Emma and Emlyn teach each other about historic (and current) women in STEM and remind each other about things they DEF should know.
Episodes
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
No new episode of STEM Fatale this month! Instead we encourage you to check out Season 2 of a different women in science history podcast, the Lost Women of Science. Listen to this bonus ep to hear the trailer!
More about the Lost Women of Science Podcast: https://lostwomenofscience.org/
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Emma tells Emlyn about the American Biochemist, Dr. Marie Maynard Daly.
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Marie Maynard Daly
- Debakcsy, Dale. Marie Maynard Daly (1921-2003), America's First Black Woman Chemist. Women You Should Know. 2018.
- Kessler, James H., et al. Distinguished African American Scientists of the 20th Century. United States, Oryx Press, 1996. https://books.google.com/books?id=-ydHVdMUqdEC&pg=PA57#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Marie Maynard Daly | Science History Institute. 2018.
- DALY, M M et al. “CHOLESTEROL CONCENTRATION AND CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS IN AORTAS OF RATS WITH RENAL HYPERTENSION.” The Journal of clinical investigation vol. 42,10 (1963): 1606-12. doi:10.1172/JCI104845
- Marie M. Daly PhD Memorial Celebration | Graduate Programs in the Biomedical Sciences | Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Women who Work
- Paper: During, M.A.D., Smit, J., Voeten, D.F.A.E. et al. The Mesozoic terminated in boreal spring. Nature (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04446-1
- Additional Paper: DePalma, R.A., Oleinik, A.A., Gurche, L.P. et al. Seasonal calibration of the end-cretaceous Chicxulub impact event. Sci Rep 11, 23704 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03232-9
- Video: An asteroid killed dinosaurs in spring—which might explain why mammals survived | Ars Technica
- Uppsala University. "The last day of the dinosaurs." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 23 February 2022.
. - “Fossil fish reveal timing of asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.” by Colin Barras. Nature News, 23 February 2022.
Spreadsheet of Labs supporting Ukrainian Scientists: Labs supporting Ukrainian Scientists
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Emlyn tells Emma about public health advocate Annie Dodge Wauneka.
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Annie Dodge Wauneka
Niethammer, Carolyn. I’ll Go and Do More: Annie Dodge Wauneka, Navajo Leader and Activist. Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE. 2001.
Women who Work
Here's why whales don't drown when they gulp down food underwater
Anatomical mechanism for protecting the airway in the largest animals on earth: Current Biology
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/indianed/teacher/lessons/Leaders/AnnieDodge.htm
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
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Episode Summary
Emlyn tells Emma about public health advocate Annie Dodge Wauneka.
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Annie Dodge Wauneka
Niethammer, Carolyn. I’ll Go and Do More: Annie Dodge Wauneka, Navajo Leader and Activist. Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE. 2001.
Women who Work
https://lostwomenofscience.org/
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/indianed/teacher/lessons/Leaders/AnnieDodge.htm
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Emma tells Emlyn about Deborah S. Jin, an atomic physicist that engineered TWO new forms of ultracold matter.
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Dr. Deborah S. Jin
- Weil, Martin Deborah Jin, government physicist who won MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, dies at 47. Washington Post. 2016.
- Deborah Jin Fellowship | Department of Physics | The University of Chicago
- Bolometer - Wikipedia
- Padavic-Callaghan, Karmela. Deborah Jin engineered new quantum states of matter — twice. Massive Science. 2020.
- Siegel, Ethan. Ask Ethan: What's The Difference Between A Fermion And A Boson? Forbes. 2017.
- Bose–Einstein condensate - Wikipedia
- DeMarco B, Jin DS. Onset of fermi degeneracy in a trapped atomic Gas. Science. 1999 Sep 10;285(5434):1703-6. doi: 10.1126/science.285.5434.1703. PMID: 10481000.
- Ultracold Polar Molecules | Joint Quantum Institute
Women who Work - Dr. Adi Utarini
- Website: http://www.adiutarini.id/
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02492-1
- https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/6095805/adi-utarini/
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Emlyn tells Emma about Bessie Blount Griffin, an inventor, physical therapist, and forensic scientist.
