winner, English chemist, Sir Cyril Herman Hinshelwood, once said, “[Science is] an imaginative adventure of the mind seeking truth in a world of mystery.” Dr. Ashley Murray and Dr. Sarah Parcak, two scientists featured in National Geographic Education’s “Real-World Geography” segment, both fulfill Sir Cyril Herman Hinshelwood’s idea of science as they both work to improve the world by using imaginative solutions to solve real-world mysteries. Dr. Ashley Murray discovers the solution to use human waste as a cleanser for fertile industries, such as fish farms, and by these being clean, everyone else’s environment is improved. Dr. Sarah Parcak works to answer unanswered questions by using technology to unearth lost ancient Egyptian tombs and
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Ashley Murray and Dr. Sarah Parcak both explore and improve the world by making discoveries using geography and technology. Using technology, Dr. Murray figured out that human waste can be looked at as a chemical fertilizer. She creates a system of ponds in aquaculture farms that human waste fertilizes. Murray has designed this system to run smoothly as “hazardous chemicals are filtered out in the first series of ponds… [and] by the final ponds, the water is full of nutrients that allow [organisms] to flourish” (Real-World Geography: Dr. Ashley Murray). Dr. Parcak uses technology to her advantage as she travels around Egypt with her satellites that speed up her work. Sights that would take a large amount of time to even locate without the satellite technology now “can be located and even mapped in a mere couple of weeks” due to the work Parcak puts into discovering these sights (Samson, Real-World Geography: Dr. Sarah Parcak). Dr. Murray defines geography as “the social and cultural context of an idea or place,” and as she travels around the world, she takes time to understand the geography of the place (Real-World Geography: Dr. Ashley Murray). Therefore, she can improve her surroundings with technology by understand the place’s geography. As Dr. Murray understood Ghana’s geography, she recognized they lacked the necessary amount of freshwater needed to flourish; therefore, she implemented her system of fertilizing healthy and productive industries. Dr. Ashley
Ashley Murray and Dr. Sarah Parcak both explore and improve the world by making discoveries using geography and technology. Using technology, Dr. Murray figured out that human waste can be looked at as a chemical fertilizer. She creates a system of ponds in aquaculture farms that human waste fertilizes. Murray has designed this system to run smoothly as “hazardous chemicals are filtered out in the first series of ponds… [and] by the final ponds, the water is full of nutrients that allow [organisms] to flourish” (Real-World Geography: Dr. Ashley Murray). Dr. Parcak uses technology to her advantage as she travels around Egypt with her satellites that speed up her work. Sights that would take a large amount of time to even locate without the satellite technology now “can be located and even mapped in a mere couple of weeks” due to the work Parcak puts into discovering these sights (Samson, Real-World Geography: Dr. Sarah Parcak). Dr. Murray defines geography as “the social and cultural context of an idea or place,” and as she travels around the world, she takes time to understand the geography of the place (Real-World Geography: Dr. Ashley Murray). Therefore, she can improve her surroundings with technology by understand the place’s geography. As Dr. Murray understood Ghana’s geography, she recognized they lacked the necessary amount of freshwater needed to flourish; therefore, she implemented her system of fertilizing healthy and productive industries. Dr. Ashley