PGED’s Marnie Gelbart is thrilled to join Shoumita at her author event on 2/27 (Wellesley, MA). If you’re in the area, join us! wellesleybooks.com/event/shoumita…

Grad School Is in Trouble - “…because grad school trains the next generation of academics—those who will be teaching students, discovering knowledge, and translating science into practice—this means the future of the university itself is in trouble too.” apple.news/AhNzELPJoR2GgG…

Grateful for MaryAnn's generous review! "This timely 📖 arrives amid efforts to dismantle DEI initiatives & limit public health data & resources...Drawing from...Boston Medical Center['s] mission...'exceptional care w/out exception,' I see this 📖 as a vital guide to achieving that standard."

Authored by BU’s Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD, ‘Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA’ is a new book that works to deconstruct biases against social identities in medicine: bit.ly/3Fw4aNJ

I wrote a review of Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins—a must-read that challenges misconceptions about genetics and identity. Let’s read it together and discuss your thoughts!

"The book is a timely contribution to ongoing debates surrounding genetics and identity. In an era where genetic discourse is increasingly shaping public perceptions of identity, Dasgupta emphasises a crucial reminder that biology is never neutral." #Books bookshop.org/p/books/where-…

Dalton Conley on Charles Murray's "bad science" from Conley's new book

‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the Crown Jewel of American Science: "'It’s the not knowing, the chaos' that is torturing people." nytimes.com/2025/03/24/hea…

"The book is a timely contribution to ongoing debates surrounding genetics and identity. In an era where genetic discourse is increasingly shaping public perceptions of identity, Dasgupta emphasises a crucial reminder that biology is never neutral." bookshop.org/p/books/where-…

So wonderful to start the morning ⁦⁦Museum of Science⁩ as part of their Meet a Scientist series! bookshop.org/p/books/where-…

"Geneticists and others must stand against a global rise of white nationalism, which seeks to leverage scientific racism for eugenicist goals, and stop its talking points from entering the mainstream political discourse." Another 🔥 piece by Genevieve Wojcik, PhD MHS nature.com/articles/d4158…

Book Review | Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/?p=5…

Still pinching myself that I received this letter from Rahul Gandhi, great grandson of the first prime minister of 🇮🇳, and grandson/son of two more PMs. He is working towards a more inclusive future for India & working against conservative trends that we have seen rise up of late

On August 28th at 7p.m., the Museum of Science is hosting an event with BU’s Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD, celebrating her new book, Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins. To register for the festivities and book signing, click the link here: bit.ly/40gO3Lf

"Geneticist Shoumita Dasgupta’s thorough explanation of the science of psychological bias and human genetics in Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins offers a starting point for an updated overview of research in these fields that sheds light on the history of essentialism and what