Jasmine Darbhamulla gives a biography on Katherine Johnson, the 20th century black mathematician known for her contributions to NASA. Katherine was an incredible computer, calculating trajectories and launch windows that are responsible for early launches and even moon-flights. Katherine broke several gender boundaries and continues to do so today. This podcast is part of Damien Adams' series Women in Math: The Limit Does Not Exist.

Episode 13 - Katherine Johnson

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In this episode, Donna Hooshmand describes her mathematical past. Donna details her past being told that women should not be in school, overcoming that thought, and succeeding in her studies! Donna now uses her confidence and looks to inspire others! This podcast is part of Damien Adams' series Women in Math: The Limit Does Not Exist.

Episode 39 - Donna's Story

Eleanor Quirk interviews (future Dr.) Eva Loeser, a University of California at San Diego doctoral candidate in mathematics. In this interview, Eva discusses what drives her in mathematics, how to persevere in education on both a micro and a macro level, the importance of community and representation, how to create a community, and both the supportive and unsupportive environments for women in the mathematics field at multiple institutions. This conversation was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the United States. This podcast is part of Damien Adams' series Women in Math: The Limit Does Not Exist.

Episode 38 - An Interview with Eva Loeser (by Eleanor Quirk)

Anushka Naiknaware gives a biography on Marie Curie, the 19th century Polish double Nobel Prize winner. Anushka gives insight about Marie's perseverance, overcoming barriers, selflessness, and the Nobel Prize. She also expands upon our role in Marie Curie's legacy. This podcast is part of Damien Adams' series Women in Math: The Limit Does Not Exist.

Episode 37 - Marie Curie

In this episode, Liv Myers recaps an interview she had the previous day with Portland Community College instructor Amy Cakebread. Unfortunately, the interview got lost, but Liv continues on to speak about how inspired she is by Amy. This episode was recorded as a vidcast which is available here: https://youtu.be/55UDp2WetP4

This podcast is part of Damien Adams' series Women in Math: The Limit Does Not Exist.

Episode 36 - An Interview Recap of Amy Cakebread by Olivia Myers

Abigail, Lydia, and Rachel chat about being triplets in education, their individual and collective experiences as women in STEM courses, identity, expectations, the importance of early childhood education, and the results of a survey they administered regarding representation in STEM. This podcast is part of Damien Adams' series Women in Math: The Limit Does Not Exist.

Episode 13 - Katherine Johnson

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