Getting a Bang Out of Science and Math

"Onetime child star Mayim Bialik earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience, then returned to acting on the TV hit The Big Bang Theory – playing a scientist. It's given her a unique view of women’s roles, in STEM fields and in general," writes Neil DeGrasse Tyson in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic.

When asked about her childhood science influences, Bialik recalls, "In junior high I had no natural affinity for math and science—and all the boys in my classes worked so much faster than I did that I just assumed I must not be good at it. I didn’t really understand the beauty of science and math…until later in high school, when this woman who was my biology tutor gave me the confidence that I could be a scientist."

"Part of my advocacy is to try to put a fresh face, a positive face, and a female face on these (STEM) subjects. I think that a lot of women don’t know the kinds of careers that are available to them."

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