Join hosts Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they chat with picture book author and extramural research integrity officer/ molecular biologist Patricia Valdez about Komodo dragons, the importance of role models, and Spy Hunting. Find out more about Patricia and her books on her website! STEM books recommended on this episode:Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet (Manley/Lanen)A Black Hole is Not a Hole (DeChistofano/Carroll)Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes (Davies/Sutton)Lia & Luis: Who Has More? (Crespo/Medeiros)Over and Under the Snow (Messner/Neal)For more information about the hosts:Rajani LaRoccaArtemis Roehrig