Episodes
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Episode 081 - The 24 Women of STEM-mas - Trivia #4
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Come play with us! Emma and Emlyn quiz each other about the 24 women of STEMmas we have covered in our podcast so far! How many questions can you answer??
Cheat sheet --> https://twitter.com/STEMFatalePod/status/1474052626589585409?s=20
Sources
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“No Copyright Music: Christmas Instrumentals” by Heroboard: Music for Creators https://youtu.be/dYyPTy6425U
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Episode 074 - Janaki Ammal | Cytologist & Botanist
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Alternate Title: The Sweet Smell of Success
Emlyn tells Emma about the Indian cytologist and plant breeder, Dr. Janaki Ammal!
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Dr. Janaki Ammal
- “Pioneering Female Botanist Who Sweetened a Nation and Saved a Valley” by Leila McNeill, Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pioneering-female-botanist-who-sweetened-nation-and-saved-valley-180972765/
- Follow Leila McNeil @LEILASEDAI on twitter, check out her website (http://www.leilamcneill.com/) and the Lady Science Magazine (https://www.ladyscience.com/).
- “Celebrating Women’s History Month: Janaki Ammal, India’s First Woman Ph.D in Botany, and a Michigan Connection,” University of Michigan. https://mbgna.umich.edu/celebrating-womens-history-month-janaki-ammal-indias-first-woman-ph-d-in-botany-and-a-michigan-connection/
- “Remembering Dr Janaki Ammal, pioneering botanist, cytogeneticist and passionate Gandhian” by Geeta Doctor, scroll.in. https://scroll.in/article/730186/remembering-dr-janaki-ammal-pioneering-botanist-cytogeneticist-and-passionate-gandhian
- “Janaki Ammal”, Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janaki_Ammal
Women who Work
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
Cover Image
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Episode 037 - Rachel Carson | Marine Biologist & Environmentalist
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Alternate Title: Conservation Sensation!
Emlyn tells Emma about the marine biologist, writer, and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, and Emma tells Emlyn about a heck of a lot of boss ladies!
PLEASE FILL OUT THE SURVEY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwuYfCujp_voMx1I37E4MB1Tk_UbncK6z8Khn4DC683fV-3A/viewform?usp=sf_link
Sources
Main Story - Rachel Carson
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson
- Women's History: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rachel-carson
- American Chemical Society: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/rachel-carson-silent-spring.html
- Fire Ants Video: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:16-p-1402-2_Fire_Ants_on_Trial.webm
Women who werk
- Jess Wade was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire! https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/191453/imperial-academics-awarded-honours-queen/
- Xinzhu Wei and Rasmus Nielsen find that mutations in the CCR5 gene that make some people resistant to HIV may also reduce longevity. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-019-0459-6
- Olga Troyanskaya and a team of researchers develop a machine learning model that identified mutations in non-coding regions of the genome that are associated with autism. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2019/05/27/autism-noncoding-mutations/
Music
“Work” by Rihanna
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
Cover Image
Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Monday Dec 24, 2018
24 women of STEMmas!
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Come play with us! Emma and Emlyn quiz each other about the 24 women of STEMmas we have covered in our podcast so far! How many questions can you answer??
PLEASE FILL OUT THE SURVEY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwuYfCujp_voMx1I37E4MB1Tk_UbncK6z8Khn4DC683fV-3A/viewform?usp=sf_link
Sources
Music
“21 questions" by 50 Cent
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“No Copyright Music: Christmas Instrumentals” by Heroboard: Music for Creators https://youtu.be/dYyPTy6425U
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Episode 021 - Margaret S. Collins | Entomologist
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Alternate Title: Midtermites!
This week Emma tells Emlyn about the entomologist and civil rights activist (a.k.a. "the termite lady"), Dr. Margaret S. Collins, and Emlyn tells Emma about four female scientists running for office this November in IN, GA, VA, and NV!
PLEASE FILL OUT THE SURVEY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwuYfCujp_voMx1I37E4MB1Tk_UbncK6z8Khn4DC683fV-3A/viewform?usp=sf_link
Sources
Main Story - Margaret S. Collins
- Black Women Scientists in the United States by Wini Warren.
- Carey, Charles W. "Collins, Margaret S. (1922–1996) Zoologist." African Americans in Science: An Encyclopedia of People and Progress, vol. 1, ABC-CLIO, 2008, pp. 51-52. Gale Virtual Reference Library,
- Child Prodigy, Pioneer Scientist, and Women and Civil Rights Advocate: Dr. Margaret James Strickland Collins (1922–1996) by Vernard R. Lewis. http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1653/024.099.0235
- Strickland, M. (1950), Differences in Toleration of Drying between Species of Termites (Reticulitermes). Ecology, 31: 373-385. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.2307%2F1931492
- Jensen’s AAAS Fellowship. Science 20 May 1977: Vol. 196, Issue 4292, pp. 832. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/196/4292/832.1/tab-article-info
- “Margaret Collins: Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, and Mentor” by Lisa Fthenakis, March 27, 2018. https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/margaret-collins-scholar-civil-rights-activist-and-mentor
Women who werk
Candidates:
- Edie Hardcastle: Democrat for Indiana State Senate, 49th district. http://hardcastle2018.com/
- Jasmine Clark: Democrat for Georgia House of Representatives, 108th district. https://www.jasmineclarkforgeorgia.com/
- Elaine Luria: Democrat for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 2nd district. https://elaineforcongress.com/
- Jacky Rosen: Democrat for U.S. Senate from Nevada. https://www.rosenfornevada.com/
Organization helping promote science-oriented candidates: http://www.314action.org/home/
Music
“Work” by Rihanna
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
Cover art
Wikipedia
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Episode 020 - Maria Sibylla Merian | Ecologist
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Alternate Title: MetamoOoOoOorphosis
Emlyn tells Emma about the OG ecologist and professionally-trained artist, Maria Sibylla Merian, who described the life cycle and plant host use of ~200 insect species, and Emma tells Emlyn about the research of Nobel Prize winners Dr. Strickland and Dr. Arnold!
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Sources
Main Story - Maria Sibylla Merian
- Wikipedia Article on Maria Sibylla Merian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Sibylla_Merian
- Nature Ecology and Evolution article by Luíseach Nic Eoin: https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/users/18000-luiseach-nic-eoin/posts/14366-maria-sibylla-merian-1647-1717
- New York Times Article by JoAnna Klein: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/science/maria-sibylla-merian-metamorphosis-insectorum-surinamensium.html
- The Atlantic article by Andrea Wulf: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/01/the-woman-who-made-science-beautiful/424620/
- Essay by Kay Etheridge, entitled: “Maria Sibylla Merian: The First Ecologist?” https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256297016_Maria_Sibylla_Merian_The_first_ecologist
Further reading:
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis by Kim Todd
Women who werk
Two women won 2018 Nobel Prizes in the Sciences!!!!
- Dr. Donna Strickland won a prize in Physics for her work on Chirped Pulse Amplification: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/10/nobel-prize-physics-donna-strickland-gerard-mourou-arthur-ashkin/571909/
- Dr. Frances Arnold won a prize in Chemistry for her work on direct evolution of enzymes:http://www.caltech.edu/news/frances-arnold-wins-2018-nobel-prize-chemistry-83926 and https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/nobel-winner-overcame-personal-loss-cancer-being-woman-n916391
Music
“Work” by Rihanna
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
Cover art
Wikipedia