undergrad. I was happier, mor connected, my grades improved, and I was learning so much I couldn't learn in the classroom.20 Apr 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxhtov4ck2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjuf5mhuus2nOfficial health institutions, universities, and academic journals are poor at connecting with people outside their “bubble”. Although they have large followings, these audiences often show low engagement and are unlikely to disseminate the content. https://feministscientist.substack.com/p/toxic-algorithms-hashtags-in-science19 Apr 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuf5mhuus2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjuerckxhc2zIndeed people want to be aesthetically satisfied and feel a sense of care and connection on social media spaces when seeking health info. https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/did-the-old-way-ever-work #Scicomm #socialmedia19 Apr 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuerckxhc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjq7vx6ay22bPaper mills, the open-access craze (costing $1000s to publish), and now the preprint craze of the 2020s. But who is really ‘winning’ in all this? Not the authors. #sciencepublishing #academia #STEM #feministscience18 Apr 2026 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjq7vx6ay22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjphqzzzgs2jVery humbling to see 25 yr old grad students with romantic partners getting invited by faculty to personal events while I’ve never received such invitations. The only time I was in a relationship was for 6 months in grad school and it was night and day different how I was treated #academichatter17 Apr 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjphqzzzgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjo235qpuc2j#STEM research publishing has shifted wildly in the past 20 years. The open-access craze of the 2010s is now thee preprint craze of the 2020s. #academichatter #feministscience #academicpublishing https://feministscientist.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-open-access-publishing17 Apr 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjo235qpuc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjmnofpyok2j#socialmedia #feminism16 Apr 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmnofpyok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjkyimaujs2rUpdate on the Queen Bee women in STEM post from yesterday. This STEM influencer then publicly shamed me by creating a post called ‘hate comments’ I got from the post of yesterday and screenshotted my post with my username and said I was ‘bean soup theory’ whatever that means. #academichatter15 Apr 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkyimaujs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjk3kp5mdk26When they say 'science can't keep up' and start ditching traditional research models in AI or medical research don't believe them. Hire more researchers-research jobs get 100+ apps pers position right now. And we are working on shoe-string budgets and juggling multiple projects. #researchlife15 Apr 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk3kp5mdk26https://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjht7jgpus2kYes indeed. I examined tiktok and the health info was very 'shallow' or actively harmful. Also used ChatGPT and GenAI and only like 30% accuracy. Yet, the knowledge-seeking behaviors (based on metrics) on these platforms were VERY high so people are not going to stop using them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjht7jgpus2khttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjhro63sr22aI’m niche and have like followers in the 100s so not sure why these women care so much about my comments and posts. I’m also not a famous person and have 0 name recognition in real life and have 0 clout. But they are SO defenive of OP and they are real not bots. #feminism14 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhro63sr22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjhrba44y226#feminsm #academicwomen #womeninSTEM14 Apr 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhrba44y226https://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjhqceszic2bDon't like the vibes of this post because A) industry jobs are hard to get in some fields and require tons of connection to get. B) very disrespectful to the hardworking staff in academia who make much less money #academichatter14 Apr 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhqceszic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjgiyc3dc22zWhen it comes to career advice, people believe in fairytales; they weaponize our vulnerabilities against us. They call us jealous, hostile, insecure, crazy for daring to raise any critique of the system with hard data and decades of theory. #academichatter #feminism https://feministscientist.substack.com/p/the-shallowness-of-women-in-stem14 Apr 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgiyc3dc22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjggih2gns2bSome might call me jealous, and I am some. But I’m madder that only 25% of doctorate owners in the US earn over $171,000. And that in 2023, new female PhD recipients had a median salary offer of $87,000, while men received a median of $110,000 #academicchatter https://wiareport.com/2025/01/the-gender-gap-in-employment-and-salaries-for-doctoral-recipients/14 Apr 2026 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjggih2gns2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjgfl256ks2uBeware of “feminist” women in #STEM grifters. They flaunt 200K salaries, promote ‘tips’ and ‘courses’ and ‘podcasts’. I see the people in the comments beg for advice and tips on how to get a higher paying job when these people have obvious privileges and luck to get these jobs. #academichatter14 Apr 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgfl256ks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjeqhd6axc23Marginalized scholars often face more barriers to getting their work cited quickly. Prioritizing older, high-quality work helps ensure their contributions aren't buried by the sheer volume of high-velocity, high-click-rate publishing. Beat the algorithm, look for papers >5 yrs old. #academichatter13 Apr 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeqhd6axc23https://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mjce5qj43c2eHas spring sprung yet? No, but I have new #feministscience posts coming out! Posts drop Thursdays. I write about the horrors of #academicpublishing missing #womeninSTEM, technology's overtake, and the intersection of pop culture and STEM. #academichatter. feministscientist.substack.com12 Apr 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjce5qj43c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mj4ndwkqks2hThe multiple portrayals of Rosalind Franklin provides an interesting study on sexism, and society’s bewilderment as to how to portray a single woman scientist. #academicchatter #womenshistory #feministscience https://feministscientist.substack.com/p/rosalind-franklin-how-to-portray10 Apr 2026 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4ndwkqks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mj2hoabgd22nMy post today that drops is on Rosalind Franklin and how biographers heads explode when a woman is single. Now that I am single & childless in my 30s I realize nearly every narrative except Sex and the City shows single 30+ women poorly. #reading #writingcommunity #singlewomen09 Apr 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2hoabgd22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mj2hjkdutk2nI've been following Lahiri's books for almost 20 years. Not sure why she writes so much about single, childless women 30+ when she's neither single nor childless herself. Is it a fantasy or horror story? 'Whereabouts' was not a good portrayal a single woman. https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8262/the-art-of-fiction-no-262-jhumpa-lahiri09 Apr 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2hjkdutk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mixygefgik2x#AI existed for decades & made scientific breakthroughs via task specific, well-trained, well-validated, ethically sourced models. BUT Silicon Valley is using the smash and grab method for LLMs.08 Apr 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixygefgik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mivsgsb6es2fI will never stop shouting this. IN THE 2010S THEY DID NOT LET US USE CALCULATORS ON CALCULUS EXAMS!!! AND WE HANDWROTE OUR CS EXAMS!! The first time I was allowed to use a laptop on an exam was 2017!! It was the last class I took in grad school. Why are they embracing #AI in class & research? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivsgsb6es2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3mivp36wom223Parents who do constant home renovations that aren't necessary to main the structure of the home. Ask yourself why do you want to do all those home improvement projects. Does your house really need improvement? Or are you avoiding spending time with your kids? Unhappy with your life?07 Apr 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivp36wom223https://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3miuzbs2szc2b#STEM students face #mentalhealth challenges. Binge drinking, gorge jumping, smoking, and bar fights were things my peers engaged in. #academicchatter.07 Apr 2026 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuzbs2szc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/feministscience.bsky.social/post/3misu36ewa22sMy #submission story- I developed a novel bioinformatics method. Submitted to an @asm.org journal. Rejected with 14 pages of comments picking apart this method as invalid. My male peer uses this method &submits to another ASM journal. Accepted with minor revisions & no comments on that method.06 Apr 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:mlnm4rbtk6rda2ycuiw3xjec/app.bsky.feed.post/3misu36ewa22s