Show Notes
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE is a space scientist, science communicator and presenter of the BBC’s The Sky at Night. She’s overcome in her life not just racial and sexist hurdles, but also her own challenges with dyslexia. In this episode we find out how she overcame it all to become an inspiration to many people.
This episode was recorded on 08/06/20
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Maggie’s book ‘The Sky at Night: Book of the Moon – A Guide to Our Closest Neighbour’ is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sky-Night-Guide-Closest-Neighbour/dp/1785943510
Maggie’s Children’s YouTube Channel 'Beyond The Earth': https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdqyaLZFFQ3L0UgJ5uFWMVQ/featured
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