A paper in Psychological Science in the Public Interest challenges the common (and probably counterproductive) myth that sexism pervades the STEM fields. In fact, write researchers Stephen J. Ceci, Shulamit Kahn and Wendy M. Williams, evidence from the last 20 years shows that women in scholarly science are doing fine.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


