science

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.

Everybody Has A Brain with Alie Caldwell

We chat with special guest, Alie Caldwell, about her fascination with the brain and the cells in it that give rise to her online nickname, Alie Astrocyte. We also chat about Neuro Transmissions (the educational YouTube channel she co-created and runs with her partner, Micah Psych) and why science education & communication are so important to her and other scientists.

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.

Episode 12 - Biological Design with Alec Sullivan

On this special episode of the podcast, we have an enlightening conversation with friend and colleague, Alec Sullivan, on the nature of biological design. From bioluminescent trees to Amazon's new biodome building, we chat about the spectrum of biological design and the ethical issues that may accompany it. Could biological design truly be biology's "nuclear moment", as Alec calls it? Tune in to find out!