Hanabi-ko “Koko” the gorilla
Patterson taught Koko American Sign Language.
From This is True for 24 June 2018
research
Misc. basic researchers not under invention, medical, computing, etc.
Stanley Falkow Microbe Hunter
He urged the non-medical use of antibiotics to be banned, but Congress refused to take action.
From This is True for 13 May 2018
James Holland Cancer researcher
With Holland’s protocols, the child acute lymphoblastic leukemia death rate dropped from 70 percent to less than 20 percent.
From This is True for 1 April 2018
Michel Jouvet Pioneering sleep researcher
With Jouvet’s discoveries, it became clear our brains were actively working on something during sleep.
From This is True for 8 October 2017
Maryam Mirzakhani Math professor
What Mirzakhani was doing is so deep, you probably can’t understand it unless you’re an advanced mathematician. I can’t.
From This is True for 16 July 2017
Jim Stewart Scuba trainer
Stewart created diving safety training for researchers, the military, and even astronauts.
From This is True for 11 June 2017
Fred Kummerow Biochemist
Kummerow figured out that trans fats caused heart disease, but it took him 58 years to get it banned from food.
From This is True for 4 June 2017
William Baumol Cost disease economist
Dr. Baumol had a serious malady named after him: Baumol’s cost disease.
From This is True for 14 May 2017
Julius Youngner Vaccine pioneer
Youngner was the last surviving member of Salk’s polio vaccine team.
From This is True for 30 April 2017
Thomas Starzl Transplant researcher
Starzl’s work had been cited by other researchers more than any other researcher in the world.
From This is True for 5 March 2017