All Episodes
Supercomputer as stepping stone
“I was always interested in technology, ever since I was a little kid. I remember the first computer my dad bought us was an old Compaq and he thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread.”
-Bob Torgerson
Tracking bear dens with dogs and drones
” It’s a working dog that’s here to help keep you safe. And no one wants to pet your drone, you know? But they might want to pet your dog.” -Nils Pedersen
Identifying incompatibilities and resolving conflicts in research
“When I see people, I’d say maybe more senior personnel, get very angry about this, that, or the other, it almost comes out as like, an entitlement to that anger. ʼI have every right in the world to be this way,ʼ and there’s no longer any room to be like, ʼHm, maybe we need to take a step back.ʼ” -Jessie Young-Robertson
Navigating the last mile to deliver research results
“I think it’s something that you and I have in common—loving to do science but really wanting to see it connect with the people who need it.”
-Nancy Fresco