5 episodes
Synthesis Spotlight Kira Traylor
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Join Lucy Frucht, Jane Li, and Kira Traylor, three students at Harvard College, as they interview scholars published in Synthesis and professors in the field of history of science.
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Episode #5: K Stawasz
In this episode of Synthesis Spotlight, Jane Li interviews K Stawasz, a rising senior at Harvard College concentrating in History of Science and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies with a secondary in Astrophysics. The discussion revolves around K's paper, "The Story of a Stellar Woman," which was published in the Fall 2020 issue of Harvard Synthesis and also demonstrates K's ability to pursue research topics that neatly combine all three of her fields of study.
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Episode #4: Dr. Miriam Rich
In the fourth episode of "Synthesis Spotlight," Kira Traylor interviews Dr. Miriam Rich, a Lecturer in the History of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine and Yale University's Program in the History of Science and Medicine. They discuss the origins of her interest in the history of science, vaccine hesitancy, her book project titled Monstrous Births: Race and Defective Reproduction in U.S. Medical Science, and more.
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Episode #3: Professor Sarah Richardson
In this episode of "Synthesis Spotlight," Lucy interviews Harvard Professor of History of Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Sarah Richardson. They discuss her upcoming book, The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal Effects, her work at the GenderSci Lab, her teaching experience, and more.
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Episode #2: Philip Wang
In this episode of Synthesis Spotlight, Jane Li interviews Philip Wang, a senior at Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland, to discuss his introduction into the field of History of Science, his future plans of study in college, and his article "Priest of Light," which was published in the Fall 2020 issue of Harvard Synthesis.
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Episode #1: Colman Freel
In the inaugural episode of "Synthesis Spotlight," Kira Traylor interviews Colman Freel, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and discusses his research, career goals, and article "Inventing Immunity: An Analysis of Edward Jenner as a Clinical Researcher" published in the Fall 2020 edition of Synthesis.
Music is "Innovation" by John Sib: https://pixabay.com/music/corporate-innovation-3794/