Screenwriter Shernold Edwards talks with Andrew Rader, an aerospace engineer and author, about volunteering for a one-way trip to Mars seven years ago. Would he still go today? Why would he have signed up to go at all?…
Actor Kerry Bishé, known for her lead role as Donna Clark, a computer scientist, in the AMC television series Halt and Catch Fire talks with Dr. Jen Golbeck, computer scientist about how Jen became a good science communicator and how that’s viewed within her profession. Jen currently is a Professor…
Disasters are not inevitable. There’s a lot we can do to prevent them from happening, especially at the local level. In Part 4 of our disaster-themed, Hollywood producer Diana Williams continues her conversation with disasterologist Dr. Samantha Montano to find out how you can make a difference!…
In the movie Clueless, the character Cher collected clothing and other household items to help the survivors of the Pismo Beach disaster, but is that really what people need? Find out in Part 3 of this disaster-themed #AskAScientist series! Hollywood producer Diana Williams continues her conversation with disasterologist Dr. Samantha…
Mass panic and overturned cars in the streets are fun in movies, but is that how people really act during disasters? In Part 2 of this disaster-themed #AskAScientist series, Hollywood producer Diana Williams talks with disasterologist Dr. Samantha Montano about the number one myth surrounding disasters and how more than…
Disaster movies are fun, but real disasters are anything but. We teamed up with our friends at LabX to figure out what we need to know to separate fact from fiction. In this first installment, Hollywood producer, and self-proclaimed prepper, Diana Williams asks disasterologist Dr. Samantha Montano what people should…
This time, computer scientist Jen Golbeck asks actor Kerry Bishé about playing a woman computer scientist.
Actor Kerry Bishé, known for her lead role as Donna Clark, a computer scientist, in the AMC television series Halt and Catch Fire talks with Dr. Jen Golbeck, computer scientist. Jen currently is a…
Actor Kerry Bishé, known for her lead role as Donna Clark, a computer scientist, in the AMC television series Halt and Catch Fire talks with Dr. Jen Golbeck, computer scientist. Jen currently is a Professor at the College of Information Studies, an affiliate professor in the Computer Science Department, and…
#AskAScientist is a down-and-dirty, shot-at-home, short video series of uncertain duration and frequency in which our friends talk to scientists who answer their most pressing questions about the state of the state in science. Our latest installment features Katherine McNamara asking emergency preparedness expert and National Academy of Medicine member…
#AskAScientist is a down-and-dirty, shot-at-home, short video series of uncertain duration and frequency in which our friends talk to scientists who answer their most pressing questions about the state of the state in science. Our first installment features Joseph Gordon-Levitt asking the Foreign Secretary of the National Academy of Medicine,…
