This week we are discussing the life and work of James B. Pollack, an openly gay American astrophysicist who worked at the NASA Ames Research Centre.

The transcript for this episode is available at https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/james-b-pollack

For more information about James B. Pollack check out these links:

NASA Ames Hall of Fame about James B. Pollack - https://history.arc.nasa.gov/hist_pdfs/bio_pollack.pdf

The Planetary Society profile on James Pollack - http://www.planetary.org/connect/our-experts/profiles/james-pollack.html

American Astronomical Society profile on James Pollack - https://aas.org/obituaries/james-b-pollack-1938-1994

NY Times Obituary on James Pollack - https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/15/obituaries/james-pollack-a-top-researcher-in-space-science-is-dead-at-55.html

Davidson, Keay (1999). Carl Sagan A Life, John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0-471-39536-6 (This book is dedicated to Pollack)

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