Category: French Culture What’s in a Paragraph? Why Humans Outdo Auto-Translators
A Walk in Paris, the City that Inspires
Jerome Lejeune, the Saint who Stole the Scientific Spotlight

My last post featured the bitter story of Marthe Gautier, a young female doctor betrayed by her male colleagues. In 1957, Gautier was a promising intern in the field of pediatric cardiology. While working in a research lab studying children with intellectual disabilities, Gautier’s ingenuity and dedication led to the…
Marthe Gautier, Forgotten by the Misogynistic March of History

In the 1950s, a young doctor named Marthe Gautier happened to be the only scientist in Paris who knew how to grow human cell cultures. Gautier had perfected the new, cutting-edge technique after receiving a highly-coveted scholarship that sent her to study at Harvard University for a year. Upon returning…
Bassins des Lumières, Man’s Awesome Capacity to Destroy or Exhilarate
The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Germany’s Massive U-Boat Bunkers
The New Musée Carnavalet and a Renaissance Quiz
What’s in a Paragraph? Why Humans Outdo Auto-Translators
A Walk in Paris, the City that Inspires
Jerome Lejeune, the Saint who Stole the Scientific Spotlight

My last post featured the bitter story of Marthe Gautier, a young female doctor betrayed by her male colleagues. In 1957, Gautier was a promising intern in the field of pediatric cardiology. While working in a research lab studying children with intellectual disabilities, Gautier’s ingenuity and dedication led to the…
Marthe Gautier, Forgotten by the Misogynistic March of History

In the 1950s, a young doctor named Marthe Gautier happened to be the only scientist in Paris who knew how to grow human cell cultures. Gautier had perfected the new, cutting-edge technique after receiving a highly-coveted scholarship that sent her to study at Harvard University for a year. Upon returning…