Jasmin Graham

The uplifting story of a young Black scientists challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to natures most misunderstood animalthe shark."Jasmin Graham has that winning combination of talent and grit needed to excel as a scientist. Every girl who wants to be a marine biologist should have this book." Hope Jahren, New York Times bestselling author of Lab Girl and The Story of MoreSharks have been on this planet for over 400 million years, so there is a lot they can teach us about survival and adaptability. For example: how do sharks, which unlike other fish are denser than water, stay afloat? They keep moving. When Jasmin Graham, an award-winning young shark scientist, started to feel that the traditional path to becoming a marine biologist was pulling her under, she remembered this important lesson: keep moving forward.If navigating the choppy waters of traditional academic study was no longer worth it, then that meant creating an ocean of her own. Jasmin joined with three other Black women to form Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), an organization dedicated to providing support and opportunities for other young women of color. She became an independent researcher: a rogue shark scientist, seeking ways to keep these extraordinary endangered creatures swimming freejust like her.Sharks Dont Sink is a riveting, moving, and ultimately triumphant memoir at the intersection of science and social justice: a guidebook to how we can all learn to respect and protect some of natures most misunderstood and vulnerable creaturesand grant the same grace to ourselves.

Los tiburones llevan en este planeta más de 400 millones de años, por lo que pueden enseñarnos muchas cosas sobre supervivencia y adaptabilidad. Por ejemplo: ¿cómo se mantienen a flote los tiburones, que a diferencia de otros peces son mas densos que el agua? Se mantienen en movimiento. Cuando Jasmin Graham, una galardonada joven cientifica especializada en tiburones, empezo a sentir que el camino tradicional para convertirse en biologa marina la hundia, recordo esta importante leccion: seguir avanzando. Los tiburones no se hunden es un libro de memorias fascinante, conmovedor y, en ultima instancia, triunfante, en la interseccion de la ciencia y la justicia social: una guia sobre como todos podemos aprender a respetar y proteger a algunas de las criaturas mas incomprendidas y vulnerables de la naturaleza, y concedernos la misma gracia a nosotros mismos.