Synapse Science Podcast

We chat with botanist and science educator, Claire Hopkins, about how she got started in botany and how that led her to starting Brilliant Botany, a science educational platform and YouTube channel. We also chat a little about being #QueerinSTEM and how that experience can vary from scientist to scientist. Show notes & transcripts can be found at synapsescience.com [http://www.synapsescience.com/]. ---- Music tracks are attributed to Kevin MacLeod and are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://synapsescience.libsyn.com/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]. All audio clips included in the podcast are used for nonprofit, educational purposes. The Synapse Science Podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/].

We chat with special guest, Alie Caldwell, about her fascination with the brain and the cells in it that give rise to her online nickname, Alie Astrocyte [https://twitter.com/alie_astrocyte]. We also chat about Neuro Transmissions [https://www.youtube.com/user/neurotransmissions] (the educational YouTube channel she co-created and runs with her partner, Micah Psych) and why science education & communication are so important to her and other scientists. Show notes & transcripts can be found at http://synapsescience.com [http://www.synapsescience.com/]. ---- Music tracks used in this episode are attributed to Komiku ("A Good Bass for Gambling") and to Kevin MacLeod, the latter of which is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://synapsescience.libsyn.com/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]. All audio clips included in the podcast are used for nonprofit, educational purposes. The Synapse Science Podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/].

We're joined by science enthusiast and advocate, Rose DF (@_Astro_Nerd_), to chat about our passion for science and space, her struggles and experiences on her journey into STEM, and her science communication projects (like ChickTech). Show notes & transcripts can be found on our website at http://synapsescience.com [http://www.synapsescience.com/]. ---- Music tracks are attributed to Kevin MacLeod and are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://synapsescience.libsyn.com/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]. All audio clips included in the podcast are used for nonprofit, educational purposes. The Synapse Science Podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/].

We chat with special guest, Melissa Cristina Marquez, about her research with sharks and her dive into science communication, through the Fins United Initiative and the ConCienca Azul podcast. Show notes & transcripts can be found on our website athttp://synapsescience.com [http://www.synapsescience.com/]. ---- Music tracks are attributed to Kevin MacLeod and are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://synapsescience.libsyn.com/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]. All audio clips included in the podcast are used for nonprofit, educational purposes. The Synapse Science Podcast is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/]. Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed by guests appearing on the program do not necessarily represent those of the Synapse Science Podcast and/or its host.

Do you cringe at the very mention of mathematics? Have you ever thought you might not be "good enough" to do math or science? Special guest Saramoira Shields talks to us about how to tackle our math phobia & realize our own mathematical potential. Show notes & details, as well as an accompanying transcript can be found on our website athttp://www.synapsescience.com [http://www.synapsescience.com/]. ---- Music tracks are attributed to Kevin MacLeod and are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://synapsescience.libsyn.com/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]. All audio clips included in the podcast are used for nonprofit, educational purposes. The Synapse Science Podcast is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/]. Disclaimer:the views and opinions expressed by guests appearing on the program do not necessarily represent those of the Synapse Science Podcast and/or its host.