Science Sucks

Science Sucks

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Science Sucks episodes

  • 6. Your Guide to Science Journalism (w/ Bianca Nogrady)

    Bianca Nogrady (she/her) is an Australian freelance science journalist. We chatted about life as a freelancer, why science writing is so important, how she got into it, and what advice she has for young women in STEM. If you need some inspiration, this is the perfect episode for you. 


    Where you can find Bianca!

    Twitter
    Website


    Bianca's Books!

    The End: The Human Experience of Death
    The Best Australian Science Writing 2015
    The Sixth Wave


    Support #InferiorinCanada, as we fundraise to get Angela Saini's Inferior into high schools across Canada! Check it out.


    Support CFMU so our show (and many others) can continue to air!


    You can find me (your host, Ive) on Twitter, Insta, and YouTube. Let's be friends!

    Any feedback on the show? Let us know on Twitter at @ScienceSucksPod.

    Support the show with a small monthly donation!

    32 min
  • 5. How To Support Women in Science (w/ Shweta Mahajan)

    On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I present my interview with Shweta! 

    Shweta Mahajan (she/her) is a microbiologist, podcaster, and science communicator. She hosts the podcast Science with Shweta where she interviews scientists, chats about the daily research grind, and gives advice for science students. We discuss the barriers that women have to face in STEM fields, and how we can support and empower one another to break those barriers down. 


    Where you can find Shweta!

    Twitter
    Instagram
    Website


    Support #InferiorinCanada, as we fundraise to get Angela Saini's Inferior into high schools across Canada! Check it out.


    News!

    Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover
    World Health Organization's 10 Threats to Global Health in 2019


    You can find me (your host, Ive) on Twitter, Insta, and YouTube. Let's be friends!


    Any feedback on the show? Let us know on Twitter at @ScienceSucksPod.


    Support the show with a small monthly donation!

    29 min
  • 4. Breast Cancer in Black Women (w/ Shawn Hercules)

    Shawn Hercules (he/him) is PhD candidate at McMaster University studying breast cancer. Specifically, he studies triple-negative breast cancer, a very aggressive type of cancer that is more common in black women than in other populations and is linked to higher mortality rates. This episode features a lot of learning and laughs. Enjoy!


    Shawn featured on 5 Minutes of Science!

    Race and breast cancer: Is there a link? Shawn's 3 Minute Thesis!


    News!

    What is the polar vortex and how is it linked to climate change?
    The polar vortex, explained


    Where you can find Shawn

    Twitter
    Insta


    You can find me (your host, Ive) on Twitter, Insta, and YouTube. Let's be friends!


    Any feedback on the show? Let us know on Twitter at @ScienceSucksPod.


    Support the show with a small monthly donation!

    32 min
  • 3. How to Make Science More Inclusive (w/ Ana Sofia Barrows)

    Ana Sofia Barrows (she/her) works in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). 

    Ana Sofia has coordinated events, given talks, and written articles focused on advancing EDI in science. Her energy is contagious—I left our interview feeling more energized than ever! If you are working towards making science more inclusive, this episode is required listening. You don't want to miss this.


    Quick steps to be more inclusive:

    • Acknowledge your implicit biases (try the Harvard Implicit Bias Test)
    • Make decisions after acknowledging your biases (don't ignore them)
    • Provide alternative text for Instagram pictures (the app has this feature)
    • Close caption Instagram stories using an app like Cliptomatic
    • Read the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (or your local equivalent) to learn more about making an inclusive space
    • Make your slideshow presentations accessible for colorblindness
    • Use gender-neutral pronouns (they/them/their) when addressing groups of people, instead of "ladies and gentlemen"
    • Make sure your events are physically accessible (elevators, ramps)
    • Ask events/venues about their accessibility
    • If you don't know, ASK an EDI professional (or read articles by them). We're not all diversity experts, and that's okay. Keep learning!
    • Apologize when you make a mistake! It's such a simple thing!


    The book I talked about:  

    Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story


    by Angela Saini
    Fundraiser to get Inferior into high schools across Canada


    News!

    Provincial government announces changes to OSAP
    Students rally at Queens Park


    Where you can find Ana Sofia:

    Twitter
    Insta


    You can find me (your host, Ive) on Twitter, Insta, and YouTube. Let's be friends!


    Any feedback on the show? Let us know on Twitter at @ScienceSucksPod.


    Support the show with a small monthly donation!

    30 min
  • 2. How do marine organisms build their shells? (w/ Robert Ulrich)

    Robert N. Ulrich (he/him) is PhD candidate at UCLA. He explores how marine organisms make their shells. Spoiler alert: We don't know exactly how they do it!! We chat about why nature is so much cooler if you know more about it, how we were lied to in high school chemistry, and more! 


    Where you can find Rob:

    Twitter
    Insta


    Check out Queers in STEM!


    News!

    James Watson: Scientist loses titles after claims over race (BBC)
    The Origin of Race in the USA (The Origin of Everything, hosted by Danielle Bainbridge)
    Well-research Twitter thread by New York Times science writer Amy Harmon
    Watson And Crick Did Not Discover DNA (American Council on Science and Health)
    A content analysis of the views of genetics professionals on race, ancestry, and genetics


    Any feedback on the show? Let us know on Twitter at @ScienceSucksPod. 


    You can find me (your host, Ive) on Twitter, Insta, and YouTube. Let's be friends!


    Support the show with a small monthly donation!

    28 min
  • 1. Enzymes Can (probably) Save the World (w/ Maya DeGrood)

    Welcome to the first-ever episode of Science Sucks!

    On this show, we debunk the myth the science sucks, one awesome chat at a time. This week, we talked to Maya DeGrood about... enzymes!

    Enzymes are nature's catalysts. The speed up reactions so that literally... every function in our body can happen. Maya has a background in protein biochemistry and used crystallography to understand how enzymes work. Using research like hers, scientists use enzyme properties to save! lives!

    Leaving crystallography behind, Maya is now taking on the new challenge of cancer biology. Her passion & energy is infectious... by the end of the episode, I was convinced that enzymes can save the world.


    Check out Maya on Instagram!


    News!

    China Lands a Rover on the Moon!


    Any feedback on the show? Let us know on Twitter at @ScienceSucksPod.

    You can find me (your host, Ive) on Twitter, Insta, and YouTube. Let's be friends!

    Support the show with a small monthly donation!

    29 min

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Science is awesome. It’s fascinating, it sparks curiosity, and it’s the reason most of us are alive today.