Dr. Asha de Vos

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Science Friday · Asha de Vos’ journey from deck hand to marine science leader · 24 Jul 2026 podcast

And I guess that's what I hope to be a lived example of exactly that being possible.

The truth is that, you know, I said I made the discovery in 2003 and I started the project in 2008 and I'd been kind of spinning my legs on how to start and where to start and how to find money and whatever.

I just decided I was going to barter my skills with the whale watch company that had literally just started in Sri Lanka that year.

And I was like, I'll go on their boats.

I'll talk to tourists and spend a bit more time observing these whales.

And so it was like little steps like that.

Then I started writing a proposal.

Then I started reading about work done in other places.

So it really was like...

really chipping away at little baby, little steps, you know, but just always having that vision in the distance.

I think that's what it was, just holding on to what I really wanted and just taking these little baby steps that slowly but surely were taking me close to getting there.

Oh, definitely.

I mean, there's always challenges.

I mean, there's challenges even today, you know, like...

You're wrestling with all kinds of things.

You know, I mean, I talked about the parachute science, right?

And being at the receiving end of people constantly telling me that I wasn't capable because of where I came from and things like that.

But on the flip side, I live in a country which is very male driven.

And...

I mean, imagine like a young female in a patriarchal society trying to establish a field that's very outdoorsy and, you know, like boats and things like that.

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