How 9/11 affected my Dad

My dad told me about his day on 9/11 and how terrifying it was. Additionally, he spoke on how it changed him as a person.

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David Rasmussen and Margaret Peyton

One Small Step conversation partners David Rasmussen (75) and Margaret "Renee" Peyton (73) discuss the intermingling of religion and politics.

"The whole community came together.” an interview with Richard Stolarski

Richard Stolarski, research professor shares the journey of his involvement with the movement to address ozone depletion. He discusses how a multi-disciplinary team of scientists came together to heal the ozone layer, and how the world came together with the...

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Keturah Hardy and Kymberli Smith

Kymberli Smith (18) and her foster parent Keturah Hardy (45) talk about Kimberli moving in with Keturah while in the foster care system. They discuss their pasts and traumas and what they hope for in the future.

Zhi Qing Chen and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Zhi Qing Chen, born in Wuhan, China, talks about his life growing up amidst the violence of the Second Sino-Japanese War. He moved to America over a decade ago to care for his grandchild, and...

“[Better satellite monitoring] will improve our ability to bridge the gaps between the haves & have nots." interview with Ashutosh Limaye

Through his work with SERVIR, Ashutosh Limaye could be described as one of Earth’s watchdogs. The project scientist at the Marshall Space Flight Center’s job is to take NASA satellite data back down to the Earth and help people use...

"It's not data science, it's just science." interview with Dawn Wright and Mark Parsons

Dawn Wright, ESRI and Mark Parsons, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, share with us their journeys into data mapping, and how the field has grown, including at AGU. Before AGU embraced mapping scientists, people were starting to leave AGU. Now, they’re back,...

My Father's Changing Relationship with His "Community"

This discussion follows my Dad’s sense of community throughout his life: growing up in a predominantly white neighboorhood, joining a social fraternity, marrying a woman outside his ethnicity, and so on. Among other topics, we try to define community, describe...

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Marty Watkin and Bernard Artabazon

One Small Step partners Marty Watkin (62) and Bernard Artabazon (56) have a conversation about the ways in which they formed their political beliefs.