Michelle Francl wonders why people almost inevitably draw scientists as men with weird hair and glasses, and why there is no such thing as a 'draw a lawyer' test.
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Francl, M. Men of mystery. Nature Chem 2, 68–70 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.521
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