Shohini Ghose is a quantum physicist and Professor of Physics and Computer Science at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. She is Director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS) and the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering. She is the recipient of several awards, including a TED Senior Fellowship and selection to the College of the Royal Society of Canada.

Below, Shohini shares 5 key insights from her new book, Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe. Listen to the audio version—read by Shohini herself—in the Next Big Idea App.