In our first Scientist Who Reads guest episode we are joined by Dr Alice Hesse who speaks about her journey in STEM, becoming a mum while doing a PhD and being a working mum in STEM. She tells us about her favourite books of the past year, how the book club and allowing herself to read the books she wanted to read re-ignited her love for reading, and how books can help us realise things about ourselves.

You can find Alice’s Instagram here  

Books Mentioned:

• The Perfect Wife by J P Delaney
• The Keeper Of Lost Things
• The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• Kim Jiyoung, Born 19
• Legends And Lattes by Travis Baldree
• Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana Zabuzhko
• Your Ad Could Go Here by Oksana Zabuzhko
• Life Goes On Anyway by Oleg Sentsov
• Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
• Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

References:

• Alice’s thesis on STEM Teacher Beliefs and Inquiry-Based Teaching Practices 
• NICHT im Fachraum essen (German science education podcast) 
• Let's talk SCIENCE! episodes where Alice was a guest to talk about being a mum in science and doing a PhD, and the importance of science education (episode 1 & episode 2)
• Helena’s Instagram for your romance recommendations 

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