Dr. Biology Goes to Washington DC: Science for Everyone

Ask A Biologist Podcast

Chapters
0:00
Intro by Dr. Biology - what the show is all about...
1:08
Plane takes off.
1:43
In a subway station.
2:43
Independent film maker Cheryl Zook.
3:02
How do you use science in your film making? [Religious and cultural themes]
3:31
The Gospel of Judas.
4:41
We are not scientists ourselves and rely on scientists to tell stories. [Cheryl]
5:09
How does your role as a storyteller and documentary film maker fit within science?
5:53
Were you ever going to be a scientist?
6:04
Were you always going to be a filmmaker?
6:43
What kinds of jobs and experiences did you have along the way?
7:23
If you were not a film maker what would you be?
7:52
What is the advantage to being in Washington D.C.?
8:14
You also do a lot of traveling. Can you tell us about some of the locations? [The travel bug]
9:07
Do you like to travel? Learning different views and different cultures.
10:37
Subway escalator on the way to talk with Elizabeth Pennisi.
11:21
Intro to Elizabeth Pennisi, science writer for the Journal Science.
11:37
What is your role in science?
12:53
Were you always going to be a writer or science writer?
13:39
Do you get to travel as a science writer?
14:06
What role do you think your writing for Science Magazine fills?
14:46
How do you prepare for your interviews?
15:31
What would you do if you could not be a writer? [Canoeing - kayak instructor]
16:36
What advice do you have someone that wants to be writer?
17:27
Was it hard to get to where you are as a writer?
18:02
What's it like to live and work in Washington D.C.?
18:45
Description of her 11th floor office.
19:08
In the subway on the way to NSF and the coffered ceilings.
20:07
Intro to Nancy Pelaez, program officer at NSF (National Science Foundation).
20:32
Acronyms and the TLA acronym.
21:07
NSDL - National Science Digital Library, what is it?
21:37
How much money are we going to spend on the NSDL this year? Where does the money come from?
22:08
What do we get with the money being spent each year?
22:45
Have you liked being in Washington D. C.?
23:34
How do you get to NSDL?
23:45
What is your favorite NSDL project?
24:45
Can teachers get involved with NSDL?
25:02
A fun activity / experiment to try on your own and become a part of the NSDL.
25:57
If you were not a scientist, what would you be?
26:24
Do you see some new technologies that teachers and students will want to try out? [Tagging]
27:19
What kind of careers are there for those that do not want to be a laboratory or field scientist?
28:03
Travel is a common theme in the sciences.
28:51
Sign-off - Jazz concert in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden off the Capital Mall. [Experimentation, scientific method, making decisions - Afro Bop Alliance]
Ask A Biologist Podcast
Dr. Biology Goes to Washington DC: Science for Everyone
Jul 24, 2007 Episode 16
Dr. Biology Talks With Cheryl Zook, Elizabeth Pennisi, Nancy Pelaez

Dr. Biology goes to Washington D.C. and tackles some of the ways everyone can be part of science—even if you are not a scientist. Listen to what he finds out from Cheryl Zook (independent filmmaker), Elizabeth Pennisi (science writer), and Nancy Pelaez (program director - NSF-EHR/DUE).

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