Sciencebrunch

One of NASA's original computers is turning 98 this summer. Her name is Katherine Johnson!

Jane Goodall has made a scientific career of patiently waiting and watching. Thanks to her, we've learned more about chimpanzees in the past 50 years than ever before!

It's the first day of summer, so why aren't you worried about a polio outbreak in your neighborhood? You can thank Jonas Salk for your peace of mind!

The Roman Catholic Church wasn't fond of many of Galileo's ideas, but he didn't let that stop him.

The first computer wasn't built until the mid-20th century, but that didn't stop Ada Lovelace from writing the first computer program in 1842!

Which scientist was the best cook? Our bet's on Gregor Mendel who certainly had a killer split-pea soup recipe. Sometimes, science is delicious!

Albert Einstein was (is!) a big deal, but why exactly? If your answer is "something-something-ummm....relativity?", you should probably listen to this episode.

You've heard of Watson and Crick, but what about Rosalind Franklin? Without her, those guys might not have won the Nobel Prize, or you know ... figured out the structure of DNA.

Good ol' Charlie Darwin knew his theory of natural selection would just make the world explode. It made him a nervous guy.

Marie Curie was a badass woman scientist. Who knows how much more she could've accomplished if she'd had more support ... or less radiation poisoning.