STEMpod
Women in STEM share the interesting work they do, but more so the path—however bumpy—that brought them to where they are today.
STEMpod is hosted and produced by Sam Jones, PhD, alongside producer Rubén Rodríguez Pérez. Artwork is by Rachel Sibley.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
Scicomm: Making science for everyone | STEMpod210
Niba Nirmal is a multimedia science communicator based in San Francisco, who explores the science in cosmetics, fashion, and skincare through YouTube and Instagram as @NotesByNiba. Prior to this, she…
Never underestimate the power of a pretty fluorescent image | STEMpod209
Dr. Marina Venero Galanternik is a developmental biologist studying the membranes that encase your brain and spinal cord and protect your nervous system. Marina got her science start "taking care of"…
Science can be funny | STEMpod208
Dr. Shannon Odell is a neuroscientist, comedian, and science communicator based in Brooklyn, NY. Shannon shares with us her research studying memory, how she got into stand-up and improv as a gradua…
Making fashion more sustainable | STEMpod207
Cindy Cordoba Arroyo is a PhD student at Cornell studying apparel design and sustainability. Her research focuses on what textiles make clothes easier to reuse and recycle, and how we can improve the…
Could we stop antibiotic resistance by creating a vaccine? | STEMpod206
Nina Gao is a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences program at UC San Diego, where she studies infectious disease and how a type of bacteria interacts with its host. Spoiler alert: we’re the host,…
Artificial Intelligence is more human than you think | STEMpod205
Who said gut microbes aren't cute? | STEMpod204
Dr. Ana Maria Porras is a biomedical engineer studying the human gut microbiome and developing biomaterials-based models of disease, to see how good and bad microorganisms regulate our health. She's …
Forensics: the gateway science | STEMpod203
Dr. Jenifer Smith is the Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences in Washington, DC. Before beginning her position at the DFS Dr. Smith, a PhD chemist, was an FBI Special Agent for over 20 yea…
Your brain on "global pandemic" | STEMpod202
Dr. Nicole Allen is a New York City-based psychiatrist who specializes in psychosomatic medicine—an interdisciplinary field of psychiatry focused on the interaction between mental and physical illnes…
A whole new woooorld (through the eyes of an astrophysicist-folklorist) | STEMpod201
Moiya McTier is an astrophysicist and folklorist, completing her PhD in astronomy at Columbia University.
When she's not thinking about planet formation or working on a book, you might find Moiya bui…
The apple doesn't fall far... | STEMpod110
We wanted to do something different to wrap up this first season, so in this final (bonus) episode I'm chatting with a very special guest who got me hooked on science at a really young age.
Although…
Braaaaaaains | STEMpod109
Meet neuroscientist, and stellar #scicommer, Catie Profaci, a PhD candidate in the Neurosciences program at the University of California, San Diego. Catie studies the blood-brain barrier, a border be…
Tech: not just flip flops and hoodies | STEMpod108
Rakhi Voria is the Director of Global Digital Sales at IBM. We chat about her favorite tech creations, the less conventional way she got to where she is today, and the work she does to help women and…
Understanding female agency through...monkey poop? | STEMpod107
Meet Laura Abondano, an anthropology PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin. Laura’s asking some very cool questions about female agency by studying mating behaviors in woolly monkeys. Alth…
Tunnels are cool, and other revelations | STEMpod106
Ellesse Lunde is an engineer based in Boston. She has a BS in structural engineering from Purdue and a Master’s in civil engineering and construction management from USC. We chat about Ellesse's care…
Once upon a time, you were a single cell | STEMpod105
Dr. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz is an embryologist based in the UK whose work in early mammal development is truly remarkable. She and her lab are asking questions about how we all started out as a sing…
Math is for everyone (seriously, hear me out) | STEMpod104
Dr. Rebecca Goldin is a professor of mathematical sciences at George Mason University and the director of the Statistical Assessment Service, a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the use of …
Baby shark doo doo doo doo doo doo (in real life) | STEMpod103
Melissa Cristina Márquez is a shark researcher based in Australia. Last year you may have spotted her on an episode of Shark Week, where she and her team searched for a massive hammerhead off the coa…
How the heck did we get here? | STEMpod102
Meet Dr. Jennifer Raff. Jenny is a professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas, studying the DNA of current and ancient peoples to ask questions about how humans have traversed and populate…
Welcome to STEMpod | STEMpod101
Every week, enter the lives of incredible women in STEM as they share what they do, but more so the path--however bumpy--that brought them to where they are today.