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Bessie Blount Griffin
- Amisha Padnani. Overlooked No More: Bessie Blount, Nurse, Wartime Inventor and Handwriting Expert. New York Times. March 27, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/obituaries/bessie-blount-overlooked.html
- Elena Ferrarin. Bessie Blount Griffin: A Black Woman's Journey to Pioneering Forensic Scientist. True Crime Blog: Stories & News, A & E. March 9, 2021. https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/bessie-blount-griffin
- "Bessie Blount Griffin." Contemporary Black Biography, vol. 135, Gale, 2017. Gale In Context: Biography, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606007708/BIC?u=uga&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=86f6c869. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021.
- Portable Receptacle Support Patent: https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=2550554
Women who Work
- Shape-shifting: changing animal morphologies as a response to climatic warming
- The warming climate is causing animals to 'shapeshift'
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
We'll be taking a summer break but will be back in September to talk about more awesome STEMinists!
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Emma tells Emlyn all about Edna Paisano, the woman who combined her skills in mathematics and sociology to make the US Census more inclusive!
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Edna Lee Paisano
- Edna L. Paisano | Obituaries | lmtribune.com
- Sterrett, Andrew. 101 Careers in Mathematics. 1996. https://archive.org/details/101careersinmath0000unse/page/136/mode/2up?q=paisano
- U.S. Census Bureau. We, the First Americans. 1993. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/wepeople/we-5.pdf
- U.S. Census Bureau. “Ch. 5: American Indian and Alaska Native Areas” Geographic Areas Reference Manual. https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/GARM/Ch5GARM.pdf
- Why We Conduct the Decennial Census. U.S. Census Bureau.
- Roos, David. How the Census Works | HowStuffWorks. 2020
- U.S. Census Bureau. Results of the 1996 Race and Ethnic Targeted Test. 1997.
- Lujan, Carol. As Simple as One, Two, Three: Census Underenumeration Among the American Indians and Alaska Natives. 1990.
- Connolly, Colleen. COVID-19 Adds a New Snag to the 2020 Census Count of Native Americans. Smithsonian Magazine. 2020.
- Connolly, Michele and Jacobs, Bette. Counting Indigenous American Indians and Alaska Natives in the US census. 1 Jan. 2020 : 201 – 210.
- Lossom, Allen. By Right of Discovery: United Indians of All Tribes Retakes Fort Lawton, 1970 - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project. 2006.
Women who Work
Preorder a Forces of Nature book here: https://forcesofnaturebook.com/Preorder
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Episode Summary
Emlyn tells Emma all about herpetologist and anatomist Inez Whipple Wilder!
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Inez Whipple Wilder
- Houck, Max M. (2016). Forensic Fingerprints. Elsevier Science. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0-12-800672-6.
- The Morphology of Amphibian Metamorphosis, Smith College, 1925
- Wilder, Inez W. 1913 The life history of Desmognathus fusca. The Biological Bulletin. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/BBLv24n4p251
- “Inez Whipple Wilder,” Wikipedia.
- Kirakosian, K.V., Swedlund, A.C. Glass Cabinets and Little Black Boxes: The Collections of H. H. Wilder and the Curious Case of His Human-Hair Samples. Hist Arch 53, 280–294 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41636-019-00180-0
Women who Work
- Göttingen University. “Press release: Branching worm with dividing internal organs growing in sea sponge.” 2021. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmor.21356
- Published article: Ponz‐Segrelles, G, Glasby, CJ, Helm, C, et al. Integrative anatomical study of the branched annelid Ramisyllis multicaudata (Annelida, Syllidae). Journal of Morphology. 2021; 1– 17. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21356
- Thiele, Kevin. The World's Weirdest Worm. 2019.
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Whipple, Inez L. (1906). "The naso-labial groove of lungless salamanders". Biological Bulletin 11: 1-26.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nasiolabial_groove_of_Desmognathus_fuscus.jpg
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Alternate Title: Overcome with Emulsion
Emma tells Emlyn all about Marietta Blau, the physicist that developed photographic emulsion technology in order to discover and describe subatomic particles and their behavior!
