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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 10 MIN

FLASHCARDS! Research that Sits in the Margins

from Math! Science! History! · host Gabrielle Birchak

A clean success story is rarely the whole story. In this Flashcard Friday episode of Math! Science! History!, Gabrielle Birchak offers a simple method for spotting the people who made breakthroughs possible but did not become the headline. In the Margins episode gives you three practical questions you can use on any science story to find hidden contributors in author lists, acknowledgments, lab records, and patent filings. Save this episode and use it as your listening companion heading into Women's History Month. What you'll learn (because the footnotes have feelings) 1.      How to spot hidden contributors quickly by asking who touched the evidence, who did the work, and who kept the record. 2.      Where credit actually shows up in science writing, including author order, acknowledgments, methods sections, and contributor role statements. 3.      How the "simple story" gets rewarded and how that reward system can hide women's contributions. Explore more on our website: mathsciencehistory.com 📚 To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h 🌍 Let's Connect!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mathsciencehistory.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/math.science.history Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mathsciencehistory  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/math-science-history/  Threads: https://www.threads.com/@math.science.history  Mastodon: https://[email protected] YouTube: Math! Science! History! - YouTube Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mathsciencehistory  Explore more on our website: mathsciencehistory.com ☕ Support the Show: Coffee!! PayPal Leave a review! It helps more people discover the show! Share this episode with friends & fellow history buffs! Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform Check out our merch: https://www.mathsciencehistory.com/the-store Music: All music is public domain and has no Copyright and no rights reserved. On Matters of Consequence from The Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers Until next time, carpe diem!

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