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Ep41: Managing a Lab and TheScienceShed – Steven Lee and Nick Evans

Dr Nick Evans and Dr Steven Lee are academics at the University of Southampton and University of Cambridge. Together they produce TheScienceShed, a podcast about science and academic life.

June 18, 2017

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Ep40: Senior Editor - Luigi Martiradonna (Part 2)

Before becoming a senior editor for Nature Materials, Luigi Martiradonna was a researcher. We talk about his experiences and transition into academic publishing.

May 5, 2017

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Ep39: Senior Editor – Luigi Martiradonna (Part 1)

How do you judge whether a scientist’s work is worth publishing in your journal? That’s the decision Luigi Martiradonna makes every day as a Senior Editor at Nature Materials.

May 24, 2017

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Ep38: Culture and Science – Robin Ince

Robin Ince is a comedian, writer and performer, best known for presenting The Infinite Monkey Cage on BBC Radio 4. Incorporating science into his work, Robin frequently works alongside many scientists.

May 7, 2017

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Ep37: Hybrid Scientist and Engineer – Alon Gorodetsky

Alon Gorodetsky is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of California, Irvine. We talk about his experience of working in academia and on being a researcher in an interdisciplinary field.

April 28, 2017

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Ep36: Highlights from Season Two

Ahead of the start of season three of Scientists not the Science, here is a selection of my favourite clips from season two.

April 7, 2017

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Ep35: All Change Please! (Bonus Episode)

Being a scientist means being comfortable with change. Just when you’ve settled down and got things sorted, it’s all change and on to the next thing.

January 3, 2017

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Ep34: Feeling Like an Imposter at Work?

Imagine feeling like an imposter at work, as though you weren’t supposed to be there, that everyone is just so much smarter than you.

August 10, 2016

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Ep33: Are Scientists Like Comedians? – Stuart Goldsmith

On first glance, being a scientist and a comedian are completely different things. Or are they? I put my case to Stuart Goldsmith, a stand-up comedian and host of The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast.

July 25, 2016

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Ep32: A Matrix for Life – Kristi Anseth (Bonus Episode)

Professor Kristi Anseth is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

July 18, 2016