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Marietta Blau
- Perlmutter, A.. “Marietta Blau's Work After World War II.” arXiv: History and Philosophy of Physics (2001). https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0110028
- Sime, Ruth L. “Marietta Blau: Pioneer of Photographic Nuclear Emulsions and Particle Physics.” Physics in Perspective (2013). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00016-012-0097-6
- McArdle, James. January 27: Exposed. On This Day in Photography. 2018.
- Interview of Leopold Halpern by Maria Rentetzi on 1999 March 5, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA, www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/32406
Women who Work
- G. Casetta, A.P. Nolfo and E. Palagi. Yawn contagion promotes motor synchrony in wild lions, Panthera leo. Animal Behaviour. Vol. 174, April 2021, p. 149. Doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.02.010.
- “Yawning helps lions synchronize their groups’ movements” by Jake Buehler, Sciencenews.com. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lion-yawn-contagious-synchronize-group-movement-hunt
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marietta_Blau.jpg
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
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Alternate Title: The Oceanographer
Emma tells a short story about Spain's first oceanographer, Jimena Quirós.
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Lozano, Pablo. "Jimena Quirós: the Civil War cut short the career of the first oceanographer in the history of Spain." Oceánicas. 2018. Translated by Google Translate. https://oceanicas.ieo.es/jimena-quiros-la-primera-oceanografa-en-la-historia-de-espana-cuya-carrera-trunco-la-guerra/
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
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https://mujeresconciencia.com/2019/12/05/jimena-quiros-oceanografa/
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Alternate Title: The Facilitator
Emma tells a short story about Dr. Geraldine Pittman Woods, the neuroembryologist turned science administrator and advocate for minorities in STEM.
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
1. Warren, Wini. Black women scientists in the United States. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1999. https://archive.org/details/blackwomenscient00warr/page/269/mode/1up
2. Woo, Elaine. "Geraldine Woods; Scientist Helped Launch Head Start." Los Angeles Times. 2000. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-05-mn-50930-story.html
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geraldine_Pittman_Woods.gif
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Alternate Title: The Duchess of Duck Disease
Emlyn tells Emma about the bacteriologist and duck disease expert, Dr. Jessie Isabelle Price!
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Jessie Price
- Wikipedia, “Jessie Isabelle Price”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Isabelle_Price
- "Doctor to Long Island Ducks". Ebony. September 1964.
- Find a Grave, “Dr. Dorsey William Bruner.” Dr Dorsey William Bruner (1906-1996)
- Gillmer, S. (2018, August 04) Jessie Isabelle Price (1930-2015). https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/price-jessie-isabelle-1930-2015/
- “Dr. Jessie Isabelle Price - Veterinary Microbiologist” by Karel Green, POC2 . https://poc2.co.uk/2019/03/14/dr-jessie-isabelle-price-veterinary-microbiologist/
Women who Work
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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"Doctor to Long Island Ducks". Ebony. September 1964.
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Alternate Title: Bravo, Helia!
Emma tells Emlyn about the famous botanist and Queen of Cacti, Helia Bravo Hollis!
Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/
Sources
Main Story - Helia Bravo Hollis
- Aguilar-Rocha, M. A lifetime among Cacti: Helia Bravo-Hollis – Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Natural History Museum. Bravo Hollis, Helia (1901-2001) on JSTOR.
- Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Mexican Revolution". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-Revolution.
- Lopez, Alberto. Helia Bravo Hollis, la reina de los cactus. El País. 2018.
- Salcedo Meza, Concepción. Helia Bravo Hollis. ¿Cómoves? 2001.
- Morales-Sandoval, Jesús & Scheinvar, Leia. (2019). The Cactus Explorer Cactus People Histories. Who is Helia Bravo-Hollis?. 2019. 16-22. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334316889_The_Cactus_Explorer_Cactus_People_Histories_Who_is_Helia_Bravo-Hollis
- Bravo-Hollis, Helia. Memorias de una vida y una profesión. Mexico, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, 2004.
