Rocket Scientist, Journalist - Tom Taylor

As a journalist, Tom Taylor has covered the intersection of science, technology and sports at Sports Illustrated and SportTechie. He has a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University. Growing up, he dreamed of being an astronaut before discovering a passion for storytelling that took his life and career in a different direction.

Through journalism, Tom has learned and written about topics as varied as disability and data privacy, nutrition and degenerative brain disease, the future of the NFL combine, equality and entrepreneurship, genetics and the Vietnam War. 

To learn more about Tom, read some of his favorite stories or contact him, go to www.dailytomtaylor.com. 

If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and give us a five-star rating in the iTunes store. If you’d like to suggest a guest or send feedback about something new or different you’d like to hear on the show, please email me at [email protected] and you can also catch me on Instagram @hardwaypod.

See previous episodes and sign up for our newsletter at www.choosethehardway.com.

There aren’t shortcuts or hacks on the road to becoming the best. You are what you overcome. Choose the Hard Way.