STEMPositiveDisruptor - MIA conversation with

In the age of Deepfake AI and misinformation, everyone has an opinion on whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a friend or foe. The question of whether AI is a friend or a foe is a nuanced one. It largely depends on how AI is used and managed. AI has the potential to be a powerful ally in various fields, enhancing efficiency, aiding in complex problem-solving, and even performing tasks that can...

The transformative power of equality, diversity and inclusion is so fundamental to our environment and society. In the HR News on 12 April 2024, says that Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) needs to become “the norm” in organisations to escape “disappointing” government criticism that it is a waste of time. What do you think? This is another STEM Positive Disruptor - MIA conversation with spe...

There has been news saying that the 20th century infrastructure is not made for 21st century climate and this is an extract from a newspaper that states "Climate change is accelerating sea-level rise (SLR) and, with coastal urbanisation increasing worldwide, cliff erosion on rocky coasts is an immediate hazard to human lives, property and infrastructure in these locations." This is anoth...

Getting more girls into Construction through the Trade School route! This is another STEM Positive Disruptor - MIA conversation with special guest, Jo Farrell, General Manager of Kane Constructions ACT, and Founder, Build Like A Girl, a not-for-profit program that supports girls and women to work in trades. In 2024, she was recognized as Canberra’s 2024 citizen of the year and Australian Capital T...

This is another STEM Positive Disruptor - MIA conversation with special guest, Dr. Cara Morgan, Math's Tutor. She has a PhD, researching Otters. She is a qualified Math's teacher, with over 19 years experience teaching Math's to ages 11-18 years old students in both Grammar and Comprehensive schools and a few years ago decided to go freelance and become a Math's tutor to anyone who...

This is another STEM Positive Disruptor - MIA conversation with special guest, Nicola Percy, Institute of Physics award winning teacher and advocate of STEM Education for all.  This is the background: An article written in the Guardian Newspaper on 8 February 2024 stated that "More than half of UK girls do not feel confident learning maths while two-fifths feel insecure about science..., &quo...

This is another STEM Positive Disruptor - MIA conversation with special guest, Associate Professor Karuri-Sebina PhD, Wits School of Governance (The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa). She describes herself as a thinker, researcher and sometimes a doer, you need to listen to our conversation and she works in the intersection between people, place and technological change, an expert in...

his is the STEM Positive Disruptor with another MIA Conversation with special guest, Dr Anna Ploszajski, award winning Material Scientist, Engineer, Storyteller and much more besides..., please listen to our full conversation, share, like and subscribe. She takes us on a journey on how she started in material science and passion for all things material. How science and engineering is interlinked w...

This platform is to educate, raise awareness, change perception and demystify what STEM is, showcase the diverse roles and people that work in the industry and bring the public into our domain

This is the STEM Positive Disruptor with another MIA Conversation with Navjot Sawhney, Founder - Washing Machine Project, he invented a hand-cranked washing machine for people who have to wash clothes by hand, which is about 70% of people who do not have access to one. He wanted to make positive difference in the world, helping people using his engineering skills. Making his work people focused an...

This is the STEM Positive Disruptor with another MIA conversation with special guest, Stuart Naismith, the award winning primary teacher, please check out his YouTube channel - STEM with Mr. N. I am truly appreciative of this conversation with Stuart which was very insightful and thought provoking on why teaching STEM to primary school children is important, please listen to the full conversation,...

This is another STEM Positive Disruptor: MIA Conversation with special guest, Group Captain Gordon Bettington of the Royal Air force. He is a People Operations Officer (Human Resource Management) and explains how they recruit and that STEM is the CORE of the RAF and there are so many diverse and interesting roles within the armed forces. If young people are curious about what happens within the ar...

This is another STEM Positive Disruptor: MIA conversation with special guest Elena Lee - Environment Advisor working in the Construction industry. She explains what her role involves and the importance for continual improvement where sustainability is concerned. Elena also advises young people to think about what they want to do, if interested in the environment, then try to shadow a professional...

