Dalal Hanna and Andrea Reid, of the organization Riparia, and I talk about their work to educate young women on the importance of freshwater ecology and fisheries, as well as the importance of educating young women through Riparia on how they can make a difference. Instagram: @Dalal_el_Hanna and @AndreaJaneReid and @RipariaExpeditions Twitter: @Dalal_el_Hanna and @andreajanereid…

Dr. Monifa Phillips and I talk about her recent PhD research, and her current career as an electronics and engineering trainee patent attorney. You can find her on twitter at @monifa_monifa And her linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monifa-physicist/ Here is the article about the Anywayup Cup: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jun/08/a-working-life-the-inventor The Avatar of Monifa (used as the thumbnail for this episode)…

Dr. Linh Anh Cat talks about her work on fungi, using her work in STEM to help inform public policy, her organization, Reclaiming STEM, and writing book reviews for the Book Riot Blog. Twitter: @LinhAnhCat  https://linhanhcat.weebly.com/ Our next book will be Bloodline by Claudia Gray. It may be available at your local library, or it can…

Dr. Steffi Diem joins us to talk about her fascinating work in Nuclear Fusion. She talks about how she got into the subject area during college, what she’s working on now, and the important, positive impact Nuclear Fusion can have on the future of clean/green energy. A link to the image of the reaction in…

Dr. Nyssa Silbiger talks about her work in Marine Biology and how climate change affects marine ecosystems. She also brings up the important, and often overlooked, element of how climate change is a social justice issue, and that changes happening in one part of the globe wind up affecting ecosystems in entirely different areas. Website:…

Using her work and research in the area of the Biology of Fear, Mary Poffenroth teaches people, especially scientific researchers, techniques to be able to communicate their findings to the public in an accessible way. Here is an infographic that shows her 3 steps for neutralizing fear: https://www.marypoffenroth.com/infographic Website:https://www.marypoffenroth.com Twitter: @marypoffenroth IG: @marypoffenroth Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marypoffenroth/…

TW: Discussion of sexual harassment in the workplace.   Dr. Diem approached me about having a discussion about some of the things she has encountered as a woman working in STEM a long time ago. We decided to record a “what would you have done” format for this topic.