Sometimes, science sucks. Let's talk about it!
Science is awesome. It’s fascinating, it sparks curiosity, and it’s the reason most of us are alive today. But sometimes, it sucks—from applying for funding to spending hours in the lab to lack of representation in many science fields.
Each week, science communicator Ive Velikova welcomes a guest to chat about the ins and outs of scientific research and how it impacts our lives.
What rubber bands can tell us about DNA
Adam Fortais
Improving lives through speech and language therapy
Dr. Roxanne Belanger
From Astrophysicist to a Dream SciComm Job
Dr. Parshati Patel
Why do we love science podcasts?
Kyelle Byne
Tips from an Award-Winning Science Writer
Dr. Kimberly McCoy
Why is LGBT STEM Day important?
Featuring 6 special guests!
Let's Talk About Sex
Eva Bloom
Teen Mom to Cancer Epidemiologist
Ashley Stenzel
Canada and the Future of Space Travel
Dr. Sara Mazrouei
Gynaecology's Dark History
Charly Evon Simpson
How To Support Women in Science
Shweta Mahajan
How do marine organisms build their shells?
Robert Ulrich
Birds are Definitely Glamorous Dinosaurs
Dr. Lisa Buckley
This Physicist is Taking the World by Storm
Dr. Claudia Antolini
A Beginner's Guide to Science Illustration
Dr. Gaius J. Augustus
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A Scientist's Federal Election Guide
Evidence for Democracy, TSPN, and SPE)
How did birds evolve from dinosaurs?
Talia Lowi-Merri
How To Use Social Media Like a Scientist
Lina Duque, MBA
Chasing Non-Science Passions
Krishana Sankar
Earth Day Special Extravaganza
Anita Luu, Ellen Gute, Emily Wissel, and Dr. Richelle Tanner
How to Get Into Science Writing
Sophie Okolo
Chemistry Hater to Chemistry Grad Student
Reeda Mahmood
Breast Cancer in Black Women
(w/ Shawn Hercules)
Enzymes Can (probably) Save the World
Maya DeGrood
French Canadians "can't speak" and other myths
Dr. Michèle Minor-Corriveau
Stuck in the Gulf of Mexico, and other fieldwork mishaps
Juita Martinez
How To Make $$$ in Grad School
Kelsey Doerkson
How to Quit Your PhD and Dive into Teaching
Jalina Bielaska Da Silva
Road Trip to the first-ever ComSciConCan
Featuring 8 special guests!
Coming Out
Natalie Westwood
Science Meets Policy
Dr. Vanessa Sung
Science for kids,
by kids
Keeley Aird
Get Outside!
Ashley Gary
Your Guide to Science Journalism
Bianca Nogrady
How to Make Science More Inclusive
Ana Sofia Barrows