How To Be a Fossil Fixer

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Do you love fossils and dinosaurs? Let us introduce you to Myria Perez, a paleontology-obsessed kid who grew up to get her dream job! Myria is a 24 year old fossil preparator, which means she prepares fossils to study and display in museums. She shares her journey of how a visit to her local museum set her on the path to follow her dino dreams. Myria is an If/Then Ambassador. IF/THEN seeks to further advance women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers. This episode is supported by an If/Then mini grant. Curious to learn more about Myria’s journey and her work? Listen to our bonus interview episode with her on Patreon! Available for Patrons who support Tumble at the $1/ level or higher! Pledge at patreon.com/tumblepodcast Get Myria’s email address, see photos of her work and awesome dino outfits, plus watch her favorite paleontology YouTube channel - all on the blog on our website, sciencepodcast.com. Our next episode is our 100th! We’re asking listeners to send messages to us to celebrate - and we may include them on this very special episode! Tell us your favorite moment or episode of Tumble, how you discovered us or how long you’ve been listening, whatever you want to tell us! Record a video or voice memo and send it to [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:03.3	And I'm Marshall.
0:04.3	Welcome to Tumble the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:07.9	Today we have a story about a girl who loved dinosaurs.
0:11.6	Oh, I love a good dinosaur story.
0:14.3	Well, this story isn't as much about the dinosaurs as it is about the girl and how
0:19.7	she followed her dream to grow up and work with dinosaur bones all day long.
0:25.2	Like as a paleontologist?
0:27.0	Like a fossil fixer and we're about to find out what that means.
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1:06.6	Maria Perez dreamed of working with dinosaur bones for as long as she could remember.
1:12.7	I've always loved dinosaurs since I was a kid.
1:15.5	My mom says, you know, that two years old that was when I decided to be a paleontologist.
1:20.0	Well, it's pretty common for kids to be obsessed with dinosaurs, but I don't think
1:23.7	it's very common for people to know they want to be a paleontologist at two.
1:28.0	Maria has never known life without an extreme love of dinosaurs.
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