Why People Struggle to Associate Women with Science Words
Clip: Season 48 Episode 3 | 3m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
The idea is that we associate two things that have something in common.
A scientist gives a test to her students: Affiliate male and female names equally—and as quickly—with science terms. Here are the results.
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Why People Struggle to Associate Women with Science Words
Clip: Season 48 Episode 3 | 3m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
A scientist gives a test to her students: Affiliate male and female names equally—and as quickly—with science terms. Here are the results.
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