The Fireside Thesis

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please welcome to the fireside B. Mackenzie Barnett, a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Lakehead University, Canada. On today's episode, we talk about how mindfulness-meditation training can be used as a tool to combat systemic racism in the Canadian healthcare system. So take a deep breath and dive in with us as we discuss hope, intentionality, work-life balance, and more. And as always: stay curious, stay cozy.

Please welcome to the fireside Tasha Kitcher (@tasha_kitcher), a PhD student at Loughborough University who is researching the electrophone: a Victorian-era streaming device. Tasha talks us through what this nineteenth-century invention promised, who it was targeted towards, and hypothesises on some reasons it didn't make the grade. She also shares the joys and complexities of taking on such a large project, as well as draws some parallels between the broadcasting-streaming-crossover device and our own covid-related comforts! Stay curious, stay cozy.

For the second episode of The Fireside Thesis, Claudia Bruhn talks about her ongoing postdoctoral research on the topic of Arctic Environmental Microbiology. Claudia discusses the elegance of the scientific method, the advantages and disadvantages of fieldwork, and how to inject creativity into academic research! She also chats about what it's like to be a woman in STEM and provides advice for future researchers. Lean into the curiosity as we deep-dive into the sciences in a comfortable, informal atmosphere. Stay curious, stay cozy.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.