Danielle N. Lee: How hip-hop helps us understand science
Danielle N. Lee: Cómo el hip-hop nos ayuda a entender la ciencia
Danielle N. Lee examines the ecology and natural history of nuisance rodents, using hip-hop to share science with broader audiences. Full bio
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lección de ciencias
has been a challenge for scientists.
ha sido un reto para los científicos.
or to download an online lecture.
o descargar una conferencia.
is revisit the song "OPP"
recordar la canción "OPP"
para cantar y responder.
I'm going to put lyrics up on the screen,
voy a poner la letra en la pantalla,
to do the response, OK?
de responder, ¿está bien?
in this audience know this song,
conocen la canción,
with the tempo and the rhythm,
con el tiempo y el ritmo,
scratch your temple.
P es para personas. rasca tu sien
eso no es tan simple".
that it's a five-letter word,
que es una palabra de cinco letras,
esa palabra como "propiedad".
on your significant other.
a la persona que amas.
was in heavy rotation,
esta canción estaba de moda,
about whether bird species,
sobre si las especies de aves,
were actually monogamous or not.
en realidad, eran monógamas o no.
generations of science students
a generaciones de estudiantes de ciencias
of the bird species were monogamous.
de las especies de aves eran monógamas.
mating faithfully for life.
aparean fielmente de por vida.
came on the scene,
de laboratorio entró en escena,
from a small tissue or fluid sample
de una pequeña muestra de tejido o fluido
de los individuos.
of baby birds were.
de los pajaritos.
which adults lived in a nest
qué adultos vivían en un nido
study after study kept coming in
después de varios estudios,
evidence of infidelity --
were the pinnacle of monogamy.
auge de la monogamia.
jealous for the ratings.
en la biología y la ornitología,
the entire definition of monogamy.
toda la definición de monogamia.
that this was the headline
del "New York Times",
It's not for the Birds or the Bees."
No para las aves y las abejas"
would change partners,
un individuo cambia de pareja,
they didn't like their partner anymore?
ya no les gusta su pareja,
going to be this funny.
the male and female pair together
que el macho y la hembra forman pareja,
belong to both partners?
that it only holds true
of the songbird species,
de las especies de aves cantoras,
were truly monogamous.
verdaderamente monógamas.
of those field observations
de estas observaciones de campo,
sharing a nest,
compartiendo un nido,
even provisioning offspring together,
y alimentando a las crías juntas,
that did not belong to the male partner.
que no pertenecían al macho.
what you get it
es lo que tú consigues
there's just room to ..."
una relación, solo para... "
know just what I'm getting at?
saben a dónde quiero llegar?
splitting and cohitting that.
porque estoy traicionando?
for extra-pair copulation.
la cópula extraconyugal.
as the mating outside of a pair bond.
como apareamiento extraconyugal.
discovering via science,
that don't belong to the male partner.
que no pertenecen a la pareja masculina.
about EPCs years later,
años más tarde,
while I was in graduate school.
and mating systems,
y sistemas de apareamiento,
going through the definition
the dramatic turns of events
starts bopping in my head.
empezó a sonar en mi cabeza.
what that song was about:
de lo que se trataba esa canción:
to revisit this song.
para volver a escuchar esta canción.
and make sure that it counts.
háganlo bien y que merezca la pena.
playing songs in my head
canciones en mi cabeza
of pop culture and hip-hop songs.
de cultura pop y canciones hip-hop.
with my science professors,
con mis profesores de ciencias,
stares as responses.
y confundidas como respuesta.
with people from communities like mine,
con gente de comunidades como la mía,
so, diverse communities --
de comunidades diversas
hip-hop fue un éxito.
to people who looked and sounded like me,
a la gente que se veía y sonaba como yo,
listened to some of the same songs.
algunas de las mismas canciones.
léxico cultural común.
to bring new science terms to them,
traerles nuevos términos científicos,
comprehension of science for the culture.
comprensión de la ciencia para la cultura.
content to students from hip-hop culture
temas a estudiantes de la cultura hip-hop.
to connect to those students,
para conectar con esos estudiantes,
that they already know
is it ratifies them, us, our culture
a nosotros y a nuestra cultura
and communicate science
y comunicar la ciencia
science to broader audiences
la ciencia a un público más amplio
has traditionally overlooked.
tradicionalmente descuidado.
from every hood everywhere.
de todos los barrios por todas partes.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Danielle N. Lee - Behavioral biologistDanielle N. Lee examines the ecology and natural history of nuisance rodents, using hip-hop to share science with broader audiences.
Why you should listen
Danielle N. Lee examines the ecology and natural history of nuisance rodents across urban gradients, from the small field mice of North America to the giant pouched rats of Tanzania. A strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in the sciences, she uses hip-hop to share science with broader audiences. She's currently studying the behavioral differences between city mouse and country mouse, with the aim of understanding how and why rodents successfully vex us by living in and near our homes, pantries, farms and silos.
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