54 min
03: Science Pet Peeves, STEM Grandparents, and Inspiring the Next Generation with Kiara Whittle Little Science Talks
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In the third episode of Little Science Talks Season 1, Heidi Gardner and her co-host Anna Kebke are joined by Kiara Whittle. Kiara is a Chemist from Brooklyn, New York, and she joins us to talk about her experiences with STEM growing up. She was surrounded by STEM as a child; both of her Grandmothers were Nurses, one of them a Head Nurse at Harlem Hospital, New York, and her Grandfather worked at a tech company. When it came to science herself, Kiara was surrounded by support from her parents and teachers, but could not see herself in scientific role models - a further reminder that young girls, particularly young Black girls, need to see scientists that look like them.
In her new job at a robotics company, Kiara works to make Scientists' lives easier, streamlining lab processes to ensure that science advances as efficiently as possible. Alongside her day job, she works hard to be the role model she didn't have, taking part in initiatives like Letters To A Pre-Scientist and writing to school-aged children around the world. Kiara also has her own podcast, which aims to show that Scientists are fully rounded people with personalities and social lives, in her own words, "half of us are under 30, we have Afros, we have locs, we have big eyes, big lips. We wear hoop earrings. Like I can wear Jordans and I can wear heels."
Find out more about Kiara and her work here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ki_thechemist/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cognac-chemistry/id1510192226
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cognacandchempod/
Instagram that highlights Black owned brands: https://www.instagram.com/thekidirectory_/?hl=en-gb
Letters to a Pre-Scientist: https://prescientist.org/
Interesting Letters to a Pre-Scientist blog post about being first gen: https://www.prescientist.org/2018/03/21/being-first-gen-what-it-means-what-it-doesnt-and-how-to-help/
Skype a Scientist: https://www.skypeascientist.com/
For more information about Little Science Co head to the website: littlescienceco.com, follow on Instagram: instagram.com/littlescienceco, or follow on Twitter: twitter.com/littlescienceco. A blog post with full transcript will be available on the Little Science Co blog in the coming days: littlescienceco.com/blog.
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In the third episode of Little Science Talks Season 1, Heidi Gardner and her co-host Anna Kebke are joined by Kiara Whittle. Kiara is a Chemist from Brooklyn, New York, and she joins us to talk about her experiences with STEM growing up. She was surrounded by STEM as a child; both of her Grandmothers were Nurses, one of them a Head Nurse at Harlem Hospital, New York, and her Grandfather worked at a tech company. When it came to science herself, Kiara was surrounded by support from her parents and teachers, but could not see herself in scientific role models - a further reminder that young girls, particularly young Black girls, need to see scientists that look like them.
In her new job at a robotics company, Kiara works to make Scientists' lives easier, streamlining lab processes to ensure that science advances as efficiently as possible. Alongside her day job, she works hard to be the role model she didn't have, taking part in initiatives like Letters To A Pre-Scientist and writing to school-aged children around the world. Kiara also has her own podcast, which aims to show that Scientists are fully rounded people with personalities and social lives, in her own words, "half of us are under 30, we have Afros, we have locs, we have big eyes, big lips. We wear hoop earrings. Like I can wear Jordans and I can wear heels."
Find out more about Kiara and her work here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ki_thechemist/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cognac-chemistry/id1510192226
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cognacandchempod/
Instagram that highlights Black owned brands: https://www.instagram.com/thekidirectory_/?hl=en-gb
Letters to a Pre-Scientist: https://prescientist.org/
Interesting Letters to a Pre-Scientist blog post about being first gen: https://www.prescientist.org/2018/03/21/being-first-gen-what-it-means-what-it-doesnt-and-how-to-help/
Skype a Scientist: https://www.skypeascientist.com/
For more information about Little Science Co head to the website: littlescienceco.com, follow on Instagram: instagram.com/littlescienceco, or follow on Twitter: twitter.com/littlescienceco. A blog post with full transcript will be available on the Little Science Co blog in the coming days: littlescienceco.com/blog.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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54 min