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This #PrideMonth, I want to honor the many contributions of LGBTQ+ scientists to our world.
I will start with one of my personal heroes, Rachel Carson.
In 1962, Silent Spring was published, which rocked the world and ignited the modern environmental movement. Carson argued eloquently and convincingly that pesticides, DDT especially, were being magnified up the food chain and taking song birds and raptors, including the Bald Eagle.
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