Hope Jahren

I am not a woman. I am a scientist.

Labs are where we learn to love the unknown.

Friendship is a soil that nurtures growth.

In the end, we conserve what we love.

Geobiology is the story of life told through rocks.

Every experiment is a conversation with nature.

Women in science face the same barriers as in any field, but the stakes are higher because knowledge is power.

The lab is my home, and science is my family.

Roots are where the real magic happens.

Curiosity is the seed of discovery.

I dig for truths buried in the earth.

Science isn't about knowing; it's about questioning.

A good scientist is always a little lost.

Life is a series of experiments, some successful, most not.

The earth remembers everything we forget.

In silence, plants speak volumes.

Persistence is the fertilizer of success in science.

We are all part of the same ecosystem.

Data doesn't lie, but interpretation can.

The beauty of biology is in its messiness.