Introductions Necessary

Introductions Necessary
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A daily podcast to introduce you to women in STEM fields, from ancient Greece to the Mars Generation.

  1. Donna J. Nelson

    09/17/2024

    Donna J. Nelson

    Donna J. Nelson is an advocate for scientific accuracy in the media and was one of the science advisors for the television show Breaking Bad. Image: David McNeese (CC BY-SA 3.0). Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

    3 min
  2. Susan Solomon

    09/16/2024

    Susan Solomon

    Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009, Dr. Susan Solomon’s work in atmospheric science helped us to understand the depletion of the ozone layer and the creation of the ozone hole in the Antarctic. Image: NOAA. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

    3 min
  3. Ellen Ochoa

    09/15/2024

    Ellen Ochoa

    September 15 is the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in the United State and today we would like to introduce you to Dr. Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in the world to travel to space and the first Hispanic woman to be the director of the Johnson Space Center. Image: NASA/Bill Stafford. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

    3 min
  4. Marla Spivak

    09/14/2024

    Marla Spivak

    In 2010 Dr. Marla Spivak was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship grant which she used to help found the Bee Squad – a group that helps beekeepers and the community in the Twin Cities are of Minnesota to foster healthy bee populations and pollinator landscapes through education and hands-on mentorships including at the state’s largest prison. Image Courtesy of the University of Minnesota. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

    3 min
  5. Wanda Diaz-Merced

    09/13/2024

    Wanda Diaz-Merced

    Astronomy is often considered a visible field of study, even though much of what is observed is outside the visible spectrum. By helping to develop the use of sonification as part of the study of astronomical objects Dr. Wanda Diaz-Merced not only carved out her own place in the field but is also an advocate for others with disabilities being part of the scientific community as well. Image: International Astronomical Union (CC BY 4.0). Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

    3 min
  6. Jan Davis

    09/12/2024

    Jan Davis

    Dr. Jan Davis is a Registered Professional Engineer, holds one patent, and oh yeah – she is also an astronaut. Image: NASA. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

    3 min
  7. Mary Vaux Walcott

    09/11/2024

    Mary Vaux Walcott

    Mary Vaux Walcott was known as the Audubon of botany for her illustrations of North American wildflowers. Image: Wikimedia Commons. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

    3 min
  8. Dorothy Hill

    09/10/2024

    Dorothy Hill

    Not only did Dr. Dorothy Hill do her own meticulous research in many of the fields within the discipline of geology but she also led the charge in standardizing the research and field work done by her colleagues in the Australian scientific community. Image: University of Queensland (CC BY 3.0). Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

    3 min
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A daily podcast to introduce you to women in STEM fields, from ancient Greece to the Mars Generation.

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    Introductions Necessary
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