What happens when a pair of scientists take their sterile gloves off, put their cowboy boots on, and clear the lab floor for a hoedown?

In this episode, we will explore how a power science couple, both classical music lovers from the east coast, became country music singing square dancers.

In Part 1 of this interview, Professors Karin Rabe and Greg Moore talk about their love of science, their advice for aspiring scientists, their first experience with music and how they got into square dancing. For novices, they illustrate what square dance is with slides and videos.

00:39: What do you study as a physicist?

01:43 Did you always know that you were going to study physics or science?

02:30. For high school students who want to pursue science in the future, what advice would you give them?

04:19 When you were growing up, what was your first experience with music like?

06:40 How did you get into square dancing?

11:03 What is square dance?

13:40 and 15:26 Video illustrations of square dance

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A show that explores the intersection of science and music and their benefits to society through personal stories of scientists and musicians.

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ABOUT SOPHIA SI
A high school senior in Houston, TX, who grew up playing the piano and loving science.

ABOUT KARIN RABE
A Board of Governors Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ (http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~karin/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_M._Rabe) and member of the National Academy of Sciences.

ABOUT GREG MOORE
A Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ (http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~gmoore/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Moore_(physicist)) and member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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