Ep 12: What our voices say about us, an explosive spot test, and the rewards of persistence - a podcast by Ada Lovelace Day

This month, neuroscientist Professor Sophie Scott explains how our voices tell others more about us than we might realise! And science writer Simon Singh tells us the story of two incredible women, French mathematician Sophie Germain and American astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt.

Our Discovery of the Month is one that you might have come across at airport security if you fly a lot - the spot test for the explosive TATB, invented and patented by chemist Dr Betty Harris.

The Ada Lovelace Day podcast highlights the work of women in STEM. We talk to women from around the STEM world about their careers, as well as talking to women and men about historic and modern women’s achievements, discoveries, and inventions.

Find out more about our podcast on our website, findingada.com/podcast/.

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