Podcasts by Science Sucks

36. Autoimmune Diseases, Celery Juice, and Leonardo DaVinci (w/ Amanda Durkin) from 2020-05-19T05:36:57

Let's get our art on with science artist and PhD researcher Amanda Durkin (she/her) is a PhD candidate at Laurentian University studying a new an...

35. What rubber bands can tell us about DNA (w/ Adam Fortais) from 2020-05-08T00:52:25

Adam Fortais (he/him) is a PhD candidate studying the physics of soft matter at McMaster University. Adam co-hosts the Listen

34. Birds are Definitely Glamorous Dinosaurs (w/ Dr. Lisa Buckley) from 2020-04-07T04:46:56

Dr. Lisa Buckley (she/her) is part paleontologist, part glamourous bird. Lisa is a vertebrate Palae...

33. French Canadians "can't speak" and other language myths (w/ Dr. Michèle Minor-Corriveau) from 2020-02-19T04:06:44

Dr. Michèle Minor-Corriveau (she/her) is a speech-language pathologist and professor, specializing ...

32. Improving lives through speech and language therapy (w/ Dr. Roxanne Belanger) from 2020-02-02T23:38:15

Dr. Roxanne Belanger (she/her) is a speech-language pathologist and professor at Laurentian Univers...

31. This Physicist is Taking the World by Storm (w/ Dr. Claudia Antolini) from 2020-01-08T04:30:01

Dr. Claudia Antolini (she/her) is an Engagement Officer at the Institute of Physics...

30. Getting stuck in the Gulf of Mexico, and other fieldwork mishaps (w/ Juita Martinez) from 2019-11-20T04:50:09

Juita Martinez is a Ph.D. student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She uses camera traps to study brown pelicans in Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico! Juita was nervous to get on the ...

29. From Astrophysicist to a Dream SciComm Job (w/ Dr. Parshati Patel) from 2019-11-12T00:55:38

Dr. Parshati Patel (she/her) is an astrophysicist and science communicator at the Insti...

28. A Beginner's Guide to Science Illustration (w/ Dr. Gaius J. Augustus) from 2019-11-06T17:24:23

Dr. Gaius J. Augustus (he/him and they/them) is a science illustrator and visual storyteller. T...

27. How To Make $$$ in Grad School (w/ Kelsey Doerkson) from 2019-10-21T23:06:36

Kelsey Doeskrson (she/her) is a NASA engineer and creator of The Poor Grad Student blog. She d...

26. Why do we love science podcasts? (w/ Kyelle Byne) from 2019-10-15T10:00

Kyelle Byne (she/her) is wrapping up her degree in Laurentian University's Science ...

25. A Scientist's Guide to the Federal Election (w/ Evidence for Democracy, TSPN, and SPE) from 2019-10-10T05:22:34

Ive tackles the upcoming federal election — with a science twist!  You'll hear from Sivani Baskaran and Listen

24. How To Quit Your PhD and Dive into Teaching (w/ Jalina Bielaska Da Silva) from 2019-10-07T01:45:39

Jalina Bielaska Da Silva (she/her) is a researcher turned teacher. She's a science communication wiz, a critic of burnout culture in academia, an...

23. Tips from Award-Winning Science Writer Dr. Kimberly McCoy from 2019-09-18T04:07:01

One of this year's AAAS Mass Media Fellows, Dr. Kimberly McCoy (who goes by Berly) spent the summer writing at PBS News Hour. 

22. How did birds evolve from dinosaurs? (w/ Talia Lowi-Merri) from 2019-09-03T03:09:17

This week, we step into the Royal Ontario Museum (aka the ROM) to talk to Talia Lowi-Merri (she/her), a Ph.D. student whose office is right in th...

21. Road Trip to the first-ever ComSciConCan from 2019-08-19T01:14:31

ComSciConCAN is Canada’s FIRST national science communication workshop for graduate students. This 3-day professional development conference helps graduate students expand their communication sk...

20. Why is LGBT STEM Day important? from 2019-07-29T16:24:14

This episode is an ode to LGBT STEM Day! The second-annual #LGBTSTEMDay was on Friday, July 5, 2019. It’s a day full of events, campaigns, and storytelling to celebrate LGBTQ+ folks in science, ...

