Hello, everyone, and welcome to Talk Nerdy. Today is Monday, January 13th, 2025, and I'm the host of the show, Dr. Kara Santa Maria. And as always, before we dive into

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So this week, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Anne Helen Toomey. She is an associate professor

of environmental studies and science at Pace University. She's also a visiting scientist

at the Center for Biodiversity and

conservation at the American Museum of Natural History. And she's a co-founder of Participatory Science

Solutions LLC, which is a social impact research consulting company. She has a new bookout,

and we are going to learn a lot from it. It's called Science with Impact,

how to engage people, change practice, and influence policy. So without any further ado,

here she is Dr. Anne Toomey. Well, Anne, thank you so much for joining me today.

Yeah, thank you so much for inviting me. I'm really excited to

have this conversation. Me too. I am pumped to talk about your new books, Science with Impact,

how to engage people, change practice, and influence policy. I think this is a relevant conversation

to be having, given the zeitgeist we find ourselves in right now.

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