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Welcome to the Superwomen in Science Podcast, hosted by Nicole George and Cordon Purcell! We will be discussing the past, present and future of women in science, highlighting a wide variety of scientific endeavours as well as issues facing women in science.
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Episode 16 - Data Visualization With Giorgia Lupi
Welcome back to our 16th episode, all about Data Visualization! We start off by chatting about how zines can be an accessible alternative way to communicate science, or advocate for the people doing science. Next up, we learn about science illustrator and botanist, Mary Agnes Chaste. We were joined by the amazing and talented Giorgia Lupi to discuss how her theory of Data Humanism has shaped her career in the field of data viz. We wrap up the episode by talking with Sasha Ariel Alston, an inspiring coder leading the way for the next generation with her book, Sasha Savvy Loves to Code. Enjoy!
Zines (free downloadable PDFs!):
Lab Notes on Power in Academia https://academicstakingaction.wordpress.com/zine/
Neuroscientist Portrait Project: https://www.patreon.com/posts/print-your-own-7762006
Two Photon Art: https://twophotonart.com/
Mary Agnes Chaste read from Rachel Ignotofsky’s Women in Science: https://www.rachelignotofskydesign.com/women-in-science/
Giorgia Lupi:
Website: http://giorgialupi.com/
Twitter: @giorgialupi
Instagram: @giorgialupi
Pinterest: @giorgialupi
Bruises - The Data We Don’t See: https://medium.com/@giorgialupi/bruises-the-data-we-dont-see-1fdec00d0036
Sasha Ariel Alston:
Twitter: @TheStemQueen
Sasha Savvy Loves to Code: https://www.amazon.com/Sasha-Savvy-Loves-Ariel-Alston/dp/0997135425/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497055755&sr=8-1&keywords=sasha+savvy+loves+to+code
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Bonus Episode -- LIVE Interview With Emily Morris
Enjoy this bonus episode, where we interview Emily Morris LIVE in Toronto Ontario!
A year ago we joined up with Scicomm Toronto to put on a live podcast recording. Listen in as we talk about the podcast, read about Esther Lederberg, a revolutionary microbiologist, and interview Emily Morris, a plant ecology Masters student and amazing climate scientist.
ALSO: Don't forget to donate to the GoFundMe Link posted below. Former guest and friend of the pod Vanessa Sung teamed up with a bunch of amazing women scientists to bring Inferior to every high school in 3 Canadian provinces!
We hope you enjoy!
SciCommTO: https://twitter.com/SciCommTO
Rachel Ignotofsky’s Women in Science: https://www.rachelignotofskydesign.com/
Emily Morris: Instagram -- emilysusanmorris
Manulife Kids Science: http://www.sickkids.ca/Research/kidsscience/
Let’s Talk Science: http://letstalkscience.ca/
Planting Science: https://www.plantingscience.org/
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/inferior-in-canada
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Episode 15 - Planetary Science With Divya Persaud
In this episode we learn all about space science! We start the episode off by chatting about some recent Nobel Prize winners (and how science involves more than just a few superstars). Next up, we learn about Mae Jemison: astronaut, educator and doctor. We interview Divya M. Persaud, a planetary scientist, writer, composer and all around wonderful person! Finally, we wrap the episode up by chatting with Abigail Harrison, founder of the non-profit The Mars Generation.
Nobel Prizes
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canadian-scientist-donna-strickland-shares-nobel-physics-prize/
www.qz.com/1410909/wikipedia-had-rejected-nobel-prize-winner-donna-strickland-because-she-wasnt-famous-enough/
www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/science/frances-arnold-nobel-prize-chemistry.html
www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/10/the-absurdity-of-the-nobel-prizes-in-science/541863/
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-uk-physicist-donates-3-million-prize-to-boost-diversity/
www.brainpickings.org/2017/04/11/jocelyn-bell-burnell-dark-matter-poetry-stanley-kunitz/
Divya M. Persaud
Twitter: @Divya_M_P
Facebook: Divya M. Persaud
Website: www.divyampersaud.wordpress.com
Abigail Harrison
Twitter: @AstronautAbby
Website: www.astronautabby.com
The Mars Generation
Twitter: @TheMarsGen
Website: www.themarsgeneration.org
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Customer Reviews
Lady Science!
Science is not a boys' club, and this podcast proves it! Fun and educational, it does a great job of highlighting extraordinary women in all fields of science - even those you may have never heard of.
love learning about and hearinf from superwomen in STEM!
This is a super great podcast where they talk about a historical women in STEM, and then interview someone currently working in the field! I always feel like I wish I knew more about the history of women in the field and it's awesome getitng to hear from such a diverse set of women currently kicking butt in STEM!
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