Introductions Necessary
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Now airing season two celebrating women working "above the line" in film and television.
Episódios
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Lucy Jones
19/04/2024 Duração: 02minIt’s been over 100 years since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit San Francisco, and “Earthquake Lady” Dr. Lucy Jones wants to make sure that people are preparing for the next “big one” with the best available science and engineering. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Tessy Thomas
17/04/2024 Duração: 02minInspired by the Apollo moon missions “missile woman” Tessy Thomas has always been fascinated with science and mathematics. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Patricia McConnell
17/04/2024 Duração: 02minThe former host of “Calling All Pets,” Dr. Patricia McConnell has written over 14 books on animal behavior. Image Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Janet Yellen
15/04/2024 Duração: 02minWhile she wasn’t initially interested in economics, Janet Yellen has become a renowned expert in the field and also the first woman to become chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Patience Mthunzi-Kufa
15/04/2024 Duração: 02minWith a background in both biology and physics, Dr. Patience Mthunzi-Kufa is poised to make big discoveries in the fields of biophotonics and disease eradication. Image: TEDxSoweto (CC BY 2.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Maria Sibylla Merian
14/04/2024 Duração: 02minThe guild rules of Europe during her lifetime did not allow women to paint with oils, but that didn’t stop Maria Sibylla Merian from creating scientific illustrations of insects documenting their life cycles. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Nadya Mason
13/04/2024 Duração: 02minDr. Nadya Mason solved math problems for fun growing up before pursuing her career in quantum physics. Image Courtesy of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Summer Ash
12/04/2024 Duração: 02minAn astrophysicist and science communicator, Summer Ash loves to share her love of the universe. Image Via LinkedIn. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Amy Mainzer
11/04/2024 Duração: 02minAstronomer Amy Mainzer searches for near earth objects with her work at NASA, and helps kids learn to love science with her work on Ready, Jet, Go. Image Courtesy of University of Arizona. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Carolyn Shoemaker
09/04/2024 Duração: 02minToday is our 100th episode, and we’re featuring the woman who has discovered a record number of comets, Carolyn Shoemaker. Image: Wikimedia Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Yi So-Yeon
09/04/2024 Duração: 02minSixteen years ago today, Yi So-Yeon became the first Korean astronaut to travel to space. Image: Wikimedia Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Emily Rice
07/04/2024 Duração: 02minDr. Emily Rice is an astrophysicist and a fashion blogger, one of the founders of STARtorialist. Image Courtesy of STARtorialist. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Rebecca Oppenheimer
07/04/2024 Duração: 02minOver 1,000 planetary systems have been discovered outside our own, and scientists like Dr. Rebecca Oppenheimer are working to find new ways to see them more clearly. Image Courtesy of AMNH. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Henrietta Swan Leavitt
06/04/2024 Duração: 02minHired at the Harvard College Observatory in 1893, astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of Pickering’s Computers, women hired to complete calculations for male scientists. Image: Wikimedia Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Williamina Fleming
04/04/2024 Duração: 02minWith no formal training in astronomy, Williamina Fleming’s contributions to the field are numerous and groundbreaking. Image: Wikimedia Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Jane Goodall
03/04/2024 Duração: 02minConservationist and activist Jane Goodall has studied primates in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania since the 1960s and her work has fundamentally changed our understanding of primate behavior. Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Temple Grandin
03/04/2024 Duração: 02minToday is World Autism Day and we would like to introduce you to Dr. Temple Grandin who is not only an expert at designing cattle management facilities but is also a prominent author and speaker on autism. Image: University of Denver (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Samantha Carter
01/04/2024 Duração: 02minIt’s April 1st, 2024 and we’d like you to meet astrophysics, pilot, and USAF Colonel Samantha Carter. Image: Stargate Command. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Anandi Gopal Joshi
01/04/2024 Duração: 02minToday we meet the first Indian woman to study Western medicine, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms
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Susan L. Solomon
31/03/2024 Duração: 02minBefore she was leading one of the top stem cell research laboratories, Susan L. Solomon , held an impressive array of positions including being an attorney, CEO of Sothebys.com, chairman and CEO of Lancet Media Productions, and President of Sony Worldwide Networks; to name a few. Image Courtesy of NYSCF. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms