What Makes a ‘Good’ Scientist? : Dr. Roshni Patel & Dr. Rachel Ungar

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Roshni Patel & Dr. Rachel Ungar. As graduate students at Stanford University in the Pritchard and Montgomery labs, respectively, they created a genetics & ethics course and published about it! Check it out here: ⁠Increasing equity in science requires better ethics training: A course by trainees, for trainees Course content can be found here. Transcription Transcribed by Jayati Sharma (she/her) JP Flores (he/him): So if you listen to this I think you’ll know that I start these off with a short autobiographies.

Science is Fallible: Angela Saini

In this episode, I interviewed Angela Saini with Dr. Mike Love. Angela is a prominent author interested in bridging science and society. Her works include the fantastic books: ⁠Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story ⁠⁠Superior: The Return of Race Science ⁠The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality Transcription Transcription rendered by Zoom Angela Saini: Yeah. My name’s Angela Saney. I’m a science journalist and author Right now, I teach science writing at MIT, and I’m a Moynihan public scholar at CCNY until the end of next year.

A Night at the American Museum of Natural History: Dr. Sean Decatur

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Sean Decatur, the President of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) with my lab’s amazing manager, Sylvie Parkus. It was inspiring listening to his story about wanting to diversify the scientific workforce. Transcription Transcription available upon request

Authenticity & Moving the Culture of Science Forward: Dr. Raven Baxter

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Raven Baxter, otherwise known as Raven the Science Maven. She is a prominent scientist, science communicator, and STEM educator. She is also the President of the The Science Haven. Transcription Transcribed by Cami Brousse (she/her) JP Flores (he/him): Cool. So I usually start this off with an autobiography. So do you mind telling me, you know, your name? Your educational journey, scientific journey, and where you are now.

Bridging Science & Society : Dr. Alondra Nelson

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Alondra Nelson, the ⁠Harold F. Linder Professor⁠ at the ⁠Institute for Advanced Study⁠ in Princeton, New Jersey. Per her website: Dr. Nelson was formerly deputy assistant to President Joe Biden and acting director of ⁠the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy⁠ (OSTP). In this role, she was the first African American and first woman of color to lead US science and technology policy.