In This Issue

It's the planetary defense-force of our dreams: Fancy Castillo Garrido on inner worlds, Barbara Belmont on how Out to Innovate (formerly NOGLSTP) makes this one better, & Ed Rivera-Valentín on creating waves of future Latinx astronomers to go beyond.

AsapSCIENCE's Mitch Moffit on creative bravery, Queer Engineer's Cel Welch on solving people problems, and Kale Edmiston on what research—and researchers—owe our trans (and more) communities.

Featuring Tessa Fisher & Charles Wallace on the ASAB podcast, Dr. Jessica Esquivel on the unstoppable force of BlackInPhysics, & Dr. Kenro Kusumi on the work ahead. Click into this post for more.

Hey valentines! Issue 3 is packed with the nerd-joy of NPR Short Wave's Maddie Sofia, the roar of Black Mammalogists Week (via Christine Wilkinson & Kendall Calhoun), & ballerina-turned-neuroscientist Micah Savin. Click into this post to get introduced.

Welcome to the first-ever 500QS newsletter, featuring Jon Freeman on missing data, Bec Roldan on queer chemists, Isabel J. Rodriguez on the relief of virtual spaces, & more. Click into this post for recaps, or get right into features below.