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Jeez. I meant that the word "she" is in the title. It seemed unnecessary, that's all. Holy smokes.

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uoaei 3y ago
The article is literally about a woman. Journalism has become very much about character pieces, for better or worse. They are compelling to the average reader in ways that rote technicum is not. And Quanta is certainly aimed at the average reader.
defrost 3y ago
The word "He" frequently appears in article titles about male physicists. Do you comment about that also? eg: Carlo Rovelli’s rebellious past and how it made him a better scientist For the last 30 years, Carlo Rovelli has been the source of some of the most intriguing ideas in fundamental physics, ranging across quantum physics and Einstein’s general relativity. This exclusive short film, "The Meaning of Meaning", gives us some insights into his rebellious past, and how that makes for good science. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2279240-carlo-rovellis-rebellious-past-and-how-it-made-him-a-better-scientist/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2279240-carlo-rovellis-...
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losvedir 3y ago
I think it may seem a bit jarring to you only because it's not common, because there aren't so many women physicists and these sort of personal interest pieces aren't done for them so often. It's not necessarily some DEI flex by the author. Take a look at all the submissions to HN that begin with "He" [0] and meditate on how you feel about them. I know I had the same reaction around that "The woman behind the first black hole image" story a couple years ago, but after watching news articles since then with a careful eye towards phrasing like "The man behind X" I realized it's just a normal phrasing that seemed jarring in the black hole case only because I wasn't used to hearing about the women behind something. [0] https://hn.algolia.com/?q=he https://hn.algolia.com/?q=he

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The article is literally about a woman. Journalism has become very much about character pieces, for better or worse. They are compelling to the average reader in ways that rote technicum is not. And Quanta is certainly aimed at the average reader.

defrost 3y ago

The word "He" frequently appears in article titles about male physicists. Do you comment about that also? eg: Carlo Rovelli’s rebellious past and how it made him a better scientist For the last 30 years, Carlo Rovelli has been the source of some of the most intriguing ideas in fundamental physics, ranging across quantum physics and Einstein’s general relativity. This exclusive short film, "The Meaning of Meaning", gives us some insights into his rebellious past, and how that makes for good science. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2279240-carlo-rovellis-rebellious-past-and-how-it-made-him-a-better-scientist/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2279240-carlo-rovellis-...

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losvedir 3y ago

I think it may seem a bit jarring to you only because it's not common, because there aren't so many women physicists and these sort of personal interest pieces aren't done for them so often. It's not necessarily some DEI flex by the author. Take a look at all the submissions to HN that begin with "He" [0] and meditate on how you feel about them. I know I had the same reaction around that "The woman behind the first black hole image" story a couple years ago, but after watching news articles since then with a careful eye towards phrasing like "The man behind X" I realized it's just a normal phrasing that seemed jarring in the black hole case only because I wasn't used to hearing about the women behind something. [0] https://hn.algolia.com/?q=he https://hn.algolia.com/?q=he