In this episode I talk to Ellen Rumley a senior at Willamette, who provides her perspective on being a woman in the field of physics. We also talk about her experience with aerial dance, her research on the motion of myosin proteins to help discover how their mutations can lead to heart disease, and her knowledge on applications of soft robotics to aide with disaster relief. Music: "Summer" from www.bensound.com "Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel-Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road" by Sláinte

In this episode I have a conversation with Heather Pearson, a student at Willamette University who is using her passion for the outdoors to empower queer youth. Topics discussed include committing the taboo of traveling internationally alone as a woman, her experience with outdoor adventuring, and her journalism addressing sexual assault on college campuses and Willamette University in particular. Music: "Endless Motion" from www.bensound.com