Should scientists be elevated to celebrity status to inspire the next generation of scientists?
, recently tweeted that I was one of his favorite celebrity scientists. I tweeted him back with a gracious “thank-you,” but told him that I did not consider myself a celebrity. It really does make me uncomfortable, but over the years I have gotten used to people coming up to me and saying they see me on The Weather Channel or other outlets.
It warmed my heart so much to see young Nine-year-old Kaylee Tolleson of Missouri City, Texas react to meeting her hero, my colleague and legendary Wether Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore. Tolleson, who is in remission from cancer, sprinted into his arms as soon as she saw him . I probably would have reacted that way if I had the chance to meet legendary scientist Dr. George Washington Carver. Carver was a scientist at Tuskegee Institute that found many uses for the peanut.
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