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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 107 \| Pamela Gay - Joy of Science
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:46:15
	Publish Date:		2016-03-06 18:00:00
	Description:		Guest: Pamela Gay @starstryder Pamela Gay talks with Dave Rael about citizen science, the painful journey of women in science, and finding the things that provide joy A lifetime stargazer, Dr. Pamela L. Gay has followed her obsession to a profession. Today Pamela is an assistant research professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she runs the CosmoQuest citizen science project and teaches classes in physics and computer science. Teaching by day, she works on astronomy data by night, teaming up with amateur astronomers and citizen scientists to work to better understand our universe. In between, she finds time to mentor students working on research projects designed to help understand how to best engage people in science online. Pamela maintains a blog at starstryder.com. She is a co-host of the Astronomy Cast podcast. Chapters: 0:28 - Dave introduces the show and Pamela Gay 2:13 - Citizen Science 3:49 - Pamela's engagement in multiple realms 5:56 - Pamela's relationship with software and coding 6:40 - Astronomy Cast motivations, history, and methodology 9:03 - Women in Science and the sad state of existence for individuals in ugly situations 13:40 - Pamela's definition of value 15:18 - The things that "light Pamela up" 17:45 - Pamela's realization that science was the path for her - "It's not where you get all the 4 points, it's where you find the most joy" 23:48 - Pamela's - implementing the first version of Citizen Science Builder 19:56 - Pamela's story of failure - effort that went for naught 29:15 - How Pamela stays current with what she needs to know 30:30 - Rules for a constructive community 31:45 - Pamela's book recommendation 34:26 - The things that have Pamela most excited 35:54 - Pamela's greatest sources of pain 39:04 - The things about which Pamela likes to geek out apart from science and software 40:34 - Pamela's top 3 tips for delivering more value 43:56 - Keeping up with Pamela Resources: Pamela's Blog CosmoQuest Astronomy Cast Women In Science - Astronomy Cast Episode 399 Uncle Bob's Response to the Women In Science on Astronomy Cast Radio Telescopes and Supercomputers Basel Farag on Developer On Fire The Plantary Society Phil Plait Neil deGrasse Tyson Carolyn Porco Amanda Palmer - The Art of Asking Pamela's book recommendation: The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help - Amanda Palmer Pamela's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Don't let your inbox rule your life Find a way to focus, but don't forget to take care of yourself - for example, the Pomodoro Technique Find a way to create things where you can see the end - make things
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