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Hellooooo I can't believe series 1 is over?!  I have had the best time every being able to create this for you. I am very excited for series 2.  In this episode, I reflect back on why I started and the series 1 guests. I then tell you a little bit about why series 1 is ending. Finally, I tell you what to expect next series! NEW WEBSITE - SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE  https://pharddays.wixsite.com/website ^ This is what you will need to submit questions and feedback! 

Helloooo Back again for the final guest episode of series 1! This week, we have the girls from Stay You Boo. A wonderful podcast you can find here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3sSeQvAPdEPs3AH3AiqJyG?si=nPRsCDTpRkqNzSYuKawiiw I was lucky enough to guest on their podcast and we were having so much fun I invited them on here! We speak about the always important topic of diversity, and discuss quotas as well as equity vs equality.  NEWS: Subscribe to my email chain!! Never miss an update! Click the link below  to go to my new website  My details: NEW WEBSITE! https://pharddays.wixsite.com/website (Subscribe here and contact me to leave feedback/ask questions)   Insta: @p.h.days Twitter: @pharddays

Hello everyone! I hope you are all well :) This week, we have Dr Natércia Rodrigues Lopes. She is a brilliant scientist who has an interest in science communication & the relationship between science and the public. We have a great convo around the topic of science and trust.  We talk about the importance of science communication, especially in times like these. How can we engage people with science? How can we narrow that gap between the public and science? Why do some people not trust science? Do scientists truly trust each other? Nat's twitter: https://twitter.com/NatRodLopes1 --------------------------------------------------- My deets: [email protected] Twitter: @pharddays Insta: @p.h.days

Hello everyone! Back again for episode 7. What a special episode it is too! This week we have Katie on the pod. She is the FOUNDER of a sustainable activewear company called, KAMI.  The fashion industry is one of the major contributors to pollution. Fast fashion brands are those that encourage the swift changing of trends which invites people to buy something to wear once or twice, and throw it away. Not only is it an environmental issue, but fast fashion industries are often associated with the unfair treatment of garment workers.  In this episode, Katie talks about how she has ensured her brand is sustainable, as well as the negatives of fast fashion and how to make your life a little more eco-friendly.  Info: https://www.kamiactivewear.co.uk/ @kamiactivewear - Instagram My info: [email protected] insta: @p.h.days Twitter: @pharddays 

Back again! This time, I have another great guest! Professor Rick Lewis was one of my lecturers at university. We talk all about antimicrobial resistance, a very pressing problem in the science world.  I couldn't miss the opportunity to talk to Rick about his new role at the Royal Society of the Protection of Birds. They do such incredible work! Make sure you check their twitter out: @Natures_Voice LOL about a minute into the introduction I make a mistake. I said 12 years when I meant 12 months :)  My deetz: Twitter: @pharddays Insta: @p.h.days Email: [email protected]

Hellooooo we are back! Wow I have such a great guest for you. Kicking things off with the AMAZING Holly Leslie. She is a fabulous researcher in Glasgow who has a really lovely blog that you can find here: https://mindfulscience.blog/  and she is also on instagram here: @mindfulscientist_ In this episode, we speak about how the past 12 months has impacted scientists. Academic mental health is a big problem that we need to address. I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to sit down with such a lovely human and chat about this. I felt so nourished after that conversation, and I hope you do too! I approached this one differently. I wanted to keep it raw so that you could feel like you were in this with us! Lemme know how you find this style. Sorry about the explicit note, I drop an S bomb (oooooh) about halfway through. That's it though! Holly is an angel throughout  My deets: [email protected] Insta: p.h.days  twitter: @pharddays 

Well, this lockdown is slowly taking away my ability to talk properly!  How is everyone doing? I hope you are all staying safe and sane. My inbox is always open if you need to chat. Anyway, I thought it was about time to do a happier episode. So, I picked out my fave science stories from 2020 that we all probably (definitely) missed. This is slightly longer so feel free to skip between the stories, the times are listen below. I have a few very exciting guests lined up soon, so stay tuned for that!  Make sure you give me a follow so you keep up to date with the episodes. I am quite active on instagram, I make little videos and posts about science. Give me a follow on there if that is something you'd like to see!  Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @pharddays  Instagram: @p.hard.days Stories: Dogs noses can sense heat  01:10 - 06:24 Cervical cancer could be eradicated in the US  06:25 - 13:20 DeepMind's AlphaFold ft. Elise 13:21 - 29:19 Henrietta Lacks makes it into the US National Women's Hall of Fame 29:20 - 42:00

GOODBYE TRUMP! Well, it is the 20th January 2020. Biden is being sworn in. Trump is OUT. So, I thought it would be fitting to go through the damage Trump has done to the science community.  [email protected] Insta: @pharddays Twitter: @pharddays WARNING: This episode is a bit sweary.  Disclaimer: sometimes I get things wrong. I am only human. If I have, please email me: [email protected]  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/climate/what-is-climate-change.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02814-3https://www.nature.com/news/how-scientists-reacted-to-the-us-leaving-the-paris-climate-agreement-1.22098https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01165-3https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02706-6https://www.newscientist.com/article/2099977-what-donald-trump-has-said-about-science-and-why-hes-wrong/https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19032020/denial-climate-change-coronavirus-donald-trump/@KizzyPhD on twitter - Moderna vaccinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis

In this episode I go through questions I was sent in on vaccines, covid transmission and variants. I also talk through some tweets I was sent in.  Can you tell lockdown is sending me loopy? There are a couple of mistakes and fluffs, but we are only human! 

In this episode: - I go over questions I was sent in about the new covid vaccine  - I react to some tweets I was sent in - I touch on the new covid variant I wanted this to be from scientists to non-scientists to try and cut through the noise. As scientists, we get desensitised to all the jargon and forget that what we talk about sounds like nonsense to a lot of people. The science world can be a bubble.  These podcasts are pre-recorded. In these *unprecedented times* the news may well have moved on from the time of recording. please keep that in mind.