The Future of Science is Female: The Brilliant Minds Shaping the 21st Century

Zara Stone

Sep 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Jesse Vilinsky

About this audiobook

Take a look at what the future holds-and how women are making it better. In The Future of Science is Female, author and award-winning journalist Zara Stone shares the fascinating, complicated stories of how a diverse group of powerful women got started-from the perspective of those still working it out as they go along. Take 22-year old Dominique Barnes, a female hero of the oceans. She was worried about all the dolphins and whales killed during shrimp farming, so the marine biologist created a tasty, affordable plant-based shrimp alternative. And she's just one of the sheroes you will discover in The Future of Science is Female. Real encouragement and inspiration for today's amazing girls. Forget the "ivory tower" of accomplishment. Learn about the drama, tears, and adventures everyday women heroes face as they race to fix everything the world has messed up. The Future of Science is Female inspires future female founders of the world to turn their dreams into reality.

About the author

Zara Stone is an award-winning journalist who has been published and has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Vice, Forbes, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, ABC News, the BBC, OZY Media, and BuzzFeed. As a reporter she covers technology and culture, and the eccentricities of the startup world.

Jesse Vilinsky, a classically trained actress and voice actor, graduated from the USC School of Dramatic Arts and BADA in London. Jesse has lent her voice to numerous film and television projects, and her work also includes animation, video games, and commercials.