Flora Lichtman
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5,343 appearances
86 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
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Flora Lichtman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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We're headed back to the waters of Sri Lanka, a tropical island off of the coast of India.
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There, we'll find a population of blue whales that behaves unlike any other in the world because those whales stay put while every other population we know of migrates.
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And that discovery was made by a student who just finished her undergrad degree.
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The finding made a huge splash, and so did that student who later became the first Sri Lankan to earn a Ph.D.
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on marine mammal research, effectively charting a whole new path in science in her country.
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Dr. Asha DeVos is here to tell us about how she did it and what it takes to raise the next generation of ocean champions.
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Asha is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Ocean Swell.
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Asha, welcome to Science Friday.
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Asha, I want to go back to this big moment in your scientific life.
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It's 2003.
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You're fresh out of undergrad.
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You're working on a research vessel off the coast of Sri Lanka and something catches your eye.
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Pick it up from here.
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Was it surprising to see blue whales?
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Like, I know you were looking for sperm whales, but did you not expect to see blue whales in this area?
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You're going to have to translate for us about why this was magical.
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Did this launch your career?
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How did this change your trajectory?
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And wow, they wanted you to become essentially the fixer.
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Exactly.
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