Is it weird if a woman is very interested in science?

[Babygirl_S]

I love watching documentaries about space, AI, brain etc.

[CrazyGirl2]

Absolutely not! My own mother is a biologist, who then went to medical school and is now a physician and trauma surgeon, and she is the head of emergency medicine at a Level-1 Trauma Center. Women are the fastest growing group within the STEM fields, today, so why would it be weird if a woman was interested in science. Let’s look at a list of influential women within science:

1. Marie Curie (1867–1934) – A physicist and chemist, Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911) for her work on radioactivity.

2. Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958) – A British chemist whose X-ray diffraction images of DNA were critical in discovering the double helix structure, although her contributions were overlooked at the time, she is now being considered for a posthumous Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking work in genetics.

3. Jane Goodall (1934–) – A primatologist and anthropologist known for her 60-year study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania, revolutionizing our understanding of primate behavior and conservation.

4. Ada Lovelace (1815–1852) – Considered the first computer programmer, she was the woman who actually wrote the algorithms for Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.

5. Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–1994) – A British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964 for her work on the structure of important biochemical substances using X-ray crystallography, including insulin and penicillin.

6. Rachel Carson (1907–1964) – An American marine biologist and conservationist, she wrote the groundbreaking book Silent Spring, which led to widespread public awareness of environmental issues and the harmful effects of pesticides on marine life.

7. Barbara McClintock (1902–1992) – An American cytogeneticist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983 for discovering “jumping genes” (genetic transposition), a fundamental mechanism in genetics.

8. Vera Rubin (1928–2016) – An American astronomer whose work on galaxy rotation rates provided the first compelling evidence for the existence of dark matter in the universe. She has been nominated for a Nobel Prize in physics.

9. Lise Meitner (1878–1968) – An Austrian-Swedish physicist who played a key role in the discovery of nuclear fission. Despite her critical contributions, she was overlooked for the Nobel Prize, which went to her male collaborator Otto Hahn.

10. Tu Youyou (1930–) – A Chinese pharmaceutical chemist and Nobel laureate, she discovered artemisinin, a drug used to treat malaria, which has saved millions of lives worldwide.

One of the most overlooked figures in computer science in the 20th century is Elizabeth “Jake” Feinler, who made significant contributions to the development of the internet, at UC Santa Barbara, including “Packet Switching” and the development of the router, which allowed the data to be broken up into “packets” sent across multiple pathways, and reassembled in order, at the receiving station. She’s also particularly known through her work at the Network Information Center (NIC) at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). Some of her major accomplishments include:

1. The development of the First WHOIS Directory: Feinler developed the first directory for the ARPANET, a precursor to what would become the WHOIS protocol. This directory listed people and resources on the network, making it one of the first searchable databases for online user information.

2. Domain Name System (DNS) Contributions: Feinler played a critical role in the development of the Domain Name System (DNS), which replaced the earlier system of host names used in ARPANET. She and her team organized the top-level domains (TLDs), including familiar ones like. com, . gov, . edu, . org, and. mil. This system remains the backbone of the modern internet’s naming conventions.

3. Network Documentation and Standards: At the NIC, Feinler was responsible for maintaining and distributing all ARPANET documentation. She ant her team created and maintained early versions of Request for Comments (RFCs), which became the formalized system for proposing and discussing internet standards.

4. Internet Resource Management: The NIC served as the main repository for information on all the ARPANET hosts, assigning names, addresses, and managing the infrastructure that helped the network grow. Feinler and her team managed the Host Table, a critical tool before the advent of DNS, mapping host names to IP addresses, and was the only organization responsible for assigning domain names until 1998 when the US Government “gave” the internet to the world, and opened up domain name assignment to competition.

5. email: Although Feinler did not “invent" email, her work in organizing and standardizing how computer systems communicated with one another through the ARPANET, it made it possible to implement email and other network-based communication tools. Without Elizabeth Feinler’s work, email would not exist!

Women have made profound and diverse contributions to science, often overcoming significant barriers in male-dominated fields. Pioneers like Marie Curie opened doors in physics and chemistry by winning two Nobel Prizes for her work on radioactivity. Rosalind Franklin’s groundbreaking research on DNA structure was critical to the discovery of the double helix, while Jane Goodall’s revolutionary studies of chimpanzee behavior transformed our understanding of primates and human evolution. Figures like Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, and Elizabeth “jake” Feinler, whose work sparked the development and advancement of the internet, demonstrate that women have consistently shaped science, and technology, across centuries. Despite often facing societal and institutional obstacles, these women and many others have advanced scientific knowledge and changed the course of history, and in turn shaped our modern world. So no, it would not be “weird” if a woman was very interested science, because women have always been interested in science. In fact, if you are under the age of 35, there is an overwhelming likelihood that you were delivered by a female obstetrician, or obstetric nurse practitioner.

