Scientist Spotlight: James Peaco III
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Tell us about your background. How did you end up working with the FBI? What did you do previously?Prior to the FBI I served as an Infantry Officer in the US Marine Corps. I received my commission as an Officer after graduating from the US Naval Academy in 1992. At…
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Featured Entertainer: Will Staples
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the biggest entertainment launch in entertainment history. Writer Will Staples talks to us about what it was like to work on such a popular game and how he draws from real life military and law-enforcement themes to make his writing come alive. Tell…
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Scientist Spotlight: Steve Lichten
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JPL scientist, Steve Lichten, talks to us about his childhood dream job, building a telescope from scratch and what would happen if we found life on Mars. Tell us about your background. Were you interested in science as a kid? What inspired you to become a scientist? I followed the…
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Scientist Spotlight: Laurie Kinney
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Television reporter turned science wonk, Laurie Kinney, talks to us about Russian spy technology and The Exchange’s request to learn how to build WMDs with parts found in “interesting places.” Tell us about your background. How did you end up at the Potomac Institute? Were you interested in science as…
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Featured Entertainer: Kath Lingenfelter
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Television writer and X-Files devote, Kath Lingenfelter, shares her insight on writing in Hollywood, growing up in New Hampshire and her early love of science. Tell us about your background. What inspired you to become a producer and writer? I wanted to be a writer long before I realized that…
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Scientist Spotlight: Kevin Grazier
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A recovering JPL rocket scientist, writer / producer Kevin Grazier is also currently the science advisor on TNT’s Falling Skies, Syfy’s upcoming epic Defiance, and the summer blockbuster Gravity. In his spare time, he volunteers as a science consultant for The Exchange. Tell us about your background. What inspired you…
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Featured Entertainer: Samantha Corbin-Miller
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Samantha Corbin-Miller’s stellar career in Hollywood include work on some of the most important shows of the last decade – ER, The Practice, Law & Order, and Lie to Me – among many others. Corbin-Miller shares about her start, the most difficult part of her job, and how science inspires…
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Scientist Spotlight: Russ Maheras
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Russ Maheras may have the coolest job in the world. As an Entertainment Liaison for the United States Air Force, he’s tasked with bringing together our nation’s best aviators with film and television production and development teams. He leads base tours as well as interacting with filmmakers anytime they have…
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Featured Entertainer: Nikki Levy
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Nikki Levy grew up in New York and Eddie Murphy was her idol. Now a Vice President of Wedge Works World Wide at Fox, she also acts on the side as part of her show Don’t Tell My Mother! where writers and performers share true stories they’d NEVER want their…
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Scientist Spotlight: Laura Rose Semo Scharfman
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From adventure sports to reaching for the stars, Laura Rose Semo Scharfman, an avionics mechanical engineer at Space X, is always on the go. Explore her early inspiration, science in the movies, and thoughts on women in engineering. Tell us about your background. What inspired you to become an engineer? …
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