Who are the Amoeba Sisters?
We are two amoebas who teach science. We'd like to point out that others of our species do not tend to be pink or purple colored. They also do not tend to have eyes, stars on their heads...or heads...
Who are you in real life?
In our human form, we are two sisters from Texas.
Petunia is the creator of the comics and GIFs.  She times the comics to Pinky's audio in a movie editing program to create the videos. Petunia (arguably) has a better sense of humor than her sister counterpart. She is also passionate about gaming and using games in STEM education.
Pinky writes the scripts and records her voice. She has a biology degree, a public school science teaching background, and a passion for using EdTech to involve students as creators. She is interested in science communication and closely follows the Twitter #scicomm hashtag.
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Sisters from left to right: Sarina Peterson ("Petunia") and Brianna Rapini ("Pinky")
How come only one of you talks in the Amoeba Sisters videos?
We both focus on our passions so much that Petunia prefers to practice her love of drawing and Pinky prefers to practice her love of teaching. If we switched roles, we would have to subject everyone to iguanas and silky bantam chickens illustrated by Pinky.  No one wants that. ;) But...if you need proof that Petunia talks, please check out our quick "All Around the Agar" video.
What keeps you motivated to create?
Purpose. We find great purpose in demystifying science with our creations, and we love to empower teacher and student creators. Therefore, hearing that our work is helpful in education is especially motivating. If you like what we do, please consider supporting our work!
​So, why amoebas?
Why NOT amoebas? :D
Well, amoebas are amusing and super easy to draw with their blobby figure. But on that note, you really do not need to be able to draw or have any special talents to create. Petunia has no artistic training. You just have to get started. Trust us on that.  We are better than we were when we started in 2013. We're life-long learning amoebas.
Are you both pretty much science fanatics?
Yes. Sometimes we drive our sarcodine friends crazy with our love for science.  We love to follow hashtags such as #scicomm and #actuallivingscientist on Twitter. We also find social media is amazing for science teaching. Our favorite article on this topic is by an awesome educator, John Mead.
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Do you present on how teachers can create videos for their classroom?
Yes, when you love what you do, you want to share it! We are very interested in empowering both teachers and students as creators. Our presentations show strategies for involving teachers and students in video/GIF creation while maximizing valuable classroom time. 

What future plans do you have?
We have a lot of projects going on right now; one of our favorites is the development of our new Unlectured Series! We have more information about this project in the video below!
What do amoebas do for fun? Do you have hobbies?
For Pinky, science is also a hobby. She also loves spending time with her amoeba family, the outdoors, and running (pseudopodia) marathons. Petunia prefers the indoors like gaming, reading, and eating plankton. Occasionally, we are traveling amoebas.
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Visting VidCon in CA (summer 2017)!
Are you ever going to stop making amoebic jokes?
Probably not.