EPISODE · Apr 9, 2025 · 28 MIN
Bench Talk | The Activist 'Termite Lady' - Vaccine Advocacy - April Sky - Common Blue Violet | April 7, 2025
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Dr. Margaret Collins (1922-1996) was a renowned field biologist who was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in entomology. Mary Williams reports on this fascinating scientist, who studied termites most of her professional life, but was also active in the early civil rights and women's rights movements. Then, Rob Weber interviews Emmy Wuensch, a pediatric nurse in Louisville, who recently attended the 'Shot@Life Champion Summit' in Washington, D.C. 'Shot@Life' is a non-profit, United Nations campaign that is working to ensure everyone in the world has access to lifesaving vaccines. Then, Scott Miller reports on the planets, stars, constellations and meteor showers we can see in the night sky in April. Finally, science-and-art converge when botanist Dave Robinson, and poet Leslie Moise, carry out a dialog on an enchanting weedy plant that is in bloom right now, the Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia). ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal
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Dr. Margaret Collins (1922-1996) was a renowned field biologist who was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in entomology. Mary Williams reports on this fascinating scientist, who studied termites most of her professional life, but was also active in the early civil rights and women's rights movements. Then, Rob Weber interviews Emmy Wuensch, a pediatric nurse in Louisville, who recently attended the 'Shot@Life Champion Summit' in Washington, D.C. 'Shot@Life' is a non-profit, United Nations campaign that is working to ensure everyone in the world has access to lifesaving vaccines. Then, Scott Miller reports on the planets, stars, constellations and meteor showers we can see in the night sky in April. Finally, science-and-art converge when botanist Dave Robinson, and poet Leslie Moise, carry out a dialog on an enchanting weedy plant that is in bloom right now, the Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia). ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal
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Bench Talk | The Activist 'Termite Lady' - Vaccine Advocacy - April Sky - Common Blue Violet | April 7, 2025
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