Sorry this is so long, but it’s a long and complex subject. I hope this helps.
Laura 🤗 🥰

[CrazyGirl2]

@babygirl_s Thank you so much for the MHO. I really appreciate it.

[LadyKitty]

Heck no its not weird, Why would it be weird for a woman to be into science? I happen to have a interest in science as welll!

[lorenzomichael]

Absolutely not women could be into anything they like I support them. Unless they want to be part of the police department of the fire department or be a soldier in battle. There are just some things that women shouldn’t be involved in, and I believe women know and understand this. Some women just won’t give up and think that they are able to do a job that is meant for a man. If that’s true, how come they don’t try to join the NFL?

[Lliam]

Not weird at all. Women are as smart as men. They even do better than guys in school on average. And there have been some incredible female scientists in history, even if not all of them got credit for their achievements.

[Maybeyoutoo]

No, it's not strange. Western civilization rose thanks to Christian men and women who were in love with science. I personally want every Italian woman to care about both religion and science. Remember, today we are superior to China thanks to science, we removed the Turks from our lands thanks to science and we owe our wealth to science and God.

[BetaBucks]

There's nothing wrong with hobbies unless they become an obsession. like, your missing work or school, neglecting family and friend, ignoring your health, etc... being "very interested" in things is healthy.

[ohsheeT]

Hey science is badass science is cool and we need good scientists because most of the scientists from the past got so much crap wrong it's unreal but yeah I like I love learning stuff like that

[abc3643]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83JR2IoI8k

[abc3643]

It's fine. That's the kind of girl I should have married.

[Berethor]

The mother nature, father science trope? men tend to be logical, while women tend to be emotional? anyway I think that it okay, sports tend to be more masculine than science.

[nolabels]

I can see no reason why that would be considered weird.

No reason at all.

Cheers to you!

[SixFootSexy]

I enjoy most of those things as well. Documentaries that go deep into a topic are fascinating.

[Hsisjwbwbjsjd]

Huh? No, why would it be weird? It's as "weird" as a guy would be.

[RebelinSteel]

Nope not at all, I think I know more female science teachers than male.

[BadApple69]

Not weird at all. Happy to hear someone /anyone interested in science.

[AviatorTom]

Not weird at all. I've known several women, including my wife, who enjoy science.

[MicahRaine]

No that's not weird. Just shows that she's an intellectual.

[ProbablyClueless]

No, that's not weird at all. Science is extremely interesting.

[Massageman]

No. My older daughter is an Architectural Engineer and a Homeschooler. Worked for her.

[lexie_xo]

nope its a great subject quite interesting n thought-provoking

[Voltaira]

Nope, not at all! On the contrary; it's a really good thing to be interested in the world around you. My mama raised me to be interested in STEM, so I can 100% relate. :)

[noohair]

No, not weird. But guys might be intimidated by a girl with a brain.

[elaphe]

Of course not. People are interested in what they like.

[EnjoytheDay777]

No, I think it's awesome. I love talking about things like that

[QuietRunner]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3UbDMtDSH84

As long as it isn't weird science

[carebear97]

No, I think it’s really cool. We need more women like that! Dive into it and have fun with it (:

[BoopBoopBeep]

Are we in the 1400s? Why would anyone care?

[Saggitariusdiva]

nope

def not

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[Saggitariusdiva]

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[NathanDavis]

that's actually interesting, for me

[Account]

Not weird. It is common.

[college-student2021]

No there’s nothing weird about that

[I_am_a_human]

No, it is not weird.

[Jackblue]

No, there are many female scientists.

[RedInnocent69]

No. Kind of hot, actually.

[Jmmmfi4]

NO WE WOULD GET ALONG WELL

[Lynx122]

Nope

[helva]

Not at all.

[LiamJHayden]

Not at all.

[shortster]

Not at all

[chocolatetwopointo]

nope

[Bklynbadboy12]

No I'd love that

[vicphilips]

I dont think so

[Jpie555]

Not at all