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Science and Nature
TV-PG
2022
NOVA

Picture a Scientist

NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives. Visit the official website to watch full-length documentaries, or explore our world through short-form video, on our digital publication NOVA Next.

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Picture a Scientist

Season 48 Episode 3 | 93m 6s | CC

Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding discrimination and making science more inclusive.

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Major funding for "Picture a Scientist" is provided by the Heising-Simons Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Additional funding is provided by: Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program with support from Sandbox Films, Satomi Okazaki and Shirish Altekar, Nancy Blachman, The New York State Council on the Arts, The Wonder Collaborative, Chicken & Egg Pictures, The Educational Foundation of America, Erica Brand and Adam Brand, Maria del Mar Hershenson, Kate Korsh, Jennifer Kane. Additional funding is provided by the NOVA Science Trust with support from Roger Sant. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers. Additional funding is provided by the NOVA Science Trust.

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