19. How To Use Social Media Like a Scientist (w/ Lina Duque) from 2019-07-02T19:45:25

Lina Duque, MBA (she/her) is a social media strategist who advises academics, executives, and CEO's on social media and personal branding. She’s ...

18. Coming Out (w/ Natalie Westwood) from 2019-06-18T02:38

Natalie Westwood (she/her) is an ecologist working on her Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. We chat about her fie...

17. Let's Talk About Sex (w/ Eva Bloom) from 2019-06-03T10:00

Meet our first guest of Pride Month, Eva!

Eva Bloom (she/her) is a sex researcher wrapping up her Master’s on sexting behaviour in Canadia...

16. Chasing Non-Science Passions (w/ Krishana Sankar) from 2019-05-27T09:00

Krishana Sankar (she/her) is a doctoral fellow studying diabetes at the University of Toronto. She is a self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur,” ha...

15. Science Meets Policy (w/ Dr. Vanessa Sung) from 2019-05-06T09:00

Dr. Vanessa Sung (she/her) is a fresh new doctor who recently defended her Ph.D. in biochemistry at McGill University, with a focus on breast can...

14. Teen Mom to Cancer Epidemiologist (w/ Ashley Stenzel) from 2019-04-30T15:25:37

Ashley Stenzel (she/her) is a PhD candidate in cancer epidemiology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. We chat about her experience ...

13. Earth Day Special Extravaganza (w/ Anita Luu, Ellen Gute, Emily Wissel, and Dr. Richelle Tanner) from 2019-04-22T23:44:40

Welcome to our Earth Day Special Extravaganza!  This week, I welcome 4 special guests to share their love for the outdoors. We also share tips and resources on what we can do to reduce our ...

12. Science for kids, by kids (w/ Keeley Aird) from 2019-04-15T10:00

Keeley Aird (she/her) is a grade 12 student and recent graduate of the Ontari...

11. Canada and the Future of Space Travel (w/ Dr. Sara Mazrouei) from 2019-04-08T10:00

Dr. Sara Mazrouei (she/her) is a planetary scientist and science communicator. She has a PhD in planetary science with a focus on moon collisions...

10. How To Get Into Science Writing (w/ Sophie Okolo) from 2019-04-01T19:04:28

Sophie Okolo (she/her) is a public health researcher and science writer. She writes about the latest health tech, dementia, ageism. She helps run...

9. Get Outside! (w/ Ashley Gary) from 2019-03-25T10:00

This episode is all about the great outdoors. Ashley Gary (she/her) is a wildlife educator and outdoor advocate. She runs The Wildlife Newsletter...

8. Gynaecology's Dark History (w/ Charly Evon Simpson) from 2019-03-18T10:00

Charly Evon Simpson (she/her) is a playwright, teacher, performer in New York City. Her play, Behind the Sheet, recently had its world premiere a...

7. Chemistry Hater to Chemistry Grad Student (w/ Reeda Mahmood) from 2019-03-11T02:54:59

Reeda Mahmood (she/her) a Master's student at Ryerson University and co-founder of IdeaMosaic, a company that aims to bridge the gap between scie...

6. Your Guide to Science Journalism (w/ Bianca Nogrady) from 2019-03-04T13:50:46

Bianca Nogrady (she/her) is an Australian freelance science journalist. We chatted about life as a freelancer, why science writing is so importan...

5. How To Support Women in Science (w/ Shweta Mahajan) from 2019-02-11T17:32:07

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

Shweta Mahajan (she/her) is a microbiologist...

4. Breast Cancer in Black Women (w/ Shawn Hercules) from 2019-02-04T15:50:32

Shawn Hercules (he/him) is PhD candidate at McMaster University studying breast cancer. Specifically, he studies triple-negative breast cancer, a ...

3. How to Make Science More Inclusive (w/ Ana Sofia Barrows) from 2019-01-29T15:32:57

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

An...

2. How do marine organisms build their shells? (w/ Robert Ulrich) from 2019-01-23T04:01:35

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 t...

1. Enzymes Can (probably) Save the World (w/ Maya DeGrood) from 2019-01-09T05:41:29

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!<...