Rachel E. Gross is an award-winning science journalist based in Brooklyn whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Geographic, WIRED, New Scientist, Slate, Undark, and NPR, among others.
Rachel covers the debates and personalities that shape scientific knowledge, most recently as Digital Science Editor for Smithsonian Magazine. She has won the Award for Excellence in Religion Reporting, a Wilbur Award for Best Online Story, and she was a finalist for an Online Journalism Award in digital storytelling. And in 2019 Rachel received a MacDowell Fellowship to complete research and reporting for her new book, Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage.
Rachel talks about the history and research of vaginas, watch the podcast for more.
Show notes:
0:00 About the podcast
0:47 Why is she vital to the survival of the species?
04:16 Let’s talk about duck vaginas
09:25 Defining people
11:23 There’s more to reproductive system
15:00 Anatomy research and story of Marie Bonaparte
22:10 The first female orologist
32:18 Racism in medicine
37:36 Historical cultural insensitivities
45:55 Rachel's story of BV
53:57 How can you help Rachel’s mission
56:40 Power of normalization
58:27 First time she realized she has a power of change
59:58 Who has positively impacted her life in the last 6 months
01:02:34 What book has changed her thinking
01:04:50 Where you can find Rachel
01:05:33 Outro
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