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Astronomer slams sexists trying to tear down black hole researcher’s rep

Misogynists sniping at Caltech’s Kate Bouman get an earful

In response to the scientific community’s celebration of the publication on Wednesday of the first picture of a black hole, internet trolls painted an even darker portrait of misogyny through an effort to discredit the female postdoctoral researcher, Katie Bouman, who led the development of the imaging algorithm.…