How can we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration and responsible disruption in the nuclear security field? By ensuring that all feel empowered to contribute. In my mind, the first barrier to that empowerment is whether or not you see yourself and your ideas as legitimate. Given that legitimacy is in many ways a product of public opinion, part of the mission is to influence the way the public considers who is a legitimate voice on nuclear issues and what ideas are both credible and justified.
Read MoreMy essay entitled "Dark Room, Bright Ideas" was published in the Stewardship Science, the annual DOE NNSA SSGF magazine. In it, I wrote about my best and worst day in science.
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