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Female bird songs receive their own chapter in New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ackerman’s upcoming book. Pre-order your copy here!
The Special Feature in Ornithology – Focus on Females: The Behavior, Physiology, and Ecology of Overlooked Female Birds – is out! Check out articles by Karan and co-authors published in this Special Feature.
SONG Lab graduate Molly Gleason publishes her first scientific article in the special issue of Frontiers in Bird Science on Women in Science. Read it here
Our female birdsong research is covered in a special exhibit at the Netherland’s oldest museum! “Without a Doubt? How Science Works” – a special exhibit on questioning assumptions through science. More info here
Karan invited to talk about “Do female birds sing?” on popular podcast “Ok, but… Birds” – Listen to the October 2026 release for the full scoop!
Karan presents for the Linnaean Society of New York. For more information, check out their website!
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The Conversation
September 2020
Karan and colleagues explain how diverse researchers improve science by bringing diverse perspectives
World Economic Forum
November 2020
Scientists thought only male birds sang – until women joined the research
PopSci
September 2020
A rise in studies on female bird behavior shows how gender equity can spark change in research
Feature article in Living Bird
June 2019
The Forgotten Female: How A Generation Of Women Scientists Changed Our View Of Evolution
Scientific American 60-second Science
June 2018
60-second lesson in female bird song
Living Lab Radio
May 2018
Find out how to take part in the Female Bird Song Project on Living Lab Radio
NPR Science Friday
April 2018
NPR Science Friday takes a "A Look At Unconventional Bird Calls", including female bird songs
Washington Post
March 2018
Female birds sing. These biologists want you to listen.
Discover Magazine
January 2018
Female Songbirds: The Latest Underrepresented Voices in Science
Audubon Magazine
August 2017
Female Birdsong Is Finally Getting the Attention It Deserves.
A new community-sourced project is tackling the gender and geographical skew in avian song research.
Birding Magazine article by Karan Odom and Lauryn Benedict
March 2017
Listening to Nature’s Divas: Research reveals that female songbirds commonly sing.
Find out how you can help make their voices heard.
The London Times
March 2014
Was Darwin wrong about the birds and the bees?
Der Spiegel
March 2014
An analysis shows that it is not only male songbirds that sing...
BBC World Service Newshour
March 2015
BBC Newshour covers discovery that female bird song widespread and ancestral