Episode 037 - Rachel Carson | Marine Biologist & Environmentalist

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!

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Sources

Main Story - Rachel Carson

1. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson
2. Women's History: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rachel-carson
3. American Chemical Society: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/rachel-carson-silent-spring.html
4. 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

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