Swimming with 20-foot manta rays, suffering through grant applications, and rushing to the whale freezer with Jessica Pate, a marine biologist based in Florida. How have drones changed her work? And what’s wrong with being a “parachute scientist”?
About What It’s Like to Be…
In each episode of What It’s Like to Be…, bestselling author Dan Heath speaks with someone about what it’s like to walk in their (work) shoes. Behavioral Scientist serves as a distribution partner with episodes released every other week. Learn more about the podcast’s mission of “slow curiosity” here.
The “Marine Biologist” episode of What It’s Like To Be… featured Jessica Pate. It was produced and edited by Matt Purdy. Copyright © 2024 by Dan Heath. All rights reserved.
