Career Thoughts Over Coffee

- Reddit Post https://www.reddit.com/r/PhD/comments/16502mk/in_the_process_of_recovering_from_my_phd_want_to/ - Comics about PhD life: https://phdcomics.com/comics.php - Andy Stapleton video. Academia is BROKEN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUGznJYtXbU - The article discussing mental health among graduate students. https://bhacjournal.org/index.php/BHAC/article/view/9332/7893 - Articles shared...

The Reddit post discussed in today’s episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/PhD/comments/15a77wc/my_pi_broke_me/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1 Send me a voice message here : https://anchor.fm/thesciendist

Join us today for a second interview with Dr. Wanping AW as we talk about the false claims made by some people working for certain food supplement sellers. We'll discuss how these claims create unrealistic expectations regarding the benefits of these supplements. Dr. Wanping contacts: Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.jp/citations?user=7hPgbt4AAAAJ&hl=en Company website: www.tokuda...

Today's guest is Dr. Thomas Hitchcock. We talked about evolution and Japan and drifted a bit into football. I hope you enjoy this one. Thomas's contacts: http://www.tjhitchcock.com/ https://twitter.com/imprintedgene

Join us today as I interview Dr. Wanping AW, our special guest. Discover her fascinating journey from Singapore to Japan and her remarkable story of obtaining a Ph. D. in nutrition. Driven by a deep love for food, she has channeled her passion into assisting tourists in uncovering Japan's hidden gems and immersing themselves in the country's splendor. Dr. Wanping contacts: Google Scholar:...

I will be presenting about the podcast in Tokyo Nerd Nite! If you are in Tokyo on the 19th of May, join me and others at the World Peace Theatre in Kawasaki. Details in the link below: https://tokyo.nerdnite.com/

In today's episode, I interview Dr. Shiva about her decision to do a Ph. D. and move to Japan. Dr. Shiva’s contact : LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-jafarnia-73997a104

In today's episode, I talk about visiting the US, attending the AADOCR meeting, and spending a couple of days in LA.

In today's episode, I interview Ms. Ria Chopra, who is a 3rd year Ph. D. scholar. She researches Cancer biology and enjoys dancing. Listen to the full episode to learn more about her Ph. D. Journey.  Instagram: @phdwhodances

Today, our guest is Dr. Andy Stapleton.  His background is in Chemistry, where he did his post-grad studies and postdoc. But he decided to take on a totally different direction, allowing him to talk to and help thousands of people who need accurate advice.    Dr. Andy Stapleton's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrAndyStapleton

Hey Guys, welcome to the ScienDist podcast, Happy 2023, I hope this has been a good year for you so far; I recorded this episode when it was Christmas time; we are in a brand new year, brand new motivation, throwing last years fatigue and welcoming the new year with our sight locked on achieving more, creating more, and enjoying the process of living this life more.  Today's guest is Dr. Zulema. S...

Welcome to another installment of No BS BTS of Ph. D. life!!!!  Today we talk about how busy are the PIs / professors and how often can we send them reminders about things we want from them! Link to the Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/comments/zlz1ro/my_pi_doesnt_respond_to_my_textsemails/

Welcome to another installment of No BS BTS of Ph. D. life!!!!  Today we talk about how you make sure not to fall into the trap of having your hard work stolen from you!   Link to the Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/comments/ze6evk/can_you_publish_a_paper_excluding_one_of_the/

Today our guest is Ella Marushchenko. She is an artist that specializes in Scientific Illustration. She designed the covers of many top scientific journals, such as : Nature, Cell, Advanced Materials, Biomaterials Science, and many others. Ella's contacts: https://scientific-illustrations.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ella_maru/

Welcome to another installment of No BS BTS of Ph. D. life (I mess the name up during the podcast, sorry about that). Today I bring you another story from Reddit. The Redditor mentions being bullied by the supervisor and, on top of the bullying, being asked to join the Ph. D. program? can you believe it? Weird, right?  Link to the Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/comments/p83...

Today I interview Dr. Citra Kusumasari who is a lecturer in the department of conservative dentistry at the University of Indonesia. She got her Ph. D. from TMDU in Japan before moving back to Indonesia and continuing her career in Education.  Dr. Citra Contact: https://www.instagram.com/citra_kusumasari/

Welcome to another episode of the ScienDist Podcast, today we talk about how to avoid being broke for a long time after finishing your Ph. D.  You love science, and that’s a good thing, but you gotta be ready for what life throws at you.😉

There are many difficult situations that Ph. D. Scholars face. This segment aims to assist Ph. D. Scholars avoid these situations whenever possible.

Today's guest is Mr. Maynard Okereke.  He graduated with a civil engineering degree but chose science communication as a career path, and at least in my opinion, he made such a great impact by making science so relatable and fun.   Mr. Maynard's contacts:  https://www.hiphopscienceshow.com  https://www.instagram.com/hiphopscienceshow/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maynardok...

Today, our guest is Dr. Mauro Simao.  He got his Civil Engineering bachelor's degree from the High Institute of transportation and communications back in Mozambique and his master's and Ph. D. from Kobe University in Japan. He is now working with Vector Renewables Japan as a technical advisor.   Dr. Mauro Simao's contacts: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauro-ricardo-sim%C3%A3o-58...

Today, our guest is Dr. Sherif Adel.  He got his bachelor's and masters from Cairo university in Egypt. He moved to Japan in 2017 for his Ph. D. studies. He just finished his Ph. D. studies, and I thought it would be a  cool idea to interview him. He published various scientific publications and sequential art projects in Egypt, Lebanon, and Japan.    Dr. Sherif Adel's contacts:  https://twitter.c...

Today, our guest is Dr. Thilina Heenatigala.  He is a science communicator with a background in astronomy. He is now the Director of Communications at the Earth-Life Science Institute in Tokyo.   His story about how he got interested in astronomy and then moved into science communication is quite intriguing. If you watch the interview, you will see how a simple act of promoting scie...

Today, our guest is Dr. Maryam Alkubati  She is a Yemeni Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Specialist with a background in  IT and in social studies.  She graduated from Universiti Utara Malaysia where she got her Bachelor's degree in Information Technology majoring in Information Management, she got her master's and Ph. D. from the University of Tsukuba in Social studies.   Dr. Maryam is working...

Today our guest is Dr. Hani Al-Shareef  Dr. Hani is a personal friend of mine and you can see that he was one of the main reasons I came to Japan. He graduated from Sana University which is the same university I graduated from and got his Ph. D. from Osaka University, He has been researching cancer for almost 10 years now and published many papers in this field.   Dr. Hani's story i...

Today our guest is Dr. Rodi Abdulkader  He graduated from Damascus University, College of Pharmacy, and then moved to Japan to get his Master's and Ph. D. from Kyoto University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Japan. Now, he is an assistant professor at Ritsumeikan University after working at Kyoto University as an assistant professor, too. He has great experience in both the ac...