Dr. Cyndy Carlson of Merrimack College discusses flying squirrels; life as a water resources engineer; and Citizen Science and her STEM Superhero, Caren Cooper, in our inaugural episode. Because this is our first (!) episode, Katie and Jen talk about their career paths and how their mutual status as Murderinos at an early 2019 Future Tech Women meeting led to this project kicking off. Also covered: Nora Keegan's study on the decibel ratings of hand dryers, the moon landing anniversary, fear of failure, last summer's squirrel roadkill extravaganza and the Great Sunflower Project.

Evidence of the optimistic run of show on the podcast dungeon whiteboard. In case you need the painful laugh, here's the SNL episode Katie was talking about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUJUlcXXt2k

And if you feel like shopping for a spaceship dress (with pockets!) like Cyndy was wearing, check out Princess Awesome.

Until next time, progress not perfection!