Scientists and Others Stage a #Strike4BlackLives

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June 10, 2020

Dear Reader, Today, thousands of scientists worldwide are participating in a strike for Black lives. Academics and scientific organizations have paused research to reflect and take action on systemic inequalities in science and society, while providing Black students, staff and faculty with a day of rest. We spoke with Nausheen Shah, one of the organizers of #Strike4BlackLives. Read the Q&A in our lead story. Also, in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and ongoing global protests, our parent company, Springer Nature, has launched a portal with free access to a powerful collection of relevant research and journalism. Within our collection, we have sought to amplify Black voices by sharing their work, personal stories and journey. We hope that these books, scholarly journal articles, analysis, and news stories will help readers gain insights on the history and social science of racism and police violence. Scientific American is committed to advancing knowledge about structural racism, bias in science and ways to make the world safer and more equitable for all.

Sunya Bhutta, Senior Editor, Audience Engagement @sunyaaa

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Policy & Ethics Grieving and Frustrated: Black Scientists Call Out Racism in the Wake of Police Killings An academic strike is planned for this week, alongside marches and demonstrations worldwide By Nidhi Subbaraman,Nature magazine

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QUOTE OF THE DAY "So don't be a passive listener but think about 'What can I do? How can I change this and not ask our Black colleagues, What should I do?' There are thousands of things that have been written by Black people to read." Nausheen Shah, theoretical particle physicist

WHAT WE'RE READING Thousands of scientists worldwide to go on strike for Black lives Academics and scientific organizations will stop research activities on 10 June to reflect and take action on systemic inequalities in science. By Nature Racial and gender biases plague postdoc hiring A new study unearths evidence of racial bias in biology and a combination of gender and racial bias in physics, highlighting both the pervasive nature of various biases in science as well as important disciplinary differences. By Science

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