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This woman sounds like a brilliant artist but is not a scientist. In addition to Mike_in_NM's comments, I take offense whenever someone is described as being just a dissertation away from a PhD. A dissertation is not a trivial thing. It belittles those of us who toughed it out through 4-6 (or more!) years of failed experiments, scooped projects, and the nightmare of manuscript submssion to be lumped in with someone who took some classes, did a couple experiments and quit. I also wanted to comment on the beginning of the article when the writer mentions Natalie "name dropping" technical terms from biology or mechanical engineering. The mark of a great scientist, such as Richard Dawkins or Stephen Jay Gould who were mentioned in the article, is being able to convey your work without resorting to jargon.
