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Nuclear Engineer J'Tia Taylor on mixing hard science and pop culture

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Nerdette
Episode • May 21, 2015

J'Tia Taylor was labeled a 'mad scientist' on Survivor. But her real passion? Using her PhD in nuclear engineering to work on nonproliferation at Argonne National Laboratory. We talk about the intersection of pop culture and hard science. And ahead of Memorial Day, we get to know Rosie the Riveter.

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