While the stereotypical scientist underwent some image changes over the years, it continues to be ingrained in people’s minds. Scheufele said this has led to an American public thinking they know what ...

But stereotypes of female scientists persist ... can show so many versions of what a scientist looks like, highlighting many potential role models for women in STEM that they may lack in their ...

To look for changes in children ... By age 16, 75 percent drew male scientists. “This is a critical period in which kids are learning stereotypes,” Miller says. “It’s important that ...

Scientists have known for a while that stereotypes warp our perceptions of ... When Freeman and his co-author, Ryan Stolier, had 43 participants look at images of faces in a brain scanner ...

and to challenge stereotypical preconceptions of what a scientist looks like and does. The portraits will remain on display until June 2024.