Backchat April 2018: Sexual harassment, social media, and celebrity scientists

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Backchat April 2018: Sexual harassment, social media, and celebrity scientists

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In this month’s roundtable, we discuss celebrity scientists, sexual harassment in research, and the science behind a social media scandal. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Backchat April 2018: Sexual harassment, social media, and celebrity scientists

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