Cholera, Anthrax, & Sexism Too w/ Rita Colwell

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy, Inc.

Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by infectious disease scientist Dr. Rita Colwell, who served as the first female director of the National Science Foundation and continues to engage in academic research at the age of 86. They talk about her newest book, "A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science." In addition to describing the incredible barriers faced throughout her career, Rita shares stories of her groundbreaking discoveries in microbiology, including uncovering the nature of cholera and anthrax.

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0:00.0	Well, hello everybody and welcome to talk nerdy.
0:04.0	Today is Monday, March 29, 2021.
0:18.4	And I'm the host of the show, Kara Santa Maria, and I just want to start out by giving you a great big thank you
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1:17.0	All right, let's talk about this week's episode.
1:20.4	I had the absolute honor to have a conversation with Dr Rita
1:24.9	Caldwell. So Dr. Caldwell is a world-renowned
1:30.4	an incredibly accomplished scientist, actually a microbiologist.
1:37.2	She was the first woman to lead the National Science Foundation.
1:44.0	Her research was instrumental in helping understand the nature of cholera,
1:49.0	helping understand the nature of anthrax.
1:52.0	She's published over 800 journal articles.
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