Qu'est-ce que l'effet Matilda ?

Notre cerveau est au cœur de notre quotidien. Pourtant, avec l’âge, certaines de ses capacités peuvent progressivement s’altérer. La bonne nouvelle, c’est qu’il existe des activités qui peuvent contribuer à préserver la santé du cerveau au fil des années ! L’essentiel serait de s ...  Show more

En juin 2026, ChatGPT a déjà franchi le cap des trois ans et demi d'existence. Selon OpenAI, plus de 800 millions de personnes l’utilisent au moins une fois par semaine à travers le monde… Que ce soit pour le travail, les devoirs d’école ou même pour parler de leurs préoccupation ...  Show more

The Matilda Effect was coined in 1993 and explains the phenomenon of women’s historical contributions to science getting forgotten over time. These women are not only left out of history books, but also subjected to men taking credit for their work. Daily Show writer Nicole Conla ...  Show more

The term femvertising was coined by She Knows Media back in 2014, and recent years have seen more and more advertising campaigns champion female empowerment and challenge traditional gender norms, reshaping the marketing landscape.  But the emergence of femvertising has also led ...  Show more

In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, physicist Athene Donald joins us to discuss her book Not just for the boys, why we need more women in science. We discuss how science has historically excluded women, the barriers to entry and retention that remain prevalent, and wh ...  Show more

Why were the ovaries once seen as inverted testes? What words might you use if you were trying to describe a condition 'down there' to your doctor? And why did people once believe that you couldn't conceive a baby whilst standing up?

In this episode of Betwixt the Sh ...