A Visit to NSF
Ask A Biologist Podcast
Chapters
0:00
Intro
2:54
Where is NSF?
3:18
A view from Dr. Collin's office.
3:41
What is NSF?
4:26
What is the budget for NSF - and the biology section you oversee?
6:00
Besides research, what else does NSF fund?
6:32
What is a cool kid or teacher project of NSF? [NSDL]
7:45
What is the future for NSF?
8:43
How did you get your current job?
11:41
You are an ecologist - what do you work on?
17:17
Art and Science - the importance of both.
18:31
When did you first know you wanted to be a biologist?
19:58
What would you be or do if you were not a biologist?
21:11
What advice do you have for someone wanting to become a biologist?
21:49
Exploring and travel.
25:27
What's Washington D.C. like?
26:57
Sports fan.
27:52
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Ask A Biologist Podcast
A Visit to NSF
Jul 28, 2008
Episode 39
Dr. Biology Talks with James Collins
Hitting the road again, Dr. Biology checks out the Biological Division of the National Science Foundation. He visits with Dr. James Collins who is overseeing all the research funding for the biological area at NSF. Learn how your tax dollars are being used and the cool things that NSF funds that you may not have known about.
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