Astrophysicist explains how boxing makes her a better scientist

A doctor once told Federica Bianco he had trouble imagining someone who looked like her doing astrophysics. At the time, he was stitching her hand, which she had cut while cooking. She recalls having to ponder her reaction. “On one hand, I didn’t really want him to poke my hand through. On the other hand, I thought that was a really enraging comment,” she said. “I don’t like being told that I cannot do things and I kind of want to … react to that by showing that I can.” Bianco is an astrophysicist at the University of Delaware, as well as a professional boxer, with four wins and one loss. Read More…