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Erin Winick Anthony: Founder of STEAM Power Media, STEM Creator, & Science Communicator
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Take a break, we’re on Smoko! In this episode, host Alexis Armstrong interviews Erin Winnick Anthony, a science communicator and founder of Steam Power Media. Erin shares her background in mechanical engineering and how her passion for making led her to pursue a career in science communication. She discusses her involvement in various projects, including her work with the International Space Station Program Research Office. Erin also provides insights into what makes a good science communicator and the importance of public education in science. She offers advice on addressing pushback and skepticism and highlights the new generation of science communicators. In this conversation, Erin Winick Anthony discusses her excitement and aspirations for science communication, particularly in promoting diversity and representation in the field. She highlights the challenges faced by women and people of color in securing prominent hosting positions in science communication. Erin also emphasizes the importance of marketing science communication to different audiences and the rise of science communication on platforms like TikTok. She provides advice on how to support and engage with science communicators. Erin shares the coolest fact she has learned, including astronauts taking over 4 million pictures of Earth, and the weirdest fact, which involves signing a piece of the space station used for deploying trash. Lastly, she discusses her upcoming expedition on the Joides Resolution (JR) and her role as an in-house communicator.
Steam Power Media: https://www.steampowermedia.com/
ISS Benefits for Humanity: https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-research-and-technology/benefits-for-humanity/
Joides Resolution (IODP): https://iodp.tamu.edu/
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