▁Australian ▁Geographic . ▁ ▁Her ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁included ▁in ▁The ▁Best ▁American ▁Science ▁Writing ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁edited ▁by ▁Oliver ▁S acks ; ▁and ▁Best ▁Australian ▁Science ▁Writing ▁( 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁by ▁News outh ▁Press ); ▁and ▁Best ▁Writing ▁on ▁Mathemat ics ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁( Pr inc eton ▁University ▁Press ). ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁W ert heim ▁has ▁script ed ▁ 1 0 ▁television ▁document aries , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁created ▁and ▁co - direct ed ▁the ▁award - win ning ▁series ▁Catal yst , ▁a ▁six - part ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁series ▁for ▁a ▁te en age ▁audience . ▁She ▁has ▁produced ▁several ▁short ▁films , ▁and ▁she ▁wrote ▁and ▁directed ▁the ▁interactive ▁Canadian ▁public ▁health ▁program ▁What ▁About ▁A ID S ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁an ▁early ▁use ▁of ▁las er - dis c ▁technology . ▁W ert heim ▁lect ures ▁around ▁the ▁glo be ▁prom oting ▁science ▁within ▁a ▁social ▁justice ▁context . ▁ ▁Institute ▁For ▁Fig uring ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁W ert heim ▁and ▁her ▁tw in ▁sister ▁Christ ine , ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Crit ical ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁California ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Arts , ▁founded ▁the ▁Institute ▁For ▁Fig uring , ▁an ▁organisation ▁based ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁that ▁prom otes ▁the ▁po etic ▁and ▁a est h etic ▁dimensions ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁The ▁Institute