"Talk to everybody…about anything that interests you in their field." An interview with Nathan Roth.

Nathan Roth is a Research Associate in the Department of Physics at the Catholic University of America and spends most this time in the Astrochemistry Laboratory at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Nathan studies the formation of the solar...

"When people [get] a science education…they underestimate how important human relations are to that." An interview with Kirk Knobelspiesse

If you’re a scientist in an oceanography department, you’re probably studying the ocean, right? Well, part of your job might be studying things like phytoplankton, the tiny oceanic powerhouses that play a crucial role in our planet's ecosystem. But how...

"If you work hard and put in maximum effort, you'll be successful and you'll enjoy it." An interview with Walt Petersen

Walt Petersen is chief of the Science Research and Projects Division at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Basically, he leads a group of folks who research and develop technology to explore and study the universe and also to observe and...

osc000013
01:12:22
Jim Brown and Paul Anderson

One Small Step conversation partners Jim Brown (75) and Paul Anderson (78) have a conversation about their backgrounds, losses in life, political views, education, the environment, and meeting up in the future for a beer. They find common ground despite...

"It was fun to think about how all the puzzle pieces fit together. How is this organization going to work?" An Interview with Anita Dey

Anita Dey is the strategic partnerships manager of outreach and engagement for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and co-chair of NASA headquarters' Asian American and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group. Anita spends her days working with underserved communities and using the...

“The question is, is it still alive? Was Mars able to form microbes as well?” An interview with Adrian Brown

Adrian Brown is the deputy scientist on the Mars 2020 Rover mission at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.. Adrian uses his background in geology to explore Mars via the Mars Rover, living out his childhood fascination with the planets. He...

“You get the space bug and … it just opened a whole new world to me. " An interview with Delia Santiago-Materese.

Delia Santiago-Materese is a program scientist at the NASA’s Planetary Space Division in Washington, D.C., where she helps facilitate science and works with the community to make decisions about where NASA’s scientists should be exploring next. She spends her days...

"…we're dealing with what we call climate delayism." An interview with Marshall Shepherd.

As a leading international expert in weather and climate and Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia, James Marshall Shepherd knows a lot about climate, and just as importantly, how to talk...