Q&A: How the host of ‘Emily’s Wonder Lab’ wants to teach kids about science
EMILY CALANDRELLI, THE HOST OF "EMILY'S WONDER LAB" ON NETFLIX. (NETFLIX)
Among Covid-19’s biggest lessons has been how important good science communication is — and how disastrous it can be when done poorly. STAT’s Pratibha Gopalakrishna chatted with MIT-trained engineer Emily Calandrelli about the challenges and her new children’s show on Netflix, "Emily’s Wonder Lab.”
How do you approach talking about science to kids?
I don’t shy away from the science because I think kids are very clever and know way more than a lot of people give them credit for. So the first thing I try to do is approach the kids as if they are peers. I don’t talk down to them.
How should science communicators focus their efforts?
We don't need the next Bill Nye, we need a thousand Bill Nyes. We need people who have lots of different types of personalities that will reach different types of audiences.
What barriers need to be broken down for people in science?
Of course, sexual harassment and the pay gap. There's this assumption that if you're going to have a full-time STEM career, that you're not going to have a very fruitful personal life.
Read their full conversation here.
How do you approach talking about science to kids?
I don’t shy away from the science because I think kids are very clever and know way more than a lot of people give them credit for. So the first thing I try to do is approach the kids as if they are peers. I don’t talk down to them.
How should science communicators focus their efforts?
We don't need the next Bill Nye, we need a thousand Bill Nyes. We need people who have lots of different types of personalities that will reach different types of audiences.
What barriers need to be broken down for people in science?
Of course, sexual harassment and the pay gap. There's this assumption that if you're going to have a full-time STEM career, that you're not going to have a very fruitful personal life.
Read their full conversation here.
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