Kelly Weinersmith
Appearance
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Kelly Weinersmith (née Smith) is an American scientist, New York Times best selling writer, and podcaster.[1][2][3] She is a member of the faculty at Rice University, and an alumni collaborator with the Parasite Ecology Group at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[4][5] She is a regular co-host of the Science... sort of podcast,[6] and the co-author (with her husband Zach) of Soonish, a science book.[7][8][9][10] Weinersmith was a speaker at Smithsonian Magazine's "2015 Future Is Here Festival".[11]
Research
A parasitologist, Weinersmith is the co-discoverer of Euderus set, commonly known as the Cryptkeeper Wasp.[12]
References
- ^ "Two Nerds Fall in Love". The Story Collider. The Story Collider. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Science Books - Best Sellers - November 12, 2017 - The New York Times". Science Books - Best Sellers - November 12, 2017 - The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory. "Soonish: exciting technologies on the horizon, with excitement-preserving nuance". Boing Boing. Boing Boing. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Kelly Weinersmith Parasite Ecology Group". The Board of Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Adjunct Faculty: Department of BioSciences: School of Natural Sciences: Rice University". Adjunct Faculty: Department of BioScience: School of Natural Sciences: Rice University. Rice University. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Paleopals". Science... sort of Podcast. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Griggs, Mary Beth. "21 science books that make excellent gifts". Popular Science. Popular Science. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Lewin, Sarah. "The Future of Space Is Coming…'Soonish'". Space.com. Space.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Robinson, Tasha. "Custom-Printed Cocktails On The Moon? 'Soonish' Shows Us How". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Simon, Matt. "Soonish: The Future is Weird and Scary and Also Hilarious"". Wired.com. Wired. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Will the Zombie-Makers of Today Yield the Neuroscience and Drug Discoveries of Tomorrow?". Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Scott P. Egan; Kelly L. Weinersmith; Sean Liu; et al. (2017). "Description of a new species of Euderus Haliday from the southeastern United States (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae): the crypt-keeper wasp". ZooKeys (645): 37–49. doi:10.3897/zookeys.645.11117. PMC 5299223. PMID 28228666.
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