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THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE!!!  MY LAST EPISODE OF SERIES 1!!!  AND WHAT BETTER WYA TO CELEBRATE IT, THAN WITH A PROF. OF PLANETARY SCIENCE!! This week, my amazing woman in STEM, is proud of being a science geek.  Her father was a professor in engineering and so pulled some strings to get her to study STEM at university.  In her day, science wasn’t offered to girls at school, so she had to play...

To celebrate another quarter year, I've mashed up some 13 episodes of Scilence..Each day for the next six days, you can hear a compilation of some of the best sound bites from Episodes 13-26.   Its approximately 30 minutes of wisdom from a variety of #womeninstem! Enjoy!

Happy birthday Scilence!!!  This podcast turned one years old today, on International Women in Engineering Day! To celebrate, I have put together 6 compilation episodes of ‘SciLence’, which feature an assortment of the best sound bites over the last quarter (episode 27-39)! The guests you’ll hear from, over the next six days are true WONDER-WOMEN in STEM, and as with all episodes, I deliberately k...

My guest this week left engineering, partially because there were no women in her team.  She went off to study for an MBA and ended up in FinTech.  Throughout her career she always wanted to maintain her femininity and was loud and proud about that.  She didn’t want to engage in 'man-talk' during her breaks and so confidently didn't. You can be yourself around men, you just have to own it. My gues...

My guest this week is focused and driven on turning the world upside down.  She was initially inspired by her parents, who dedicated their careers to biochemistry and chemical engineering.   With a deeply intuitive passion to help people and save lives, my guest turned her natural aptitude for STEM into a thriving business, entering the world of Data Science and A.I. applied to BioPharma, whereby...

This week, my guest, a Software Engineer, is highly opinionated about her job.  She believes strongly in the power of diverse teams for business, where engineers can learn from the different skills and talents of each other.  Software engineers seem to come from varied backgrounds, which is ideal.  But industry conditions are far from this ideal, at the moment.   Due to the lack of inclusivity, th...

Harvard once called Data Science the sexiest job of the 21st Century, which is exactly what my guest does, this week on Scilence.  Having originally studied Physics, she asked herself what she wants out of life and what makes her happy and landed on this career choice, knowing that most of her time would be spent at work. Surprisingly, she experienced very little gender discrimination during her p...

Having grown up in an El Nino environment, the curiosity of my guest this week was sparked from an early age.  She believes that growing up in a science +ve household helped to keep that spark alive - along with a fish tank in their lounge!   Climate science is a deeply complex field of study, yet there is no official qualification for the subject.  It is an ever growing field needing collaborator...

My guest this week is radiant.  You feel her smiles and positivity throughout this episode and it changes your attitude.  By the end of the show I was full of hope and optimism for life.   As a quantitative biologist, her purpose has been to turn her love of mathematics and science into something that will help and improve peoples health.  She gets so much joy from her research in healthcare - and...

My guest, an academic and entrepreneur in Healthcare, grew up in a war zone and was heavily influenced by the selflessness of the doctors she witnessed there.  She believes that  healthcare should not be reserved for the wealthy, yet we take the healthcare system in the west, so much for granted. We discuss nature vs nurture for education, admitting that she has a strong work ethic thanks to the o...

My guest this week, is small in physical stature, but has the determination and boldness of a giant.  She's a mother, leader, wife and friend, who balances all those roles with such grace and optimism.  She believes that we should never diminish ourselves to fit under somebody else ego.  In fact, she would push herself and her abilities, in order to turn skeptics into allies.   She's a true polyma...

This week on Scilence,  my guest confesses to being lousy at mathematics, yet her passion and enthusiasm for STEM is infectious.  Despite being quite young, she talks about the importance of being talked to like an adult and the dangers of women feeling objectified. It's all about attitude, and she conveys an attitude like Teflon.  She knows herself so well, that she doesn't care what others think...

