Rad Scientist KPBS Explore / Margot Wohl

Academia has a problem. Underrepresented minorities fall off at every step along the path to becoming a STEM professor. What we are left with is a professoriate that does not reflect the diversity of the general population. In this episode, we dive into what is known about this issue and how we can make the environment of STEM education more equitable.


Episode Music:
Rad Scientist Theme Motif - Grant Fisher
And So Then - Blue Dot Sessions
Bivly - Blue Dot Sessions
Bauxite - Blue Dot Sessions
Hedgeliner - Blue Dot Sessions
Illway - Blue Dot Sessions
Setting Pace - Blue Dot Sessions
Building the Sled - Blue Dot Sessions
The Yards - Blue Dot Sessions
Rambling - Blue Dot Sessions
Lamprey - Blue Dot Sessions
Lean - Blue Dot Sessions

Gentry Patrick was born in South Central Los Angeles to a 16-year-old single mother. Through grit, serendipity, mentorship, and wits, he went on to study science at some of the most reputable institutions and ultimately earned his doctoral degree and landed a job as a professor of biology at UC San Diego. There he studies how proteins in the brain get recycled while also paving the way for underserved students to follow in his footsteps.

Gentry’s Convocation Speech [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeboCHowDFM]

PATHways to STEM homepage [https://paths.ucsd.edu/]

Message from Gentry as Director of Mentorship and Diversity for Biological Sciences [https://biology.ucsd.edu/diversity/directors-message.html]

Episode Music:
Rad Scientist Theme Motif - Grant Fisher
Jazz Chords Piano Loop 120 bpm - Orange Free Sounds
Buzzy Minuet - Chad Crouch
Hip Hop Bass Instrumental - Titibles
Greylock - Blue Dot Sessions
Near and Within - Zifhang
Air Hockey Saloon - Chris Zabriskie
Lamprey - Blue Dot Sessions
Platformer - Chad Crouch
Parallel Universe - Andrew KN
Mr Mole and Son - Blue Dot Sessions
Sunday Morning Sun - Ryan Andersen

When you listen to the ocean, you realize that there is a whole world of sound that our ears aren't made to hear. Goldie Phillips tells us what we can hear off the waters of San Diego, and what is threatening the rich soundscape of the Pacific Ocean.

This episode first aired in January 2019.

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Austin Coley was told he was not “PhD worthy” while getting his masters. That didn’t stop him from getting his doctorate and continuing to research a mental illness that affected his uncle.

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Episode Music:
Rad Scientist Theme Motif - Grant Fisher
Golden Bunny - Daniel Birch
crystal life - Ketsa
Dontletthemin - Ketsa
Kitty In The Window - Podington Bear
Splash In The Ocean - Daniel Birch
Bossa Nova - Podington Bear
Gentle Sea Swell - Daniel Birch
On A Wing - Podington Bear
Keith in 1987 - Ketsa

When you ask Chandler Puritty who she is, she’ll give you many answers: Ecologist, social justice advocate, plant lover, cat mother, artist, psychic medium.

She cares deeply about the environment and climate change. Her thesis charted the resilience of exotic versus native plants of Southern California after drought. But she also cares about the environment, or culture, within STEM that makes Black scientists feel uncomfortable. Chandler takes many steps as a writer, professor, and healer to make the experiences of early career Black scientists better.

Chandler sells artwork and Tarot sessions at https://www.housepuritty.com/

Episode Music:
Rad Scientist Theme Motif - Grant Fisher
Nocturnal - Podington Bear
Entwined Oddity - Blue Dot Sessions
Sad Marimba Planet - Podington Bear
Shines Through Trees - Podington Bear
Tollhouse - Podington Bear
Gruyere - Podington Bear
The Secret to Growing Up
Dimmy - Podington Bear
Purple Butter - Breakmaster Cylinder
Sunset - Podington Bear
Flowing Bells - Daniel Birch
Closet Interlude- Blue Dot Sessions
De Facto - Chad Crouch
Coming Round - Modus
The Speed of Life - Podington Bear