Representation in STEM

Botanists Are Real-Life Druids with Claire Hopkins

We chat with botanist and science educator, Claire Hopkins, about how she got started in botany and how that led her to starting Brilliant Botany, a science educational platform and YouTube channel. We also chat a little about being #QueerinSTEM and how that experience can vary from scientist to scientist.

Per Aspera Ad Astra with Rose DF

We’re joined by science enthusiast and advocate, Rose DF (@_Astro_Nerd_), to chat about our passion for science and space, her struggles and experiences on her journey into STEM, and her science communication projects (like ChickTech).

Diving Into the Depths of SciComm with Melissa C. Márquez

We chat with special guest, Melissa Cristina Márquez, about her research with sharks and her dive into science communication, through the Fins United Initiative and the ConCienca Azul podcast.

How to Be a Gique with Danielle Olson & Ashli Polanco

This episode, we're joined by two of the founders of Gique, a non-profit educational organization that brings interdisciplinary opportunities to youths in the Boston area. Danielle Olson & Ashli Polanco share their journey of how their backgrounds & their shared passion for STEAM led to the start of Gique as we know it.

Science Journalism & Boosting Women's Voices in STEM with Eleanor Cummins

Welcome back! We had the lovely opportunity to chat with science journalist, Eleanor Cummins, about her interdisciplinary work in science and culture. We also chatted about the movement to promote more science communicators who are women, as well as the need to highlight stories written for women and relevant to many women's issues, both of which Eleanor is contributing to by producing the Tie My Tubes podcast and curating the Curie Mag Instagram (@curie_mag) account.