Women who Work
- Pan, YY., Nara, M., Löwemark, L. et al. The 20-million-year old lair of an ambush-predatory worm preserved in northeast Taiwan. Sci Rep 11, 1174 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79311-0
- Yu-Yen Pan, Masakazu Nara, Ludvig Löwemark, Olmo Miguez-Salas, Björn Gunnarson, Yoshiyuki Iizuka, Tzu-Tung Chen, Shahin E. Dashtgard. The 20-million-year old lair of an ambush-predatory worm preserved in northeast Taiwan. Scientific Reports, 2021; 11 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79311-0
- Pennichnus formasae: Homes of Ancient Bobbit Worm were Discovered! https://youtu.be/2ik3L_R9dDA
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helia_Bravo_Hollis.jpg
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Alternate Title: Fans of Ayrton
Emlyn tells Emma about the genius engineer, mathematician, physicist, inventor, and suffragette, Hertha Aryton.
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Sources
Main Story - Hertha Ayrton
- “The Life and material culture of Hertha Marks Ayrton (1854-1923): suffragette, physicist, mathematician, and inventor” by Elizabeth Bruton. Science Museum Group Journal. Autumn 2018, Issue 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.15180/181002
- “Meet Hertha Ayrton, the mathematician who cleared WWI trenches of poisonous gas” by Joan Meiners. June 5th, 2020. Massive Science. https://massivesci.com/articles/hertha-ayrton-mathematics-bodichon-electric-arc/
- Wikipedia, “Hertha Ayrton”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertha_Ayrton
Women who Work
This week, we wanted to give credit to the many wonderful women who made the new COVID-19 vaccines possible! Read more about them in the following articles:
- Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American woman, is praised as key scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine
- Katalin Kariko's work in mRNA is the basis of the Covid-19 vaccine
- Meet Kathrin Jansen who leads Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine team
- Prof Sarah Gilbert: The woman who designed the Oxford vaccine
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
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??
Sources
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“No Copyright Music: Christmas Instrumentals” by Heroboard: Music for Creators https://youtu.be/dYyPTy6425U
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Alternate Title: Sex Cells
Emma tells Emlyn about the geneticist Dr. Nettie Maria Stevens, who was one of the first scientists to discover sex determination by chromosomes.
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Sources
Main Story - Nettie Maria Stevens
- Brush, S. (1978). Nettie M. Stevens and the Discovery of Sex Determination by Chromosomes. Isis, 69(2), 163-172. Retrieved November 23, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/230427
- Ogilvie, M., & Choquette, C. (1981). Nettie Maria Stevens (1861-1912): Her Life and Contributions to Cytogenetics. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 125(4), 292-311. Retrieved November 23, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/986332
- Stevens, Nettie Maria. (1901). Studies on Ciliate Infusoria. United States, Hopkins Seaside Laboratory. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Studies_on_Ciliate_Infusoria/8Ic_AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22studies+on+ciliate+infusoria%22&pg=PA1&printsec=frontcover
- O'Connor, C. & Miko, I. (2008) Developing the chromosome theory. Nature Education 1(1):44. https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/developing-the-chromosome-theory-164/#
- Gelling, C. (2016). Nettie Stevens: Sex chromosomes and sexism. Genes to Genomes Blog by GSA. http://genestogenomes.org/nettie-stevens-sex-chromosomes-and-sexism/
Women who Work
- Sara B Weinstein, Katrina Nyawira Malanga, Bernard Agwanda, Jesús E Maldonado, M Denise Dearing. The secret social lives of African crested rats, Lophiomys imhausi. Journal of Mammalogy, 2020 DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyaa127
- University of Utah. "The secret social lives of giant poisonous rats." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 19 November 2020. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201119135403.htm
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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The Incubator (courtesy of Carnegie Institution of Washington) - http://incubator.rockefeller.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/NettieStevens.jpg
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Alternate Title: La Flesche and Blood
Emlyn tells Emma about Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American physician, who used her training and expertise to campaign for social reform and health care in her Omaha community.
Learn more about us and other women in science at our website www.stemfatalepodcast.com
And order some holiday merch here!
