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Invisible Women

BYCAROLINECRIADOPEREZ

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’vebeeneditingtheRadar

sectionsinceJuly2019,

findingexhibitions,events,

festivalsandsoontofillyour

diariesandhelpyoudiscover

greatscienceoutsidethepagesof

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fortuitousthatRadarshouldbe

replacedbyBookSmartthis

month,whenmanyofus

areself-isolatingorsocial

distancingbecauseofthe

coronaviruspandemic.

Readingis restful.It hasbeen

showntohelpusgettosleep,

lowerourbloodpressureand

makeusfeellessstressed.Even

theleastanxiousamonguscould

surelybenefitfromrelaxingwith

a goodbook?

Thefirstbookwe’llbereading

wontheRoyalSocietyInsight

InvestmentScienceBookPrize

2019.It is alsoaSundayTimes

bestsellerandwaswinnerofthe

Reader’s Choice Books Are My Bag

Awards2019.Andthosearejusta

fewofitsaccolades.

InInvisibleWomen, thereader

livesa lifewheretheoffice

thermostatis alwayssettoocold,

whereyou’relikelytoleavea

doctor’sappointmentwitha

prescriptionfora drugcompletely

wrongforyourbody,andwhere

everythinghasbeendesigned

slightlybiggerthanone’shand

cancomfortablyhold.

Except,forhalfofallreaders,

they’realreadylivingthatlife.We

(I mean,women)mightnoteven

realisetheextenttowhichthe

worldwe’relivinginhasbeen

biasedagainstus,butI assureyou,

everyonewillfeelmoreenraged

andempoweredafterreadingthe

storiesofinjusticeinInvisible

Women. I’mlookingforwardto

discussingit with you all.

AmyBarrett,BBCScience Focus

editorial assistant

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