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Scientist Spotlight: Kevin Crowley

Posted by The Exchange on Dec 10, 2012 | 0 comments

Radiation safety was of the utmost importance after the Fukushima accident in Japan. Radiation expert and Exchange consultant, Kevin Crowley, was asked by the band Linkin Park to see if the area was safe. Kevin chats with us about how he got to that point in his career and what it's like to work for The National Academies. 

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Featured Entertainer: Ari B. Rubin

Posted by The Exchange on Nov 29, 2012 | 0 comments

Marathon runner, policy wonk and Hollywood screenwriter, Ari B. Rubin, shares with us what makes writing in Hollywood different and how he always strives to take the unbeaten path. 

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Scientist Spotlight: James Peaco III

Posted by The Exchange on Nov 19, 2012 | 0 comments

Tell us about your background. How did you end up working with the FBI? What did you do previously?
Prior to the FBI I served as an Infantry Officer in the US Marine Corps. I received my commission as an Officer after graduating from the US Naval Academy in 1992. At the Naval Academy I earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science. The Naval Academy is a technically oriented school that requires a core curriculum of math and science, which is why my degree is a Bachelors of Science degree.

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Featured Entertainer: Will Staples

Posted by The Exchange on Nov 13, 2012 | 0 comments

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the biggest entertainment launch in entertainment history. Writer Will Staples talks to us about what it was like to work on such a popular game and how he draws from real life military and law-enforcement themes to make his writing come alive.

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Scientist Spotlight: Steve Lichten

Posted by The Exchange on Nov 06, 2012 | 0 comments

JPL scientist, Steve Lichten, talks to us about his childhood dream job, building a telescope from scratch and what would happen if we found life on Mars. 

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Scientist Spotlight: Laurie Kinney

Posted by The Exchange on Nov 01, 2012 | 0 comments

Television reporter turned science wonk, Laurie Kinney, talks to us about Russian spy technology and The Exchange's request to learn how to build WMDs with parts found in “interesting places.”

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Featured Entertainer: Kath Lingenfelter

Posted by The Exchange on Oct 03, 2012 | 0 comments

Television writer and X-Files devote, Kath Lingenfelter, shares her insight on writing in Hollywood, growing up in New Hampshire and her early love of science. 

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FEATURED ENTERTAINER: ASHLEY MILLER

Posted by The Exchange on Sep 12, 2012 | 0 comments

Middle school English teacher, television writer/producer, and screenwriter for Thor and X-Men First Class – Ashley Miller shares his thoughts on science, inspiration, and the creative process. 

Tell us about your background. Where are you from, and what did you want to do when you grew up?

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Scientist Spotlight: Kevin Grazier

Posted by The Exchange on Aug 27, 2012 | 0 comments

 A recovering JPL rocket scientist, writer / producer Kevin Grazier is also currently the science advisor on TNT's Falling Skies, Syfy's upcoming epic Defiance, and the summer blockbuster Gravity.  In his spare time, he volunteers as a science consultant for The Exchange.  

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Featured Entertainer: Samantha Corbin-Miller

Posted by The Exchange on Aug 14, 2012 | 0 comments

Samantha Corbin-Miller's stellar career in Hollywood include work on some of the most important shows of the last decade – ER, The Practice, Law & Order, and Lie to Me – among many others.   Corbin-Miller shares about her start, the most difficult part of her job, and how science inspires story.

Tell us about your background. What inspired you to become a producer and writer?

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