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Main Story - Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
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- “The Incredible Legacy of Susan La Flesche, The First Native America to Earn a Medical Degree” by Carson Vaughan, Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/incredible-legacy-susan-la-flesche-first-native-american-earn-medical-degree-180962332/
- “The First Native American to Receive a Medical Degree” by Allison C. Meier, JStor Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/the-first-native-american-to-receive-a-medical-degree/
- “Native American Disease and Epidemics,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_disease_and_epidemics
- Susan la flesche picotte: A doctor who spanned two cultures. The Lancet. 2019;393(10173):734.
- “Susan La Flesche Picotte,” National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/people/susan-la-flesche-picotte.htm
- “Ulysses S. Grant: Mass Genocide Through ‘Permanent Peace’ Policy” by Alysa Landry, Indian Country Today. https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/ulysses-s-grant-mass-genocide-through-permanent-peace-policy-Ing8OYiNuU6hw6ZgulRA9Q
- Starita, Joe. A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America's First Indian Doctor. New York, St. Martin’s Press, 2016.
Women who Work
Flaherty, Colleen. Study finds gender bias in TA evals, too. Inside Higher Ed. 2020.
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Courtesy of the Nebraska State Historical Society Photograph Collections. This image was found at The National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_253.html
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Alternate Title: In a Nutshell
Emma tells Emlyn all about the designer of the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, Captain Frances Glessner Lee, who was incredibly influential in the development of early forensic science in the United States.
Learn more about us and other women in science at our website www.stemfatalepodcast.com
Sources
Main Story - Frances Glessner Lee
- Melinek, Judy, and Goldfarb, Bruce. 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics. United States, Sourcebooks, 2020.
- The Nutshell Studies. (99 Percent Invisible).
- The People — Glessner House
- Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
- Biographies: Frances Glessner Lee (1878–1962). (NIH).
- Bush, Erin N. The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. Death by Diorama.
- Kahn, Eve. “Murder Downsized.” The New York Times. 2004. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/07/garden/murder-downsized.html?_r=0
- The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. (CorrineBotz.com).
- Miller, Laura J. Frances Glessner Lee. Harvard Magazine. 2005.
Women who Work - Dr. Andrea Ghez
- Nobel Prize Press Release - https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2020/press-release/
- “How Andrea Ghez Won the Nobel for an Experiment Nobody Thought Would Work” by Hilton Lewis, Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-andrea-ghez-won-the-nobel-for-an-experiment-nobody-thought-would-work/
Music
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Miller, Laura J. Frances Glessner Lee. Harvard Magazine. 2005.
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Alternate Title: An Enigmatic Woman
Emlyn tells Emma about the cryptanalyst and numismatist Joan Clarke, who worked as a codebreaker for the British army during WWII.
Learn more about us and other women in science at our website www.stemfatalepodcast.com
Sources
Main Story - Joan Clarke
- “Joan Clarke, woman who cracked Enigma cyphers with Alan Turing” by Joe Miller , BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29840653
- “100 years ago: Joan Clarke” by American Mathematical Society. https://www.ams.org/journals/notices/201703/rnoti-p252.pdf
- “The Enigma of Joan Clarke: Numismatist” by Heritage Editorial. https://blog.ha.co
- “Banburismus”, Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banburismus
Women who Work
- Wallace, KJ, York, JM. A systems change framework for evaluating academic equity and inclusion in an Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program. Ecol. Evol. 2020; 00: 1– 8. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6817
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Original publication: Sykes, Christopher (Director) (1992). The Strange Life and Death of Dr. Turing (Videotape). London: BBC Videos for Education and Training. OCLC 36219490.
Immediate source: http://www.bletchleyparkresearch.co.uk/waiting-for-joan-clarke/
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Alternate Title: Receive One's Compliment
Emma tells Emlyn about Xia Peisu, a key founder of China’s electronic computing industry.
