The race is on to humanize scientists. Mad, messy-haired white men in white coats in a dark, cold laboratory are out. Long distance running, singer-photographer, daredevils are in. These are the new faces of science.
mechanical engineer and an all-purpose daredevil, Nate Ball is also an accomplished jazz pianist, a NCAA champion pole-vaulter, and a grandmaster beatboxer. And he hosts a reality TV show on the side
The PBS NOVA series The Secret Lives of Scientists & Engineers is an online series that tries to show that there is more to scientists than their science.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is a familiar face and host of PBS’ NOVA. But this expert on the cosmos also enjoys a little whimsy. Dr. Tyson is an avid tie collector. His cosmological clothing choices put a new spin on this astrophysicist.
2004 Miss Massachusetts Erika Ebbel is a biochemist who went on to compete in the Miss America beauty pageant. The MIT graduate is now pursuing her PhD at Boston University School of Medicine. But she is an accomplished pianist and an expert at waving.
Well known climate scientist Gavin Schmidt is juggling an amazing amount of data in his quest to build a 3-D model of Earth to better understand how the climate is changing. So it’s no wonder he juggles balls, pins and beanbags in his offtime.
More scientists are getting out of the lab and showing what else makes them tick.
Teen astronomer Caroline Moore is an avid singer. Roboticist Colin Angle is an extreme athlete while ethnobotanist Ina Vandebroek is a salsa dancer.
Movies and TV are embracing the scientist-as-person phenomenon. Shows like the Big Bang Theory and even a band of smarties, including a chemist and a biologist on the reality TV series Big Brother.
Do you know a scientist who has a really cool job or one that does something surprising when not trying to understand how the world works? If so send your nominees to tips@realscience.us.
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