Tyler J. Ford: Now that I’ve got my PhD, and I’ve been working in a science communication position for a few years, I’m often asked how...
In this camp, there were students from different ages and nationalities. We were trained for an international competition, called Rover Challenge, organized by NASA, for which...
Everything happened like I was offsetting a chain reaction of events. It made me realize that fear is nothing but an illusion.
This is my story – the story of going through a tremulous phase of my life during which I lost faith in science and myself, but...
I carefully approached her with the intention to learn more. I took the first step to introduce myself with a “hi, my name is Ivan." It...
Picture it. 1996. I was working as an admin at a research center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. In addition to being the coffee-maker extraordinaire, I autoclaved...
I have a language disability and a fine motor skill deficit. As a child, I would try not to speak up in class or speak too...
In my life, perseverance is growing up in the inner city of Flint, Michigan. Gangs, violence, and drugs were part of everyday life. I’ve seen someone...
It was around 8th grade that my own personal video game boss blocked my progression. I was struggling in an earth science class and failing to...
To this very day, I will often get comments on being a fool leaving a well-paid full-time job for a career in research that may not...
