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How do you silence the naysayers or manage your self-doubt? Is there an upside to failure? On Dial an Idol, emerging scientists and physicians call their scientific heroes for guidance. They get advic... more
FAQs about Dial An Idol:How many episodes does Dial An Idol have?The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.
February 10, 2021I Doubted My PlaceEmily Ashkin met Nobel laureate J. Michael Bishop at a high school science fair. At the time, Emily didn’t feel like she belonged and Bishop gave her advice that still comforts her today....more14minPlay
February 10, 2021Don’t be Dissuaded by the NaysayersHow do you explain complicated science and not put people to sleep? How do you balance home life with a career? PhD student Martyna Kosno talks about it with Jennifer Doudna. Doudna won the Nobel Prize in 2020 for her discovery of the gene-editing tool CRISPR–Cas9....more17minPlay
February 10, 2021I Wanted the Wrong ThingsWhen MD-PhD student David Basta started his PhD, he thought he wanted a mentor who would tell him exactly what to do. Instead, he got a helpful lesson in failure from his principal investigator, Dianne Newman -- a MacArthur-Award-winning microbiologist....more16minPlay
February 10, 2021Reach HigherKwabena Kusi-Mensah, a child psychiatrist from Ghana, meets one of his scientific heroes: Harold Freeman. Early in his career, Harold Freeman recognized that poor Black Americans were disproportionately dying from cancer. He made it his mission to change that....more23minPlay
February 10, 2021Nobody Wanted Me to be a DoctorWhen Dina Zamil was growing up, the people around her discouraged her from going to medical school. She took inspiration from Eqbal Dauqan, a biochemist and refugee from Yemen, who has succeeded in science despite enormous obstacles....more12minPlay
February 10, 202199 Percent of Us Are UnderdogsAndrew Tran struggled with self-doubt. But Andrew’s obsession with instant ramen led him to a scientist who changed his perspective. He learned about Barry Marshall, who discovered the cause of ulcers by taking matters into his own gut. ...more15minPlay
January 27, 2021Dial an IdolHow do you silence the naysayers or manage your self-doubt? Is there an upside to failure? On Dial an Idol, emerging scientists and physicians call their scientific heroes for guidance. They get advice that’s useful whether you want to be a scientist or anything else....more2minPlay
FAQs about Dial An Idol:How many episodes does Dial An Idol have?The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.