Mildly Intellectual, Mostly Nonsense

Manpreet and Tess

Mildly Intellectual, Mostly Nonsense is a conversational podcast hosted by Manpreet, a biotech scientist, and Tess, a PhD student in statistics.  Together, they talk about life in and around STEM - academia, industry, gender bias, nonlinear careers, friendships, injuries, and whatever else comes up. Sometimes thoughtful, sometimes unserious, often both.  New episodes when life allows (hopefully every Wednesdays).

Episodes

  1. 3D AGO

    Post-Viral and Pre-Deadline

    Tess is sick, Manpreet is deep in manuscript avoidance, and neither of us is emotionally prepared to be productive. We talk academic burnout, fake productivity, reality TV drama, bad audio feedback, and why tone is apparently a crime. This is Mildly Intellectual, Mostly Nonsense.

    1h 5m

  2. APR 1

    I Texted My Supervisor at 3AM!!!

    Tess recounts the chaos leading up to her PhD candidacy exam — from anxiety spirals and last-minute panic to passing with flying colours. We talk imposter syndrome, academia brain, AI study tools, workplace sexism, and the question: if money didn’t matter, would we still choose this life? This is Mildly Intellectual, Mostly Nonsense. Audio disclaimer: editing was attempted. Results unclear.

    55 min
  3. So… What Do We Actually Do?

    MAR 25

    So… What Do We Actually Do?

    We named the podcast!!!! In this episode, we explain our jobs, and talk about what working in STEM actually looks like - failures, misconceptions, industry vs academia, and all the uncertainty in between. This is Mildly intellectual, Mostly nonsense.

    45 min
  4. Unnamed!

    MAR 22

    Unnamed!

    We finally did it. No name, no script, no plan. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, talk about our very different paths into STEM, what it’s like being women in science. This is Mildly Intellectual, Mostly Nonsense.

    38 min
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About

Mildly Intellectual, Mostly Nonsense is a conversational podcast hosted by Manpreet, a biotech scientist, and Tess, a PhD student in statistics.  Together, they talk about life in and around STEM - academia, industry, gender bias, nonlinear careers, friendships, injuries, and whatever else comes up. Sometimes thoughtful, sometimes unserious, often both.  New episodes when life allows (hopefully every Wednesdays).

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