James West On Invention And Inclusion In Science
b'James West has been a curious tinkerer since he was a child, always wondering how things worked. Throughout his long career in STEM, he\'s also been an advocate for diversity and inclusion \\u2014 from co-founding the Association for Black Laboratory Employees in 1970 to his work today with The Ingenuity Project, a non-profit that cultivates math and science skills in middle and high school students in Baltimore public schools.
Host Maddie Sofia talks to him about his life, career, and about how a device he helped invent in the 60\'s made their interview possible.
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