Biology

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations: Beyond Broadening Participation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26803.

From Alaska to Australia, scientists are turning to the knowledge of traditional people for a deeper understanding of the natural world. What they are learning is helping them discover more about everything from melting Arctic ice, to protecting fish stocks, to controlling wildfires.

Raises questions about the relationship between indigenous knowledge and Western science.

Themed issue of the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education on inclusive biological science teaching.

Traces historical and contemporary attempts to claim genetic basis for racism, and presents human rights as an ethical issue independent of these claims.

Passionate essay on the teaching of evolution "Evolution educators—even if sticking to E.coli, fruit flies, or sticklebacks—must confront the ways that evolutionary science has implicitly undergirded and explicitly promoted, or has naively inspired so many racist, sexist, and otherwise harmful beliefs and actions. We can no longer arm students with the ideas that have had harmful sociocultural consequences without addressing them explicitly, because our failure to do so effectively is the primary reason these horrible consequences exist."

Reviews the findings of the Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics at the National Science Foundation.