Humorology #240
November 22, 2013
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This week, we'll speak to a trio of online experts for a look at the lighter side of science. Desiree Schell welcomes favorite guest Scicurious, to talk about the 2013 IgNobel Prizes. Rachelle Saunders speaks to researcher and blogger Derek Lowe, about the chemicals that he refuses to work with. And we're joined by online video veteran Ze Frank to talk about his "True Facts" series.
Guests:
- Bethany Brookshire
- Derek Lowe
- Ze Frank
Guest Bios
Bethany Brookshire
Bethany Brookshire is a freelance science journalist and the author of the book "Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains". She is also a host and producer on the podcast "Science for the People". She is a former staff writer with Science News magazine and Science News for Students, a digital magazine covering the latest in scientific research for kids ages 9-14. Her freelance writing has appeared in Scientific American, Science News magazine, Science News Explores, The Atlantic, the Washington Post, Slate and other outlets. Bethany has a PhD in Physiology and Pharmacology from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She was a 2019-2020 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
Derek Lowe
Derek has degrees in chemistry from Hendrix College, and Duke, and has been working in the drug industry for over 30 years. In that time, he's worked on drugs to treat diseases including diabetes, Alzheimers, schizophrenia, osteoporosis, and MS. He's been blogging prolificly at In The Pipeline since 2002, which makes his blog quite possibly the longest running science blog on the internet.
Ze Frank
Internet legend Ze Frank joined BuzzFeed in September 2012 as the Executive Vice President of Video where he is focused on finding new formats in social video. A web pioneer since 2001, Mr. Frank is known for creating viral projects like "Earth Sandwich," "Young Me/Now Me," and "Chillout Song." In 2006, he created “The Show with Ze Frank,” which was an early template for the modern video blog and he recently relaunched a videoblog called AShow with ZeFrank with the help of a successful Kickstarter campaign. He has been named a top virologist in in Newsweek’s Digital Power Index and his website was listed as one of TIME’s “50 Coolest Websites.” He is also a frequent TED talk speaker and a Webby award winner.