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Main Story - Xia Peisu
- Benavente, Rocío P. “Xia Peisu, the Chinese mother of computing.” Mujeres con Ciencia. 2020. https://mujeresconciencia.com/2020/05/14/xia-peisu-la-madre-china-de-la-computacion/
- McNeil, Leila. “The computer pioneer who built modern China.” BBC Future. 2020. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200219-xia-peisu-the-computer-pioneer-who-built-modern-china
- Wei, Qi. “Xia Peisu, one of the founders of China's computer industry: a quiet life.” Science China Press. 2015. http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2015/4/317119.shtm
- Lee, Lily Xiao Hong. Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume 2. 1998. https://books.google.com/books?id=XOGdnCPJSOMC&pg=PA572#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Dr. XIA Peisu’s Funeral Committee “Obituary of Academician XIA Peisu (1923-2014).” Institute of Computing Technology, CAS. 2014. http://english.ict.cas.cn/ns/es/201408/t20140830_127073.html
Women who Work
- Greaves, J.S., Richards, A.M.S., Bains, W. et al. Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus. Nat Astron (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1174-4
- “Phosphine gas found in Venus’ atmosphere may be ‘a possible sign of life’” by Lisa Grossman, Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/phosphine-gas-found-venus-atmosphere-possible-sign-life
- “Astronomers spy phosphine on Venus, a potential sign of life” by Mark Zastrow, Astronomy. https://astronomy.com/news/2020/09/astronomers-spy-phosphine-on-venus-a-potential-sign-of-life
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“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Alternate Title: Math Pretzel
Emlyn tells Emma about the amazing mathematician and Fields Medal Winner, Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani.
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Main Story - Maryam Mirzakhani
- “STEM HISTORY - Maryam Mirzakhani” by STEMulus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAorhUrYO6c
- “Meet the First Woman to Win Math's Most Prestigious Prize “ by Erica Klarreich. https://www.wired.com/2014/08/maryam-mirzakhani-fields-medal/
- Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017) by Kasra Rafi. https://www.nature.com/articles/549032a
- “Maryam Mirzakhani” Wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Mirzakhani
- Check out this film: “Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Visions of Maryam Mirzakhani” by George Csicsery: http://www.zalafilms.com/secrets/index.html#about
Women who Work
- Study finds 'nomophobia' is associated with poor sleep health in college students.
- Study evaluates immersive virtual reality as a sleep aid for teens.
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“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Courtesy Stanford News Service
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Alternate Title: A TREE-mendous Life
Emma tells Emlyn about Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai, the environmentalist, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner who founded the grassroots tree-planting campaign, the Greenbelt Movement.
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Main Story - Wangari Maathai
- The Green Belt Movement
- Maathai, Wangari, Unbowed: a Memoir. William Heinemann, London, 2007.
- Wangari Maathai – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Mon. 24 Aug 2020. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/biographical/>
- Perlez, Jane. “Nairobi Journal; Skyscraper's Enemy Draws a Daily Dose of Scorn.” The New York Times. 1989. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/06/world/nairobi-journal-skyscraper-s-enemy-draws-a-daily-dose-of-scorn.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
- Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71.” The New York Times. 2011. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/world/africa/wangari-maathai-nobel-peace-prize-laureate-dies-at-71.html
Women who Work
- Press release by The Royal Society: https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/attenborough-prize/
- Wikipedia on Alice Roberts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Roberts
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“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA - Wangari Maathai 2004 Nobel Peace prize winner
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Alternate Title: Hollywood and Giant Sloths
Emlyn tells Emma about the pioneering Abenaki archeologist and anthropologist, Bertha Parker, and Emma tells Emlyn about glaciers on Mars!
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Main Story - Bertha Parker
- Marranzino, Ashley. “Bertha Parker, the trailblazing first Indigenous North American archaeologist, taught herself how to excavate a site.” Massive Science. https://massivesci.com/articles/bertha-parker-pallan-archaeology-native-american-abenaki-seneca/
- Bertha Parker Pallan Cody (1907-1978). Smithsonian Institute Archives. https://www.si.edu/es/object/bertha-parker-pallan-cody-1907-1978:siris_arc_306365
- Bruchac, Margaret M. and Zobel, Melissa Fawcett Tantaquidgeon. 2018. Savage Kin: Indigenous Informants and American Anthropologists (Native Peoples of the Americas). University of Arizona Press.
