

Episode 8 - KC Cole [70:15m]:
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This week’s guest is K.C. Cole. For the past ten years, K.C. Cole has been a science writer and columnist for the Los Angeles Times; she has also written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Smithsonian, Discover, Newsweek, Newsday, Esquire, Ms., People and many other publications. Her articles were featured in The Best American Science Writing 2004 and 2005 and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2002. She has also been an editor at Discover and Newsday.

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MIPtalk - Episode 4 - Thomas Humphrey [72:07m]:
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To illustrate the reaction that visitors often have when they visit San Francisco’s Exploratorium where he works as the Senior Scientist, Thomas Humphrey tells the story of two 16-year-old Goth girls who came to the museum with major attitude and posturing that betrayed their lack of interest in the surroundings. As soon as they saw a particular exhibit that caught their attention their facade dropped instantly. Suddenly they were like little kids, caught up in the wonder of scientific discovery and how “cool” everything was.