Becoming: Stories about growing into yourself
The Story Collider
Story Collider, Inc.
4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, both our storytellers strive to realize their full, authentic selves in science.
Part 1: After being bullied for his sexuality as a kid, Scott Taylor hesitates to bring his full self to his identity as a scientist.
Part 2: Kamryn Parker’s high school history teacher unwittingly influences her scientific journey.
Scott Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder where he leads the Taylor Lab on hybridization, speciation, and natural history (https://www.colorado.edu/lab/taylor/). He joined the faculty after completing a Ph.D. in ecological genetics from Queen’s University and pursuing postdoctoral training at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Research in his group is focused on using natural hybrid zones and recent radiations to understand the genetic bases of traits involved in reproductive isolation, population divergence, and speciation, and the impacts of anthropogenic change, including climate change, on species distributions, interactions, and evolution. His lab primarily studies birds. Scott grew up on the shore of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. He is fascinated by natural history and the intersections between art and science, and is committed to inclusion and diversity initiatives.
Kamryn Parker is currently a graduate student at Boise State University pursuing her Master's in Computer Science with a Data Science concentration. She graduated from Boise State in 2021 with a Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with emphases in Data Science, Computer Science, and Applied Math. She currently works as a graduate research assistant focusing on both election and privacy research. Kamryn is passionate about data science and how you can use data to solve the complex problems of today's world. In her free time, Kamryn enjoys being a trivia night enthusiast, cheering on her favorite sports teams, and watching Marvel movies.
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| 0:00.0 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:04.0 | Is NYU scientist the... |
| 0:06.0 | I felt... |
| 0:07.0 | I was so... |
| 0:09.0 | And I just thought, well... |
| 0:10.0 | It was that golden moment. |
| 0:12.0 | Because science was on my side. |
| 0:15.0 | Hey, everybody. Hey everybody, welcome to the Story Collider, where we bring you true personal stories about science. |
| 0:30.7 | I'm your host, Erin Barker, and this week, two storytellers are sharing stories about |
| 0:35.5 | becoming the people and scientists that they are today. |
| 0:39.2 | Before we get started, don't forget, there are just a few short days until Storyglider's big |
| 0:44.3 | annual fundraiser, the Proton Prom, on June 1st. We will be celebrating 12 years, believe it or not, |
| 0:51.6 | of the Story Glider, with amazing stories from amazing guests, including |
| 0:55.7 | comedian Aparnan Ancherla, primatologist Natalia Regan, journalist Nicholas St. Fleur, and a famed mathematician Ken Ono, |
| 1:03.8 | all hosted by the amazing guest, or El Monte. Join us in person at the Bell House in your |
| 1:09.1 | science prom finery and enjoy refreshments with us, |
| 1:12.3 | or purchase virtual tickets and watch from wherever you are. Find out more at storyclider.org |
| 1:18.2 | slash proton prom 2022. In the meantime, please enjoy the following two incredible stories from |
| 1:25.3 | two incredible people. Our first story is from ecologist Scott |
| 1:29.3 | Taylor. It was recorded back in the before times in June 2019 at a show we produced for the |
| 1:35.6 | 2019 Evolution meeting. So I once passed out while demonstrating how to take blood from the brachial vein of a bird on my own arm. |
| 1:57.0 | I was 24 years old. |
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