Feynman, Harassment, and the Culture of Science

Aida Behmard is a Planetary Science graduate student studying the physical and chemical conditions of planetary formation. She has a cat named Interstellar Medium (“Izzy”). Edited by Ollie Stephenson, Namita Sarraf Decoding the Language of Genomes Stolen Robots in the Deep Viewpoint articles are a vehicle for members of the Caltech community to express their opinions on issues surrounding the interface of science and society. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of Caltech or the editorial board of Caltech Letters. Please see our disclaimer. Content note: this article contains discussion of sexual harassment. W hen family friends heard that I wanted to be a physicist, I was gifted not one but two copies of “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: (Adventures of a Curious Character). Mainly autobiographical, Surely You’re Joking is a collection of anecdotes from the physicist Richard Feynman that span his youth, work on the Manhattan project, and experiences as a C

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