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I interviewed my dad who teaches engineering and architecture in high school about his experience with technology throughout his life and how it’s impact on future generations can lead to great things. We discussed in detail how covid has impacted...

Karen Prestegaard is a professor of hydrology at the University of Maryland, and she studies rivers, wetlands, watersheds, water quality, minerals, floods, and rainfall and watershed management. As a graduate student, the California Coastal Commission hired Karen to study Los...

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

Vi Hiser talks about her childhood, family, and her husband. She reminisces about her mentors and career.

Not every scientist can boast about putting an end to Biblical-level plagues. But NASA Senior Earth Scientist Compton Tucker helped to end periodic locust swarms which pop up in dry parts of the world and go onto wreak havoc on...

By his own count, Chuck McClain has had six mentors in his career. His first may have been a teacher in Kansas City who took him to his first physics demonstration. Since 1978, he’s worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight,...

Byron Walker, Head Coach of the Archbishop McCarthy High School Football team talks a little bit about his passions for coaching and his love for working with the young men.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael "Mike" Wehrle (70) and David "Dave" Shanks (64) consider how their upbringings and recent examples of police brutality have shaped their understanding of racism. They also discuss the issues they have with the current...

With great data comes great responsibility. Ruth Duerr, a self-described scientific “generalist,” and Steve Diggs, an ocean data specialist, take on years of efforts by scientists to inform the public while stopping short of being policy advisors. As data improves,...

A conversation about life, love, loss, learning, goals and support systems with Mr Tom from The Spot at APHS.

I asked Zach about his past and asked him how he reflects on his students.

One Small Step conversation partners Stephen Skeels (52) and Sam Usem (36) talk about the effect of the pandemic on their lives, in particular their experiences related to owning and starting businesses. They also discuss their politics, Sam being a...

In this Remembrance story, Duanne Lafrenz [no age given] and Erika Fountain (48) reminisce about Jon Carlson with whom they studied and worked, and his influence on the clinic Erika bought from him.

Wisdom and knowledge is something that you will never forget in life. It is something that no matter where you come from you can have. In the following interview you will hear from one of the wisest person I know....

Rosie talks about her work with Providence community outreach programs. How its the most rewarding work she's ever done. She has known since she was 13 and had to be a translator for her mother when she needed medical care.

Gail Skofronick-Jackson, Program Manager at NASA Headquarters, Science Mission Directorate, knows more about snow than most Tallahassee, Fla. residents. In fact, it may be safe to say that the program manager at NASA Headquarters knows more about snow than most...

We had a nice conversation about people in his life, his favorite memory, what he’s most proud of, how he would like to be remembered, and what he would say to me if this was our last conversation.

Carolina Mellado a student from Landmark College recalls memories of Maxwell Lyttle who was a faculty member of the college. She will she the reasons why she will always rennet her.

Chiquitta Clemons-Howard (50) talks to her husband Lamar Howard (46) about when they first met, how they fell in love, and what they are most grateful for in life.

David “Faz” Fazio, a beloved Andover High School basketball coach and gym teacher, who has made gym fun for all of his students, talks about how his high school coach helped him see past his challenging childhood. During his 34-year...

Dr. Claire Parkinson, senior scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center since 1978, discusses using satellite data to monitor sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic and serving as project scientist for the NASA satellite Aqua, which makes measurements of...

George Huffman calls himself a classic weather person, in part because by the fourth grade in North Central Ohio, he already was excited about the prospect that you could make a job studying weather. At the NASA Goddard Space Flight...

A conversation between student and professor, this discussion reveals the subtle dynamics between good friends, even when they outwardly seem to be very similar. Lee Slater met Andrew Binley when the former asked the latter for a job at Lancaster...

Mentor Marlena Miller (42) and her mentee, Veronica Monjaras (17), open up about their connection, their struggles with anxiety and the things that make them proud of themselves and each other.

Dr. Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, talks with undergraduate Rafer Friedman about ethical leadership, advocacy and activism on campus, in the community and beyond.