Episode 38 | Education, Math and Drag! Exploring How Queer Identity and STEM Intersect with Kyne Santos

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Kyne Santos, exploring the intersection of queer identity and STEM through math communication and drag culture.

This week on STEMcast, we interview Kyne Santos, renowned math communicator and drag queen, known familiarly on TikTok and Instagram as OnlineKyne. With short content math videos, Kyne explores the mathematical world at all educational levels, all while dressed fabulously in drag! In this episode, we learn more about Kyne, his introduction to both the math and drag worlds, and how he uses his platform to expand access to education. We discuss the importance of scientific communication, the overlaps of art and science, and how queerness and gender interact with the STEM world. To top it off, we throw in our own experiences with synthetic biology, education in iGEM and our own experiences navigating STEM spaces as queer individuals. Tune in for personal stories, humour and new insights into how queer identity and STEM can intersect!

People in this episode

Guest: Kyne Santos

Topics covered

• queer identity
• STEM
• math communication
• drag culture
• scientific communication
• education access

Keywords

• queer STEM
• math education
• drag queen
• scientific communication
• access to education
• synthetic biology
• iGEM

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