Dr. Shannon Bennett: From the Field to the Museum

About this episode

Dr. Shannon Bennett discusses her role at the California Academy of Sciences and her journey in science.

The California academy of sciences is one of California’s oldest operating museums and research institutions. It is an invaluable repository of knowledge about the natural sciences, is home to 47 million specimens, and has hundreds of thousands of visitors per year. This week, on Radiobio, we had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Shannon Bennett, the chief and dean of sciences at the Academy. She gave us all the behind the scenes scoop about the academy of sciences, as well as her own fascinating path into science. This is Radiobio!

People in this episode

Host: RadioBio

Guest: Dr. Shannon Bennett

Topics covered

• natural sciences
• museum
• research
• science career
• specimens

Keywords

• California Academy of Sciences
• natural sciences
• museum
• Dr. Shannon Bennett
• science career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California Academy of Sciences

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