Kaylynne Glover: I'm a born educator, I've
always loved teaching.
And I've never felt my classroom was big enough.
And so the more I can understand human behavior,
the more we can do a better job of improving
relationships with the public, and making
sure that we're all working together to solve
our problems.
And so I just want the largest classroom I
can get.
I started coming across the research that
they had on what's called concealed fertility
and why humans, among some other primates,
do not obviously display fertility.
And I thought that was fascinating.
So one of the things I study in addition to
fertility, is sexually coercive behavior.
And I'm a multiple sexual assault survivor,
and this is a really important subject to me.
I want to try to explain some of the patterns
that we see.
For example, you have a higher rate of conception
from rape than you do a one-night stand.
And that suggests some sort of biological
factor.
And so, I'm trying to understand this more
so that I can do a better job
of helping to prevent sexual assault.
And so that we, as a society, can better address
these problems.
I worked at Arkansas State for five years
as an advisor and an instructor.
And I had a lot of students coming to me who
were struggling with the evolution they were
learning in their classes.
And, I created a lecture on science and religion
that I started giving to my students outside
the classroom.
Entirely bonus opportunity.
Here, let's address some of these issues.
When science challenges us in ways we don't
anticipate; how far do we go with artificial
intelligence, what does nanotechnology say
about human society.
Where do we find these lines?
How can we better address these ideological
problems that people face?
I love the intersection between science and
society.
That's where I want to spend my life.
So, when this opportunity came up, I was like,
that's me!
I've always wanted to do this kind of work,
and this has catalyzed it in a way that could
not be possible otherwise.
We got to meet Judy Schneider, who is a specialist
on congress for the Library of Congress, and
she trains all new congress members and staff.
And she's fantastic.
We got to meet with people from the White
House Science and Technology Office.
We got to meet with representatives from NSF
and NIH.
We got to learn about all the different ways
that scientists can interact
in the federal government.
There's a misconception that people are antagonistic
towards science, or are not supportive of
science and research, but, as we found out,
that's not the case.
80 to 90 percent of all people support science
and science research.
So there are actually other problems that
come into play when it comes to science funding.
And those go back to those larger ideological
type questions
You may disagree with somebody's politics,
but they genuinely believe that they're doing
the right thing.
So, if you want to make progress, if you want
to build allies, if you want to progress,
if you want to make society better, you always
have to presume that they're doing the best they can.
And you need to meet them where they are
I wanted to be able to work with the public,
but what else can I do other than write blogs?
Or, you know, create a Facebook page
that advocates for science?
In my limited capacity, what else is there?
How can I get access?
This gave me access.
I got training in how to work with politicians.
I got training in how to work with staffers.
I can now make these connections that I need
to be able to do better.
To be able to make effective change.
It gave me things I couldn't get otherwise
and will undoubtedly change my life.
Already has, actually, in several ways.
