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Uno Dos of Trace: Is "The Scully Effect" Real?

7 minutes 48 seconds

Now Playing As: Captioned (English) (change)

"The Scully Effect" is the idea that Dr. Dana Scully (heroine of the "X-Files," scientist, and FBI agent) inspired a huge increase in women joining STEM fields, but what if there's more to the story? Host Trace Dominquez looks into the study behind "The Scully Effect" and explores if there are other factors that affected how people viewed STEM in the 1990s. Part of the "Uno Dos of Trace" series.

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Runtime: 7 minutes 48 seconds

Topic: Careers, History, Science, Social Science
Subtopic: Occupations, Science Methods, Women
Grade/Interest Level: 11 - 12
Release Year: 2018
Producer/Distributor: Trace Dominguez
Series: Uno Dos of Trace

Trace is standing in front of a book shelf. Caption: Also, how does it adjust that temperature once it knows it.

Still image from: Uno Dos of Trace: Seasonal Affective Disorder is REAL! Here’s Everything You Need to Know...

Trace is standing with his right shoulder facing the book shelf. Caption: A la the Scully effect, which is just the best, but is it real.

Trace wears safety goggles and has a hammer in his hand. Caption: Ow.

Trace is standing in front of a book shelf. Caption: Genetic engineering is complex, and it's wide reaching.

Trace holds reusable bottles and coffee mugs in his hands. Caption: I think reusable bottles might be bad for the environment,

A mouse nibbles the food particle holding it in its claws. Caption: The nanoparticles gave the mouse the ability to see infrared.

Trace wears scarfs around his shoulders and talks. Caption: We are here, today, to lay to rest the kilogram.

Animation of red blood cells in a blood vessel. Caption: Red blood cells are eight picometers,

Still image from: Uno Dos of Trace: Dial-Up Modems Made the Weirdest Sounds, Here's What They Actually Mean