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ErikJ

(6,335 posts) Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:04 PM Feb 2013

The 50 Sexiest Scientists Alive!

#4 Heather Knight

Position: Graduate student and founder of Marilyn Monrobot
Institution: Carnegie Mellon
Education: Current Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon; M.S in electrical and mechanical engineering from MIT; B.S. in electrical and mechanical engineering from MIT
Heather Knight loves robots — and she wants you to love them too. She founded Marilyn Monrobot, which creates socially intelligent robot performances and sensor-based electronic art. Her robotic installations have been featured at the Smithsonian-Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, LACMA, and PopTech.
In her graduate work she studies human-robot interaction, personal robots, theatrical robot performances, and designs behavior systems.
Fun fact: When she's not building robots, she likes salsa dancing, karaoke, traveling, and film festivals.

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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/50-sexy-scientists-2013-2?op=1#ixzz2MDoifu1U

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The 50 Sexiest Scientists Alive! (Original Post) ErikJ Feb 2013 OP

That's nice. But what does it have to do with science? nt Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #1

Actually they summarize the research interest of each one ErikJ Feb 2013 #4

Sure, but what makes the research interests of these 50 scientist more interesting than their peers? Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #6

Well here's an interesting one ErikJ Feb 2013 #9

...not sure whether to laugh or cry (says this scientist!)..... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #2

eh jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #3

OMG where did you get that picture of me? marions ghost Mar 2013 #15

Big Bang Theory jollyreaper2112 Mar 2013 #16

frankly I'm just surprised d_r Feb 2013 #5

It's not to late to enter GiveMeFreedom Feb 2013 #10

I know right? d_r Mar 2013 #14

Where are the sexy men scientist? broiles Feb 2013 #7

Plenty of them in the article- ErikJ Feb 2013 #8

Here you go guardian Feb 2013 #11

Oh, there they are! broiles Mar 2013 #17

Those scientists make me feel I achieved nothing in my life. Apophis Feb 2013 #12

... littlemissmartypants Mar 2013 #13

Mmmm, Tali Sharot: Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #18

Sorry but I was expecting to see accomplished people in their 50s and 60s undeterred Mar 2013 #19

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

1. That's nice. But what does it have to do with science? nt

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:11 PM

Feb 2013

ErikJ

(6,335 posts)

4. Actually they summarize the research interest of each one

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:17 PM

Feb 2013

which is very interesting in itself.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

6. Sure, but what makes the research interests of these 50 scientist more interesting than their peers?

Reply to ErikJ (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:52 PM

Feb 2013

Does physical beauty make their research more noteworthy?

More credible?

More scientific?

Have you read any papers written by these particular scientists?

Is Business Intelligence a good source to vet scientific research?

ErikJ

(6,335 posts)

9. Well here's an interesting one

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:57 PM

Feb 2013

It makes me wonder if high sugar diets contribute to higher cancer risk?

#48 Heather Christofk

Christofk Lab
Age: 32
Position: Assistant professor
Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Education: Ph.D. in cell and developmental biology from Harvard; B.S. in molecular, cell, and developmental biology from UCLA
Nationality: American

Christofk studies the genes and proteins behind the way cancer cells use sugars to live and grow, which is different from how normal cells do. Cancer cells use much more sugar than normal cells, and they do it by changing the way they use these energy sources from the environment.
These insights can give us knowledge that can help fight cancers by helping us design drugs that attack the cancer's "sugar tooth" through these growth pathways. The theory is that if the cells were cut off from sugar, they couldn't grow as fast.
Fun fact: She's a huge college basketball and Boson Bruins fan.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/50-sexy-scientists-2013-2?op=1#ixzz2MEHsPBCm

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)

2. ...not sure whether to laugh or cry (says this scientist!).....

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Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:13 PM

Feb 2013

jollyreaper2112

(1,941 posts)

3. eh

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:14 PM

Feb 2013

I like women, therefore looking at pretty women is enjoyable. I find smart to be incredibly attractive. But selling it as sexy scientists just ruins it for me. It just trivializes everything.

So my science would be more important if I looked like the pretty blond waitress. *sigh* I get that.
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marions ghost

(19,841 posts)

15. OMG where did you get that picture of me?

Reply to jollyreaper2112 (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 12:49 PM

Mar 2013

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jollyreaper2112

(1,941 posts)

16. Big Bang Theory

Reply to marions ghost (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 12:59 PM

Mar 2013

Amy Farrah Fowler

d_r

(6,907 posts)

5. frankly I'm just surprised

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:18 PM

Feb 2013

I didn't make that list

GiveMeFreedom

(976 posts)

10. It's not to late to enter

Reply to d_r (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 06:30 PM

Feb 2013

the contest. I took the liberty of looking at some pictures on the interwebs. Is this you? Just kidding. Peace and love.

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