Hi there! Jamie and Leah took the week off last week to get some personal things done. Hope you didn't miss us too much. This week, we re-recorded an episode that didn't work out because of bad audio. We focused on an article of the 50 things women couldn't do before 1970. It's quite a list. Hope you enjoy!

Citations:

1. 40 basic rights women did not have until the 1970s - History collection. (n.d.). History Collection. https://historycollection.com/40-basic-rights-women-did-not-have-until-the-1970s/
2. Erber, E. (2025, March 26). The real Story - Kathrine Switzer - Marathon Woman. Kathrine Switzer - Marathon Woman. https://kathrineswitzer.com/1967-boston-marathon-the-real-story/

It's getting trickier than ever to be a skeptical thinker. This week's episode wades into the turbid waters of genetics and the views coming from the fringe that there are real genetic differences between races - in particular the idea that white genetics are superior to any other race. While this is preposterous, there appears to be groups who are feeling more emboldened to push these false narratives using pseudoscience. Leah and Jamie try to debunk without giving voice to the platform. Check out our show citations below. Also, like us on any of the platforms. We don't do this for any monetary gain, but it would be great to hear if you are out there listening. you can email us at this link: email. You can also like us on our Facebook Page.

Citations:

1. Smart, A. (2025, March 26). In genetics, a tense coexistence of mainstream and fringe views. Undark Magazine. https://undark.org/2025/03/26/unleashed-genetics-intelligence/?et_cid=5575266
2. Smithsonian Natural Museum of American History. (n.d.). Homepage The Bias inside Us. https://biasinsideus.si.edu/
3. Staff, H. B. (2025, April 2). The Moments that Change Us | Hidden Brain Media. Hidden Brain Media. https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/the-moments-that-change-us/
4. Wikipedia contributors. (2025a, March 14). Human Genome Project - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Genome_Project
5. Wikipedia contributors. (2025b, March 22). Mankind quarterly. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mankind_Quarterly

This week Jamie and Leah try to tackle an article that discusses the need for better representation of transgender and gender nonconforming people in the STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) Fields. We try really hard to stay on topic, but the Transgender issues are so large, that we tend to struggle with focus. No doubt, we will be covering this issue and gender issues again. We do think that this is a great episode - and one that will get you thinking different about gender. Check out the original article here, and check out all the interesting sources in the show notes below.

Sources:

1. Adamczeski, R. (2024, June 28). Gender-affirming care is primarily used by cisgender people. Advocate.com. https://www.advocate.com/health/gender-affirming-surgery-minors-rate
2. Honoring Nex Benedict, a 16-Year-Old Non-Binary Oklahoma High School. . . (2024, April 18). HRC. https://www.hrc.org/news/honoring-nex-benedict-16-year-old-non-binary-high-school-student-who-tragically-died-after-school-beating
3. Jacobs, P. (n.d.). ‘We’re hurting.’ Trans scientists call for recognition and support from research community. https://www.science.org. https://www.science.org/content/article/we-re-hurting-trans-scientists-call-recognition-and-support-research-community?et_cid=5575266
4. Krisha Et Al., A. (n.d.). Rigorous science demands support of transgender scientists. Cell, 6, 1327–1334. https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00187-9
5. Sex and gender in science. (n.d.). https://www.nature.com/immersive/sex-and-gender-in-science/index.html
6. The Hastings Center. (2023, June 14). Gender-Affirming Care for Cisgender People: Q&A with Theodore Schall and Jacob Moses - The Hastings Center. https://www.thehastingscenter.org/news/gender-affirming-care-for-cisgender-people-qa-with-theodore-schall-and-jacob-moses/
7. Turban, J. (2024, February 20). The Disturbing History of Research into Transgender Identity. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-disturbing-history-of-research-into-transgender-identity/
8. Why it’s essential to study sex and gender, even as tensions rise. (2024). Nature, 629(8010), 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01207-0