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Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science

  • Written by Kevin Omland, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageFemale song is common among fairywrens, like this red-backed fairywren.Paul Balfe/Flickr, CC BY

Americans often idealize scientists as unbiased, objective observers. But scientists are affected by conscious and unconscious biases, just as people in other fields are. Studies of birds’ vocal behavior clearly show how research approaches can be...

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