- IMDB pages for crimson challenge and Desert Gold. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134611/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013034/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
- Wikipedia, “Bertha Parker Pallan” and “Gypsum Cave”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsum_Cave_(Nevada) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Parker_Pallan
Women who Work
- Wickramasinghe, Sachintha. “Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers.” University of British Columbia News. https://news.ubc.ca/2020/08/03/early-mars-was-covered-in-ice-sheets-not-flowing-rivers/
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“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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Smithsonian Institution flickr.com/people Uploaded by Magnus Manske - Bertha Parker Pallan (Cody) (1907-1978) Persistent URL:Link to data base record https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_306365 https://www.si.edu/object/siris_arc_306365
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Alternate Title: COALescence
Emma tells Emlyn about Dr. Kono Yasui, an expert plant cytologist and the first woman to receive a doctorate of science in Japan.
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Main Story - Kono Yasui
- McNeill, Leila. “How a Pioneering Botanist Broke Down Japan’s Gender Barriers.” Smithsonian Magazine. 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-pioneering-botanist-broke-down-japans-gender-barriers-180967595/
- Ochanomizu University “Kono Yasui (1880-1971) - Japan’s First Woman Doctorate of Science.” Ochanomizu University Digital Archives. 2011. http://archives.cf.ocha.ac.jp/en/researcher/yasui_kono.html
- Yamazaki, Miwae. “Where no other dared to go: Kono Yasui (1880-1971) Japan’s First Woman Doctorate of Science.” Blazing a Path: Japanese Women’s Contributions to Modern Science. 2001. http://www.igs.ocha.ac.jp/igs/IGS_publication/pdf/yasui_where.pdf
- HARRINGTON, A. (1987). WOMEN AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE JAPANESE EMPIRE (1895—1945). Journal of Asian History, 21(2), 169-186. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41930686?seq=6#metadata_info_tab_contents
Women who Work
- Virginia Tech. "Researchers convert female mosquitoes to nonbiting males with implications for mosquito control." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 14 July 2020. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200714144730.htm
- Azadeh Aryan, Michelle A. E. Anderson, James K. Biedler, Yumin Qi, Justin M. Overcash, Anastasia N. Naumenko, Maria V. Sharakhova, Chunhong Mao, Zach N. Adelman, Zhijian Tu. Nix alone is sufficient to convert female Aedes aegypti into fertile males and myo-sex is needed for male flight. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020; 202001132 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2001132117
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Date 28 July 1948
Source "Asahi Graph" July 28, 1948 issue
Author Asahi Shimbun
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kono_Yasui#/media/File:Yasui_Kono.JPG
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Alternate Title: Carpe Diem
Emlyn tells Emma about the legendary botanist, Dr. Marie Clark Taylor, the first African American woman to receive a PhD in botany. Dr. Taylor was not only a top researcher in her field of photomorphogenesis, but she spent much of her career training science teachers in innovative teaching methods that involved the use of plants.
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Main Story - Marie Clark Taylor
- “Women of Firsts: Marie Clark Taylor” by Lucy Dinsmore, Women in Horticulture. https://www.womeninhorticulture.com/post/woman-of-firsts-marie-clark-taylor
- Warren, Wini. Black Women Scientists in the United States. Indiana University Press, 1999.
- Plant Science Bulletin, Botanical Society of America, 1957. https://www.botany.org/PlantScienceBulletin/psb-1957-03-2.php
- “New Guinea Campaign”, Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea_campaign
- “Marie Taylor”, Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Taylor
Women who Work
- Devitt, James. “Scientists Discover a New Connection Between the Eyes and Touch.” NYU, 2020. https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2020/july/scientists-discover-a-new-connection-between-the-eyes-and-touch.html
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“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marie_Clark_Taylor_(1911-1990).jpg
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Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Alternate Title: Changing Behavior
Emma tells Emlyn about Martha Bernal, a clinical child psychologist and pioneer in the study of ethnic minority psychology.
