Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

"If you’ve got the urge to figure out how things work and advance the frontiers of knowledge, a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics might be right for you. These jobs pay well because technological progress is so important."

Charles M. Duke, Jr. | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts Dr. Kary B. Mullis | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Dr. Kary B. Mullis | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Dr Kary Mullis, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, 1993, discovered how to clone DNA. He also grew up in Columbia, S.C.! He earned a Ph.D in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. In...

Susan Leigh Still Kilrain | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Susan Leigh Still Kilrain | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Susan Leigh Still Kilrain, Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy, and Astronaut. She was the second female shuttle pilot to fly on a space mission. Susan Leigh Stills answers questions from students about her...

Dr. Kary B. Mullis | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts Dr. Jack Horner | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Dr. Jack Horner | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Paleontologist Dr. Jack Horner talks with students and answers their questions about paleontology, dinosaurs and more! He explains that he tries to figure out what dinosaurs were like when they were...

Charles F. Bolden, Jr. | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Charles F. Bolden, Jr. | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Major General, USMC, Charles F. Bolden, Jr. - military pilot, astronaut, shuttle pilot, and former NASA administrator (resigned Jan. 20, 2017). In a conversation with students, Major General Bolden...

Dr. Kary B. Mullis | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Part 2 | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Part 2 | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

In Part 2, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is asked about the American space program no longer leading, in comparison to other countries. When asked where we should go with space exploration in the future, Dr...

Dr. Kary B. Mullis | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Part 1 | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Part 1 | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, an author, and host of PBS' NOVA ScienceNOW. In his discussion with students, he talks about his lifelong interest in...

Charles Bolden, Astronaut & Administrator of NASA | Periscope

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Charles Bolden, Astronaut & Administrator of NASA | Periscope

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As a child, Major General Charles Bolden knew that he wanted to be a pilot. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Charles grew up in the 1950s, a time when a young African American boy might be...

Bioengineering Overview | diSCovering science

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Bioengineering Overview | diSCovering science

Delphine Dean, Ph.D., a bioengineer at Clemson University, gives an overview of the science of bioengineering - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers...

Biochips & Research | diSCovering science

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Biochips & Research | diSCovering science

Bruce Zhi Gao, Ph.D talks about cyber research and how different cells are put together to form a tissue that treats disease. Through fundamental research they are using a biochip as a tool to create...

Genomics | diSCovering science Size-Exclusion Chromatography | diSCovering science

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Size-Exclusion Chromatography | diSCovering science

Melissa A. Moss, Ph.D., talks about Size-Exclusion Chromatography and how this process aids in studying protein aggregates involved in Alzheimer’s Disease - The “diSCovering Science” series features...

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