In college, I took a course called physics for future presidents. Everyone I told about it laughed, assuming it was some kind of alternative, blow-off class. But it did turn out to answer that age-old question: When am I ever going to use this information? In fact, a section about chemical weapons made me an expert during season 5 of one of my favorite shows, Homeland, and a portion about climate change helped me truly separate facts from politics. Though I’m no Marie Curie, many of those science lessons actually stuck with me, motivating me to further challenge myself throughout my career, proving that keeping an open mind can launch you light years ahead of the competition.


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In college, I took a course called physics for future presidents. Everyone I told about it laughed, assuming it was some kind of alternative, blow-off class. But it did turn out to answer that age-old question: When am I ever going to use this information? In fact, a section about chemical weapons made me an expert during season 5 of one of my favorite shows, Homeland, and a portion about climate change helped me truly separate facts from politics. Though I’m no Marie Curie, many of those science lessons actually stuck with me, motivating me to further challenge myself throughout my career, proving that keeping an open mind can launch you light years ahead of the competition.

The post Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski: Changing the World as a Woman in STEM appeared first on On The Dot Woman.