Emma and Emlyn teach each other about historic (and current) women in STEM and remind each other about things they DEF should know.
Episodes
Monday Sep 03, 2018
Monday Sep 03, 2018
Alternate Title: Back to Basics (a.k.a. Alkaloids)
Emma tells Emlyn about one of the first Indian women to receive a PhD, Dr. Asima Chatterjee, who studied the organic chemistry of plants, and Emlyn tells Emma about insects that vomit cooperatively!
Sources
Main Story - Asima Chatterjee
- Biography of Asima Chatterjee by Julie Banerji for the Indian National Science Academy. http://www.insaindia.res.in/BM/BM32_0709.pdf
- Biography in Science Reporter by Shri Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/42878/1/SR%2054%2810%29%2048-50.pdf
- Google Arts and Culture Exhibit. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/rgKiCdKgS8UJIw
- Biography by S.C. Prakashi. https://www.ias.ac.in/public/Resources/Initiatives/Women_in_Science/Contributors/Chatterjee.pdf
- Article containing historical info about usage of Rauwolfia plants for medicinal purposes. By Douglas Lobay. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566472/
Women who werk
Nature write-up about paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05853-z
Original Article: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1884/20180466
Music
“Work” by Rihanna
“Mary Anning” by Artichoke
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