PODCAST | Science Helps Us… Imagine the Future

PODCAST | Science Helps Us… Imagine the Future

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In the second episode in our “Science Helps Us…” series, we explore the ways that science shapes the ways we tell stories – and how science helps make those stories a reality.

Our guests, Brian Johnson and Rebekah Brubaker, put the “science” back into science fiction by convening the gold-star standard of science paneling at one of the largest comic cons in the country: Phoenix Fan Fusion. We discuss the benefits of the comic con format as a vehicle for science engagement, tips for budding science communicators, and why Ross from Friends is an unexpected role model for scientist representation in the media. Plus, guest spots from STPF fellows and alumni who featured as panelists at this year’s Fan Fusion!

Guests

Brian Johnson, Ph.D.
Co-founder RealTime STEAM

Rebekah Brubaker, Ph.D.
Co-founder RealTime STEAM

Ryan Avery, Ph.D.
Senior Geospatial Analyst at USAID
2020-22 Executive Branch Fellow at the US Agency for International Development

Bradley Lusk, Ph.D.
CEO Science the Earth and Prescient Technologies
2020-22 Executive Branch Fellow at the US Agency for International Development

Carlo Quintanilla, Ph.D.
2021-23 Executive Branch Fellow at the National Institutes of Health

Host

Reshmina William, Ph.D., Civil engineer
2022-23 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Energy
2021-22 Judicial Branch Fellow
Twitter: @ReshminaWilliam

Executive Producer

Reshmina William, Ph.D., Civil Engineer

Image: Rodrigo Arrosquipa, Pexels

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Reshmina William

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