This summer, NASA will launch the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. Today, we have planetary scientist and Mars 2020 Rover Mastcam-Z Operations Engineer Corrine Rojas on the blog!
Read MoreWhat happens when you mix a love of space exploration, an unparalleled understanding of glamour, and a commitment to empowerment and inclusion? You get none other than STEM superstar Bianca Vasquez!
Read MoreIf you're all about inclusivity, environmental engineering, and rad #womeninSTEM, then this post is perfect for you because we have Julie Johnson on the blog today! Julie a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota where her Environmental Engineering research involves the study of wastewater microbiomes. She's also a National Science Foundation Fellow and an advocate and role model for LGBTQ+ youth.
Read MoreEver played capture the flag on the computer? Put a white hat on to test web security? Revealed election vulnerabilities at DEF CON? Today's interviewee has. That's right, we've got BiaSciLab on the blog today!
Read MoreIf you're a fan of science and art colliding, then you'll be drawn to today's post like a fruit fly to, well, a tasty piece of fruit. That's right, art appreciators, we've got sciart creator Michele Banks on the blog today. Michele, a.k.a Artologica, is a big name in the sciart world and even bears the distinctly cool designation of 'The Monet of Drosophila' to prove it.
Read MoreWhat's that delicious aroma radiating from your web browser? It's today's tasty blog post about Ashie Bhandiwad, a bio-scientist who is also the founder of StemChef! StemChef is an escape room for kids that combines two things we love: STEM education and cooking up scrumptious noms. That's some #SciComm you can sink your teeth into.
Read MoreAre you wearing laser protective eyewear to read this webpage? If not, put 'em on right now because today we're interviewing Professor Andrea Armani, and she's got a dangerously cool career that includes everything from research to teaching to even lasers.
Read MoreWave your tentacles in the air like you just don't care! You read that right, squad. Thanks to today's post, we are all suckers — suckers for squids and scicomm that is — because we have the inimitable Sarah McAnulty on the blog today. Sarah is a squid biologist and the founder of Skype a Scientist, an organization that connects classrooms and other groups of kids to scientists via a Skype session.
Read MoreEver looked for a muse in a microscope? Found beauty in bacteria? Unearthed inspiration in the insect world? Science artist Peggy Muddles has — and she has the stunning sciart portfolio to prove it. Peggy, a.k.a. The Vexed Muddler, creates art related to all kinds of scientific phenomena from single-celled organisms to the cosmos.
Read MoreWelcome to part two of our Q&A with Zero Hour featuring Zeena Abdulkarim! Zeena is an organizer with Zero Hour who works with the advocacy and finance team, and her hard work and commitment to (and passion for) justice casts her as a shining example for those who truly want to make this world — truly — a better place.
Read MoreWe’re delighted for you to meet our 50th interviewee because she's an amazing, multifaceted maker who is savagely cool! Jen Schachter is an artist-turned-maker who works as Director of Special Projects for Savage Industries. Jen's work with celebrity maker Adam Savage spans from her role as fabricator on the explosively rad show Savage Builds (read on to hear all about the nitroglycerin episode!) to creating a variety of projects on Tested.com and much, much more.
Read MoreWe are seriously excited to bring you a two-part interview series about Zero Hour, the amazing youth activism organization that fights for climate justice. Today, we are thrilled to have Zero Hour's Naina Agrawal-Hardin on the blog, junior in high school and Co-Deputy Director of Global Outreach.
Read MoreLove space exploration and science communication? Then count your lucky stars because we have celestial scicommer extraordinaire Emily Lakdawalla on the blog today!
Read MoreWe design and sell clothing that help raise awareness around mental health and mental illness.
Read MoreFuture astronaut, STEM advocate, space optimist — these are just three ways to describe Makiah Eustice, the cosmically cool aerospace engineer we've got on the blog today!
Read MoreWanna meet the fashion-led researcher who works with bacteria to create biodesigned garments? Well, you're in luck, because we have Victoria Geaney on the blog today, and her work in fashion innovation is next-level awesome.
Read MoreWant to go to the moon? Naia Butler-Craig does, and given this rising star's track record, she's going to get there. We're thrilled to have Naia on the blog today because she's already incredibly accomplished, and at age 22, she's just getting started.
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Our webcomic about the plight of vaquita was inspired by the 2019 documentary Sea of Shadows.
Read MoreIf you've ever wondered what gardening on Mars might look like, then today's interview is for you, because we have astroecologist and soil scientist Morgan Irons on the blog today!
Read MoreThis is one royally rad post because we have Jacqueline Means, a.k.a. the STEM Queen, on the blog today! Jacqueline is the 16-year-old founder of the Wilmington Urban STEM Initiative.
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