“I Am a Scientist”

Mates of State cover Guided by Voices to promote girls in science

The problems are clear. Science and technology fields hold the jobs of the future, but our young women aren’t being prepared effectively to lead, or even compete. Interest in science is equal among younger girls and boys, and then diverges from middle school onward. There’s many culprits to blame, and most of them are social.

So again we ask: How do we fix it?

There’s wrong ways. And then there’s really wrong ways, like last week’s “Science, It’s A Girl Thing” fiasco. You don’t encourage girls in science by creating unrealistic role models and negative stereotypes. That’s why I love the soon-to-be-released Science Fair album, especially this track from Mates of State.

To me, it captures all the right stuff about science. The happy curiosity, the proud young girl hard at work on what makes her feel good, and getting to prove the naysayers wrong in the end. I love that the full album features tracks that serve to inspire young girls in education, all performed by female singers, and that all of the proceeds will go to girls’ STEM programs through Girls, Inc..

If you’d like more information on the Science Fair album, check out their website.

(Special thanks to video director Lindsay Van Dyke for sending this my way)

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    Good cause, good cover.
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    The real moral of this video is not to make fun of the nerdy science girl or she won’t let you levitate with her. That...
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    “Here Comes Science” is indeed a great record. TMBG are supporters of this record, FWIW — they tweeted out a review of...
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    I wish I’d had this as a kid! I have deeply ingrained “you’re not smart enough and never will be” feelings about math...
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    Or you can always have them listen to TMBG album “Here Comes Science” because that’s mainstream and kind of fucking...

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