It’s no secret that LGBT folks have had a profound influence on the arts but they’ve also had a tremendous effect on scientific discovery even though they often had to hide who they were.
Today, we are joined by science journalist Vincent Gabrielle to explore the lives of extraordinary LGBT scientists who changed the world.
Listen as we take a look at:
Why so many places are named after explorer Alexander Von Humboldt.
George Washington Carver’s flower power.
How Leonardo Da Vinci almost went to jail for sodomy,
Why anthropologist Margaret Mead’s work still enrages conservatives,
Astronaut Sally Ride’s posthumous coming out,
How neuroscientist Ben Barres came out as trans in response to sexism in academia.
hat the film Imitation Game got wrong about mathematician Alan Turing.