13 min listen
Exploring The Rainforest With 'TreeTop Barbie'
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Oct 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Pioneering ecologist Nalini Nadkarni takes us up into the canopy — the area above the forest floor — where she helped research and document this unexplored ecosystem. Plus: the story of her decades-long effort to get more women into science, and how she found a surprising ally in the fight — Barbie. Video and more from Maddie's trip to the canopy is here. Follow Maddie on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
Released:
Oct 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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