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Sources
Main Story - Martha Bernal
- George, M. (2012). Profile of Martha Bernal.In A. Rutherford (Ed.), Psychology's Feminist Voices Multimedia Internet Archive. http://www.feministvoices.com/martha-bernal/
- O'Connell, Agnes N & Russo, Nancy Felipe, 1943- (1988). Models of achievement: reflections of eminent women in psychology. Hillsdale, NJ Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- CDC page for “Behavior or Conduct Problems in Children” https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/behavior.html
- Vasquez, M.J.T. “Martha Bernal (1931-2001)”. The Feminist Psychologist, Newsletter of the Society for the Psychology of Women, Division 35 of the American Psychological Association, Volume 30, Number 1, Winter, 2003. https://www.apadivisions.org/division-35/about/heritage/martha-bernal-biography
Women who Work
- “NASA Names Headquarters After Its First Black Female Engineer, Mary Jackson” by Allyson Waller, The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/science/nasa-mary-jackson-hidden-figures.html
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“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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From A. M. Amado & E. Olmedo, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Vol. 15, 2009, p. 366.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Alternate Title: Figuring It Out
Emlyn tells Emma all about Katherine Johnson, the mathematician whose complex calculations of orbital mechanics were essential for sending astronauts safely into space.
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Sources
Main Story - Katherine Johnson
- “Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician And An Inspiration For 'Hidden Figures,' Dies” by Russell Lewis, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/517784975/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-and-an-inspiration-for-hidden-figures-dies
- “Katherine Johnson” by Margot Lee Shetterly, Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00749-3
- “The True Story of “Hidden Figures,” the Forgotten Women Who Helped Win the Space Race” by Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/
- Shetterly ML. Hidden Figures : The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. First edition. William Morrow; 2016.
- “Katherine Johnson” Wikipedia Page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson
Women who Work
This week, our shout outs go to three amazing podcasts hosted by Black women scientists:
- In Those Genes. https://inthosegenes.com/
- Blk + In Grad School. https://www.blkingradschool.com/
- Dope Labs. https://www.dopelabspodcast.com/
We also made a longer list of podcasts hosted by Black women that may be of interest to our listeners, as they cover related topics like science, technology, and women in academia!
In addition, we discuss the Twitter threads #BlackAFinSTEM and #BlackintheIvory which brought to light the experiences of Black people in science and academia, and we give a shout out to the BlackAFinSTEM Ologies episode which featured “30 new science heroes who are @BlackAFinSTEM.”
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“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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File:Katherine Johnson at NASA, in 1966 - Original.jpg
Created: 1 January 1966
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Alternate Title: un-BEE-lievaable
Emma tells Emlyn all about the nuclear physicist turned world-renowned bee researcher, Eva Crane, and Emlyn tells Emma about new research on bumble bee behavior!
Learn more about our podcast and other women in science at our website www.stemfatalepodcast.com
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Main Story - Eva Crane
- Eva Crane: Bee Scientist 1912-2007. United Kingdom, International Bee Research Assn., 2008. https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/6GwZ2ZkADL4C?hl=en&gbpv=1
- Miksha, Ron. “Remembering Eva Crane: Beekeeper and Physicist.” Bad Beekeeping Blog. 2019. https://badbeekeepingblog.com/2019/06/12/remembering-eva-crane-beekeeper-and-physicist/
- Marren, Peter. Obituary for Eva Crane. The Independent. 2007. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/eva-crane-402281.html
- Railton, Francesca. “The secret life of bees: the life and work of Eva Crane.” Royal Botanical Gardens KEW, KEW.org. https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/the-secret-life-of-bees-the-life-and-work-of-eva-crane
- “About Eva Crane.” Eva Crane Trust. https://www.evacranetrust.org/page/eva-crane
- “Publication Index.” Eva Crane Trust. https://www.evacranetrust.org/page/publication-index
Women who Work
- “Bumblebees Bite Plants to Force Them to Flower (Seriously)” by Jim Daley, Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bumblebees-bite-plants-to-force-them-to-flower-seriously/?amp
- Pashalidou, F. G., Lambert, H., Peybernes, T., Mescher, M. C. & De Moraes, C. M. Bumble bees damage plant leaves and accelerate flower production when pollen is scarce. Science 368, 881 (2020). https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6493/881
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“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
“Work” by Rihanna
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The Eva Crane Trust