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How often had I overlooked women's contributions ? (lemmy.ml)
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One of the comments reads : Actually, we will probably never figure out, was it man or woman. but I thought this comment of the professor was an interesting eye opener. https://mastodonapp.uk/@MarkHoltom/112070436760917344

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[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sandi is a comedian and presenter of UK show QI, not a researcher. She's literally just talking about an epiphany.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"When I was a student at Cambridge..."

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Believe it or not, in civilized countries it's common for people to get higher education for the sake of education.

Her predecessor on QI, mr. Stephen Fry, was also an OxBridge fellow – known as one of Britain's greatest comedians.