A Physics Expert Had Her Own Theories Mansplained OnstageUntil One Person Stood Up [View all]
A Physics Expert Had Her Own Theories Mansplained Onstage—Until One Person Stood Up
By John Bonazzo • 06/06/17 6:45am
One woman. Six men. You know, a typical science panel discussion.
Veronika Hubeny, a theoretical physicist and professor at the University of California, Davis, was barely able to speak during the first hour of a panel she was on at the World Science Festival. When the conversation finally turned to string theory, her area of expertise, all eyes in the sold-out audience were on her. But as she prepared to speak, the moderator started mansplaining, describing her theories in detail without letting her talk.
That is, until a woman’s voice cried out from near the front of the dark auditorium: “Let her speak, please!” The room erupted in cheers.
Such was the scene at John Jay College in New York this past weekend, during a panel on “Pondering the Imponderables.” The Saturday afternoon discussion featured a male moderator (Jim Holt of The New Yorker), five male panelists and Hubeny.
More: http://observer.com/2017/06/sexism-science-facebook-mansplaining/
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Mansplaining around an hour into the video:
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