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Scientist in full protective gear.

What Happens When Marginalized Scientists Lead Research?

Trizzy Orozco

Picture this: a young Black woman in a lab coat, peering through a microscope at cells that could unlock the secrets of sickle cell disease. Nearby, an Indigenous researcher maps traditional ecological knowledge onto climate data, revealing patterns that decades of conventional science missed. This isn’t just feel-good diversity theater – it’s the cutting edge ...

The Hidden World of Virus Hunters: Scientists on the Frontlines of Emerging Diseases

How Bias Shapes Scientific Discovery – and Who Gets Credit

Trizzy Orozco

Have you ever wondered why some scientific breakthroughs become household names, while others fade into obscurity? Or why certain discoverers are celebrated, while others are barely remembered? The truth is, the journey of science is anything but a straight line. Hidden beneath the surface of every “Eureka!” moment is a tangled web of assumptions, expectations, ...

Queer Ecologists in Climate Action

Reclaiming Queer Lineages in Science: From Da Vinci to Today

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine this: history’s most celebrated scientist, Leonardo da Vinci, sketching flying machines and dissecting the mysteries of the human body—while quietly navigating a life outside the boundaries of what his world called “normal.” For centuries, queer brilliance threaded through the tapestry of science, its colors faded or erased by prejudice and silence. Today, the world ...

Victor Frankenstein: The Godfather of Modern Mad Science

7 Literary Scientists Whose Theories Might Just Be Possible Someday

Trizzy Orozco

What if the wildest ideas from our favorite novels weren’t just the stuff of imagination but blueprints for future breakthroughs? Picture a world where mad science isn’t quite so mad, where fiction bleeds into reality like a watercolor painting in the rain. From time-warping machines to genetic marvels, some literary scientists have dared to dream ...

Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries That Changed Everything

10 Movie Scientists Who Were Brilliant, Bonkers, or Both

Trizzy Orozco

Have you ever wondered why movie scientists are so unforgettable? There’s something magnetic about watching a mind unravel mysteries, tinker with the impossible, or even spiral into madness. Whether they’re muttering equations or unleashing chaos, these cinematic geniuses captivate us by dancing on the razor’s edge of brilliance and insanity. Sometimes, their wild ideas save ...

Victor Frankenstein: The Godfather of Modern Mad Science

8 Scientists in Books Who Asked the Big Questions Before We Did

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine cracking open a book and finding yourself staring into the eyes of a character who questions everything—life, the universe, the tiny mysteries hiding in plain sight. These fictional scientists, tucked between dog-eared pages, have long been the ones to ask the questions that keep us up at night. Before most of us could even ...

The Influence of Aboriginal Astronomy on Modern Science

The Forgotten Sky: What Ancient Astronomy Might Tell Us About Lost Civilizations

Trizzy Orozco

Look up at tonight’s stars, and you’re seeing the same celestial tapestry that guided our ancestors thousands of years ago. But did you know that scattered across our planet are mysterious stone circles, carved monuments, and ancient observatories that might hold secrets about civilizations we never knew existed? These aren’t just simple arrangements of rocks—they’re ...

Secret Cinema presents Back to the Future.

From Jurassic Park to Interstellar: 9 Movie Scientists Who Shaped Pop Science

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine sitting in a darkened theater, popcorn in hand, heart pounding as a scientist on screen unlocks the secrets of dinosaurs, black holes, or genetic codes. From the wild-eyed dreamers of Jurassic Park to the stoic explorers of Interstellar, movie scientists have fueled our collective imagination, inspired heated dinner-table debates, and sometimes even nudged real-world ...

Data: The Lifeblood of Intelligent Machines

Civilizations Rebooted: What Would We Remember After a Global Tech Crash?

Trizzy Orozco

Picture this: you wake up tomorrow and every screen is dark, every server is silent, and the internet has vanished like a dream. Your smartphone is nothing more than an expensive paperweight. The digital world that holds our memories, our knowledge, and our connections has simply… disappeared. It sounds like science fiction, but this nightmare ...