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Being Giants
by Dr. Joyce Yager & Resherle VernaA podcast that showcases the many unique stories in academia and paths to careers in various industries.
Copyright: Dr. Joyce Yager & Resherle Verna
Episodes
Episode 06: Being Aware of Your Privilege
48m · PublishedThis week, Resherle talks with Ingrid Izaguirre, a second year PhD student at Columbia University. They discuss a wide range of topics such as diversity and inclusion in STEM, ideas for promoting Earth Science to grade school students, and accomplishing PhD program goals while at the same time accomplishing personal goals.
This episode was originally recorded on the week of Nov. 2nd, 2020.
Music by: Wataboi
Episode 05: Great Enough for Government Work
46m · PublishedThis week Joyce talks with Dr. Alex Hatem, a paleoseismologist at the USGS. They discuss earthquake tools like ShakeAlert and Alex’s work on the next version of the USGS Unified Hazard tool, some earthquake urban legends, and how Alex’s science interest came about.
Music by: Wataboi
Episode 04: Figuring it Out
43m · PublishedIn this episode, Joyce talks to Resherle about her scientific and academic journey, and we discuss her job at an energy company, her internship experiences, and a bit about paths to expanding participation from underrepresented groups in science.
Music by: Wataboi
Episode 03: Brushing the Dirt Off of Your Knees
51m · PublishedIn this episode, Resherle talks to Patrick Cho about his past research experiences, the different challenges he faced prior to getting into grad school, and his hopes for the future.
Music by: Wataboi
Episode 02: Being Opportunistic
50m · PublishedIn this episode, Resherle talks to Dr. Jesse Miller about his transition into the working world, his decision to return to school, and his path to becoming a university lecturer. They touch upon having marketable skills, networking, and being opportunistic.
Music by: Wataboi
Being Giants 01: BSc, PhD, and Beyond!
55m · PublishedIn our first episode, Resherle talks to Joyce about her path into grad school and experience during her PhD at USC. They touch on mentoring, grad school applications, undergraduate resumes, and future careers.
Music by: Wataboi
Being Giants has 26 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 24:12:51. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 15th, 2024 06:43.