STEM Positive Disruptor, another MIA conversation with special guest Sathvik Redrouthu, CEO and Co-founder Procyon a start-up company with a team of 15 people, building Optical computer chips and he believes, it is the future for computing, he explains why, also the company recently launched a prototype optical matrix-vector multiplier with applications to large neural network inference boosting c...

My special guest Vicky Kondi-Akara, a scientist working at AIMS Rwanda Centre of Excellence, Africa, specializing in Climate Change in the Energy Sector, originally from Togo, an amazing lady with a self-belief of "I can and I will", she is always challenging herself to be better and also to provide support to others. A wonderful role model and wants to bring positive change by promoting...

This is the STEM Positive Disruptor with another MIA Conversation with my special guest Veena Parthan, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) writer, from Bangalore, India. Veena wanted to be a scientist but ended up being an engineer, a very interesting educational and career journey she has had so far. She wanted to be both technical and creative and has found her happy place and is enjoying what...

This Podcast was started with the aim to Educate, Raise awareness, Demystify and Change Perception and make it more accessible and inclusive to all and as some would say ‘normalise’ it. • Showcase the importance of STEM and its benefits. • The impact of STEM education on society, what STEM means in the global context and how it influences the development of our society

This another STEM Positive Disruptor: MIA Conversation with special guest, Soji Apampa - Founder of the Integrity Organisation Ltd. (Gte.), Nigeria. The topic of our conversation was Ethics, as we know with emerging technology and the need for solutions to be ethical driven, this is an important topic for us, also for our STEM world to be truly diverse, inclusive and accessible, it is a topic that...

This is the STEM Positive Disruptor with another MIA Conversation with my special guest, Siew Kien Mah, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Computing at First City University College, Malaysia. She is an educator and STEM Advocate, very passionate about getting more young people, especially females to study STEM subjects. Siew addresses the issues of STEM education facing a great challenge as student...

This is the STEM Positive Disruptor: another MIA conversation with special guest, Sheri Byrne-Haber, Senior Staff Architect, VMWare, Accessibility Expert. LinkedIn Top Voice for Social Impact 2022. Sheri Byrne-Haber is a prominent global subject matter expert in the fields of disability and accessibility in the business and educational settings. She is best known for launching digital accessibilit...

This is STEM Positive Disruptor with another MIA Conversation with special guest, Sarah Chapman, Application Engineering Manager at 3M and Advocate for diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Sarah is such an inspirational role model and very passionate about diversity in STEM, our conversation covers her education and career journey to date, everyone has a role to pl...

STEM Positive Disruptor: MIA Conversation with Sandi Rhys-Jones, OBE, FCIOB - Senior Vice President at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Sandi is such an amazing and inspiring person, who is a champion for women in leadership and construction. She describes herself as a compulsive construction builder. A successful business woman and much more besides. She received her OBE for her promoti...

This is the STEM.Positive. Disruptor here! MIA conversation with Rufina Dabo Sarr - Professor of Science in Senegal. Rufina is a change agent, an advocate for getting more females into Science in Senegal, Africa. The need for more females scientists in senior levels in government in Senegal. She is very passionate and inspiring, you have to listen to our conversation to hear more about her educati...

This is MIA Conversation with Roberta Moraes, Water Resources Engineer and Assistant Project Manager from Brazil but works in the UK, who is very passionate about the environment. She is an experienced environmental engineer in water and wastewater projects. She has a Masters in Marine Environment and Resources, Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. What an inspiration, she works as a general engin...

This is the STEM.Positive. Disruptor with Rene Perkins CEO & co-founder of CityMaas, an awarding wining company using technology for good, it was established in the UK to address the needs of the disabled community and the public at large. You will enjoy this conversation as it shows how this inclusive technology can and is making a positive difference to this community and others, make the wo...