This week, I'm delighted to be chatting to a fellow 'spreadsheeter'.  I've never met anyone as enthusiastic about spreadsheets as me!  My guest, a pure mathematician, smashes through the stereotypes that girls are not good at maths.  As a result of leaky pipelines for women in mathematics, she describes the pressure placed on her to increase the visibility of women within her academic field.   She...

On Scilence this week, my very young guest has complete clarity of heart and mind, on the direction of her career.  Her clear direction came from exploring her passion early on, which led her to gain a strong belief in her skills and talent in chemistry.  As a result, she has the internal conviction to deflect the doubt and insecurities of others, particularly on being a young woman in STEM.  She...

This week on Scilence:  My badass woman in Chemistry challenges me on my use of the word 'selfish'.  We discuss if it's selfish to want, have or not have children.  Having been raised by her grandmother, my guest is determined to break generations worth of limitations and constraints caused by outdated attitudes towards women.   My guest arrives at her own conclusions, of focussing on what she wan...

Best of Scilence Q2 - final episode:   To celebrate three quarters of a year of Scilence, I've mashed up the the most poignant sound-bites of some 13 past-episodes.  Each day for the past six days, you'll hear a some profound wisdom emerging from Episodes 13-26.   Its ~30 minutes of truth from a variety of #womeninstem! Enjoy!

Day 5:  To celebrate three quarters of a year of Scilence, I've mashed up the best sound-bites of some 13 past-episodes.  Each day for a total of six days, you'll hear a some profound wisdom emerging from Episodes 13-26.   Its ~30 minutes of truth from a variety of #womeninstem! Enjoy!

Day 4:  To celebrate three quarters of a year of Scilence, I've mashed up the best sound-bites of some 13 past-episodes.  Each day for the next six days, you'll hear a compilation of some of the best sound bites from Episodes 13-26.   Its approximately 30 minutes of wisdom from a variety of #womeninstem! Enjoy!

Day 3:  To celebrate three quarters of a year of Scilence, I've mashed up the best sound-bites of some 13 past-episodes.  Each day for the next six days, you'll hear a compilation of some of the best sound bites from Episodes 13-26.   Its approximately 30 minutes of wisdom from a variety of #womeninstem! Enjoy!

To celebrate three quarters of a year of Scilence, I've mashed up the best sound-bites of some 13 past-episodes.  Each day for the next six days, you'll hear a compilation of some of the best sound bites from Episodes 13-26.   Its approximately 30 minutes of wisdom from a variety of #womeninstem! Enjoy!

To celebrate another quarter year, I've mashed up some 13 episodes of Scilence..Each day for the next six days, you can hear a compilation of some of the best sound bites from Episodes 13-26.   Its approximately 30 minutes of wisdom from a variety of #womeninstem! Enjoy!  

On this week's episode of Scilence:  My guest's views on opportunities for women in this male-dominate field are refreshingly unusual and alternative.  Her opinions on gender discrimination, societal labels, expectations and people-pleasing are confidently delivered and liberating for anyone caught up in caring too much about what others think!     Our conversation gets blunt, honest and will turn...

This episode of Scilence contains some graphic language from a Surgical Oncologist, who is passionate about speaking her truth; having been on the receiving end of institutionalised sexual harassment in her dissection class.   Despite her frankness on the show, she regrets not being more outspoken with her colleagues.  What kept her mute was self-doubt and Imposter Syndrome.  She kept her opinions...

This week, my guest describes her long career as a chemical engineer, during which time, she also had five children!  Complete with grandchildren now, she decided to embark on a second career, which would have never been possible without her stay-at-home supportive husband.  In order to have it all, she believes she has compromised and wonders whether her kids feel short-changed, having had a go-g...

THIS WEEK ON SCILENCE:  My self-confident, self-assured Biochemist, talks about the gap-year, she spent making some big decisions.  She decided against studying medicine, admitting that her skills in managing her emotions were a significant factor.  The highlight of this episode is the courage she has shown in taking care of herself from an early age, including the terms of her parents divorce.  W...