Introductions Necessary

19/06/2024

In today's episode we're celebrating the first American woman in space, Dr. Sally Ride! Her accomplishments as an astronaut are impressive, but she also accomplished so many things after she came back to Earth. https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sally-ride/

21/05/2024

Hey all!

Sorry for the delays in the podcast lately. The actual production parts of the show (recording, editing, and posting) are all done by just me and I've been dealing with some persistent health issues. Nothing too serious, just life with chronic illness. I'm hoping to start catching back up tomorrow.

I'm especially sorry if there was a particular episode in this batch that you were looking forward to. These women are all spectacular and they deserve my best work, even if that's delayed.

Thanks for understanding,
Mary

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05/05/2024

, it's time for our special episode on one of the many women who helped make Star Wars possible, visual effects artist Peg Hunter: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/peg-hunter/

28/04/2024

Mary W. Jackson is one of my personal role models. I am so inspired by her, not just because she accomplished so much in her engineering career. She also switched careers specifically to help others achieve their dreams, and changed the face of the workforce at NASA: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-jackson/

09/04/2024

Sixteen years ago today, the first South Korean astronaut traveled to the ISS. Learn more about Yi So-Yeon on today's episode: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/yi-so-yeon/

03/04/2024

For , we're featuring author and speaker Dr. Temple Grandin: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/temple-grandin/

01/04/2024

Today's episodes is one of my favorites, and I couldn't wait to rerecord it so that we could introduce you to one of my favorite scientists, Col. Samantha Carter of the USAF Stargate Program: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/samantha-carter/

15/03/2024

Happy ! Today we're learning about a scientist who uses food to teach about physics and chemistry, including a study on apple pie: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/amy-rowat/

07/03/2024

Today, we're featuring Dr. Michelle Buchanan. During her 40 year career at Oak Ridge National Lab, she made many discoveries and led numerous projects advancing multiple fields of science: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/michelle-buchanan/

05/03/2024

Today's episode features Claire Voisin, a mathematician focused on algebraic geometry: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/claire-voisin/

01/03/2024

Today we're raising awareness for with an episode about a doctor with a rare perspective on a rare disease, Dr. Laura Manuelidis: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/laura-manuelidis/

29/02/2024

A favorite episode, have you ever thought about the fact that you don't "see" the camera glass in your photos? We take it for granted, but that was only made possible with the research of Dr. Katherine Burr Blodgett: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/katharine-burr-blodgett/

27/02/2024

Up today, one of my favorite episodes featuring Pauline Mead Patraw, the first woman to serve as a Ranger-Naturalist at the Grand Canyon. When the forest service said they didn't hire women, she called up the National Park Service instead, and got the job: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/pauline-mead-patraw/

19/02/2024

Our series continues with programmer Marlyn Wescoff Metlzer: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/marlyn-wescoff-meltzer/

18/02/2024

Our series on the first women programmers continues with Betty Snyder Holberton: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/betty-holberton/

15/02/2024

Happy ! We're celebrating with our episode about a biochemist who studied the human heart, Marie Maynard Daly: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/marie-maynard-daly/

13/02/2024

Today is International Darwin Day, and we're featuring a herpetologist who worked for decades with giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands, Linda Cayot: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/linda-cayot/

12/02/2024

Today is and the birthday of "Lady Edison," Beulah Louise Henry. She had 49 patents and invented over 100 different things from a customizable doll to a bobbinless sewing machine: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/beulah-louise-henry/

11/02/2024

Edith Clarke was a highly accomplished and talented electrical engineer. She was also the first woman in the US to be employed in the field. https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/edith-clarke/

10/02/2024

Today's episode is about a rockstar astronaut, Peggy Whitson: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/peggy-whitson/

09/02/2024

What is dark matter? Dr. Katherine Freese is one of the scientists trying to figure that out. Learn more in today's episode: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/katherine-freese/

07/02/2024

Today, we're featuring one of our favorite "science evangelists," Ainissa Ramirez: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ainissa-ramirez/

07/02/2024

We're still in the midst of our series, and today we're featuring astrophysicist Jedidah Isler: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jedidah-isler/

03/02/2024

We're kicking off Black History Month with our episode on Dr. Wanda M. Austin, systems engineer and former CEO of Aerospace Corporation:

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02/02/2024

Today, we're honoring Dr. Laurel Clark. She was a U.S. Navy Captain and a doctor before she joined NASA as an astronaut. She flew aboard the shuttle Columbia, and was killed when the shuttle broke apart upon reentry on February 1st, 2003.

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31/01/2024

We're taking a trip around the racetrack today, and introducing you to NASCAR engineer Andrea Mueller:

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30/01/2024

When Alice Evans saw the link between raw cow's milk and brucellosis, one man said that if it was real, "somebody smarter" would have already figured it out.

The link was real, and when the dairy industry began to pasteurize milk, saving countless lives.

https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/alice-evans/

29/01/2024

Today is the anniversary of the shuttle Challenger explosion, the first fatal accident for an American spacecraft in flight. One of the astronauts aboard the shuttle was Judith Resnik. An engineer who had flown aboard Discovery two years previously, Resnik was the second American woman in space:

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25/01/2024

Today, learn about the woman that designed the system we still use to classify stars, Annie Jump Cannon: https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/annie-jump-cannon/

22/01/2024

Today, we're celebrating the Nobel Prize winning scientist who discovered artemisinin, which led to the development of life saving anti-malaria drugs. Meet Tu Youyou:

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