28 min
Coffee Pod #75: From Life as a Scientist to Life on Mars with NASA's Dr Abigail Allwood Coffee Pods with Holly Ransom
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Dr Abigail Allwood is not only the first Australian but the first female to lead a Mars mission! As the principle investigator of the most complex mission NASA has sent to the Red Planet, Perseverance is specifically tasked with answering the question of whether life ever existed on a planet other than Earth. As an Advance Award winner, Abigail is driven by a passion for science. From her home in Califonia, she wonders how can 'thinking like a scientist' can open our minds and reduce our biased worldview right now? Abigail also ponders what can we do to get more girls to imagine having a global (or interplanetary) career in STEM?
Dr Abigail Allwood is not only the first Australian but the first female to lead a Mars mission! As the principle investigator of the most complex mission NASA has sent to the Red Planet, Perseverance is specifically tasked with answering the question of whether life ever existed on a planet other than Earth. As an Advance Award winner, Abigail is driven by a passion for science. From her home in Califonia, she wonders how can 'thinking like a scientist' can open our minds and reduce our biased worldview right now? Abigail also ponders what can we do to get more girls to imagine having a global (or interplanetary) career in STEM?
28 min