Episode 1: Tessa's Interests

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Episode 1: Tessa's Interests

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Jul 19, 2020

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In this ep Tessa describes some of the background of astrobiology as a field, and talks about her own research.

Released:

Jul 19, 2020

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ASAB is a podcast about science fact and science fiction, hosted by two trans scientists: Tessa (astrobiology) and Charles (entomology). Every other week we talk to each other or with another trans scientist about research, interesting facts, whether aliens can be gay, science fiction, and maybe sometimes about being trans. Transcripts available on our website: asabpodcast.com.

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