Sustainable Nano
by Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, Elfy Chiang
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Ep. 47. Burn it Down: harassment, abuses of power, and advocating…
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About this podcast
Curious about nanotechnology, sustainability, and life in science? The Sustainable Nano podcast is produced by the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, a chemistry research center funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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- Ep. 47. Burn it Down: harassment, abuses of power, and advocating for change in STEM · 54 min · Season 7 Episode 2What does fighting abuses of power in Hollywood have to do with science? In this episode, reporter Maureen Ryan discusses her book, "Burn it Down: Power, Complicity and a Call…
- Ep 46. Centering What it's Really About · 44 min · Season 7 Episode 1An interview with Dr. Della Mosley, a healer, counseling psychologist, and former professor. In this conversation, recorded back in summer 2024, Dr. Della shares their…
- Season 7 Preview · 2 min · Season 7It's the 7th season of the Sustainable Nano Podcast! Here's a quick preview of the three episodes of this final mini-season, including interviews with Dr. Della Mosley, Maureen…
- Ep 45. The World is Really Ready for Change · 37 min · Season 6 Episode 6Professor Mike Curry of the North Carolina Agricultural & Technological State University (NCAT) is a scientist, inventor, mentor, and advocate with a passion for bringing…
- Ep 44. Part of Something Bigger: Social Media, Mentoring, & Friendship with Stuart Cantrill · 41 min · Season 6 Episode 5Early in the COVID pandemic, then-graduate student Safia Jilani became Twitter buddies with the Chief Editor of the prestigious journal Nature Chemistry, Dr. Stuart Cantrill. Dr…
- Ep 43. Revolutionizing How we Grow, Distribute, & Store Food: Revisiting the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station · 43 min · Season 6 Episode 4Five years after our first interview, we catch up with Dr. Jason White about chemistry at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and how nanoscience can benefit…
- Ep 42. Why We All Feel So Terrible And What to Do About It · 44 min · Season 6 Episode 3Mental Health Awareness Month was back in May, but it's never too late to talk about mental health and strategies for taking care of ourselves during difficult times. In this…
- Ep 41. Stronger, Tougher, Lighter · 28 min · Season 6 Episode 2What do nanotechnology, blacksmithing, and Star Wars have in common? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Suveen Mathaudhu about a range of topics from medical applications of…
- Ep 40. This Is the Future · 29 min · Season 6 Episode 1It's the first episode of season 6! We interview Olivia Geneus and Jarriaun Streets about founding #BlackinNanotech, how they got into science, and the challenges of…
- Ep 39. Retelling a Story Through Illustrations: Lifeology Part 2 · 52 min · Season 5 Episode 3How do you explain sustainable nanotechnology using art? Last fall the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology collaborated with Lifeology, an online platform that connects…
- Ep 38. Beyond Jargon to Empathy: Lifeology Part 1 · 42 min · Season 5 Episode 2How do you explain sustainable nanotechnology in text shorter than a tweet? This fall the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology collaborated with Lifeology, an online platform…
- Ep 37. Shine Bright like a Diamond... Inside of a Worm · 18 min · Season 5 Episode 1Zack Jones, a graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, gives diamonds to his study organism. But they're nanodiamonds, not jewelry, and after the tiny worms…
- Ep 36. "Yes, and...": A Guide to Effective Science Communication Using Improvisation · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 5Science communication takes a lot of different forms, including improvisation. In this episode, we interview Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology graduate student Paige Kinsley…
- Ep. 35 Photographing the Unphotographable · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 4How do you photograph the unphotographable? In this episode we interview MIT research scientist Felice Frankel, who specializes in visualizing science, using pictures to draw…
- Ep. 34 Winter Holiday Mini-Episode: Colorful Carbon Dots · 8 min · Season 4 Episode 3Winter can get pretty dark, especially in northern latitudes, and many cultures have winter holidays that feature and celebrate lights. For our last episode of 2019 we decided to…
- Ep. 33 It Just Didn't Feel Like Me: Belonging and Sexism in Science · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 2How often do college women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experience sexism? And how do these experiences affect their likelihood of staying in scientific…
- Ep 32. An Electronic Circuit on Every Seed? · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 1What if every seed you planted could include a sensor to monitor moisture and nutrients? What if every tissue had nanoscale electronics to check for viruses when you blew your…
- Ep 31. Jumping Asteroid Clouds: Supporting Vulnerable Learners in Educational Achievement · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 6Last November, Dr. Cat Hicks wrote an essay on Medium called "Reading vulnerable learners' applications to grad school: we need to stop failing them." In this episode of the…
