#  Women around the world prove science isn't just for 'boys with toys'  

 





May 17, 2015

 

 

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Female scientists have joined together to disprove one astronomer's thesis: science is just "boys with toys."

Shrinivas Kulkarni, an astronomer who teaches astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology, made waves this weekend after he was [quoted by *NPR*](http://www.npr.org/2015/05/16/406995846/playing-around-with-telescopes-to-explore-secrets-of-the-universe) as saying, "Many scientists, I think, secretly are what I call 'boys with toys.'"<http://mashable.com/2015/05/17/girls-with-toys/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfMDc4NWoxYjRkZHZudGkzNSJ9>



 

 

 



 

 

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