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David Kipping: Falling To Other Worlds

May 19, 2015

A near-fatal accident on a mountain leads exoplanet hunter David Kipping to a new goal.

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In 2015 - Part 1 Tags Astronomy, Adventure, Career
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Renee Hlozek: Who Looks Like A Scientist?

April 23, 2015

An offhand sexist comment enrages Renee Hlozek, and leads her to dig into how her colleagues really view people who aren't the stereotypical scientist.

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In 2015 - Part 1 Tags Astronomy, Bias, Career
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Adam Becker: How To Save Your PhD Supervisor

March 4, 2015

When Adam Becker realizes a visiting film crew is made up of geocentrists, he has to prevent them from exploiting his adviser's work.

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In 2015 - Part 1 Tags Astronomy, Career
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Margaret Geller: Mapping The Universe

May 21, 2014

As a grad student, Margaret Geller is invited to a private island off the coast of Maine by legendary physicist John Wheeler and his wife, for a trip she'll never forget.

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In 2014 - Part 2 Tags Physics, Astronomy, Career
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Sara Seager: A New Search For Life

April 30, 2014

In the midst of her search for life on other planets, astrophysicist Sara Seager's own world is shattered when her husband is told he has stage three cancer.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Astronomy, Family, Cancer
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Victor Hwang: Spacecraft are never late

October 27, 2013

What's the worst that can happen when you let a recent college grad command a $330 million spacecraft?

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In 2013 - Part 2 Tags Astronomy, Engineering, Career
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Mara Wilson: A love affair of a lifetime (with science)

May 19, 2013

As a kid, Mara Wilson is decidedly uninterested in science, but as she grows up she starts to look for answers in new places.

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In 2013 - Part 1 Tags Family, Astronomy, Engineering
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Matt Mercier: The physics of triangles

November 27, 2011

Matt Mercier was failing high school physics, until he started dating a girl whose father was a physics teacher.

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In 06/05/11-12/26/11 Tags School, Astronomy
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Aaron Wolfe: Saving Hubble, saving Aaron

May 8, 2011

Aaron Wolfe escapes the harsh realities of science through the thrilling (and sexy) world of science fiction.

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In 10/10/10-05/29/11 Tags Astronomy, Growing up
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