Leading women in data science share their work, advice, and lessons learned along the way. Hear how data science is being applied and having impact across domains— from healthcare to finance to climate change and more. Hosted by Professor Emerita Margot Gerritsen, WiDS co-founder and Professor Emerita at Stanford University and Chisoo Lyons, Chief Program Director of Women in Data Science Worldwide. Join our community: community.widsworldwide.org.
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Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror
Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom
Podcast discussing women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Hosted by Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom. New episodes every other Thursday.
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Conheça histórias, projetos e vivências de estudantes, cientistas, empreendedoras e técnicas de laboratório do Brasil e do Reino Unido. Em diferentes níveis de suas carreiras, elas demonstram o poder das mulheres na pesquisa científica e na inovação e produzem reflexões sobre equidade de gênero na ciência. Um podcast do British Council Brasil.
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Stories of Australian Women in Science | hosted by Sandra Penman
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Welcome to Sweet Defiance, the podcast where we pair delicious sweets with compelling stories of forgotten historic women who made great achievements in science. Each episode, we explore the life and work of a different female scientist, sharing their remarkable stories and delving into the science and impact of their discoveries. We pair each episode with a carefully chosen treat to appease our sweet tooth. Don't forget to subscribe to never miss an episode! https://sweetdefiance.org/index ...
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The Women in Science and Medicine podcast features discussions with female scientists within West Virginia University and other institutions. In this series, we’ll share the achievements and insights from some of the country’s top female scientists and learn from their experiences to understand how they came to be passionate about science and overcame any obstacles in their paths. This podcast is offered by West Virginia University’s Office of Research and Graduate Education.
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10 minutes of science is a new podcast series from The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Women in Ophthalmology. Each edition features an expert in their field discussing an article of their choosing. These articles have been selected due to their impact on the real-world practice of ophthalmology. The series is aimed at the general comprehensive ophthalmologists and includes topics across a range of subspecialties. Hosted by Women in Ophthalmology Deputy Chair Dr ...
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Navigating Curiosity to Leadership in Tech
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Highlights Vulnerability and honesty in leadership (12:07) Finding leaders who are willing to take risks on talent (13:48) Bio Maritza is an engineering manager at Klaviyo, where she leads a team focused on creating tools that help marketers better understand and optimize their campaign and flow performance. She enjoys collaborating with her team t…
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From Graphs to Growth: Mentorship, Math, and the Power of Algorithms
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Math and Computer Science (2:51) Graph Alignment (20:38) Bio Huda Nassar is a senior computer scientist at RelationalAI working on building the graph algorithms library offered as part of RelationalAI's product. Previously, Huda obtained a PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University and was a postdoc fellow at Stanford's School of Medicine. Huda…
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Beyond Borders: Elevating Women in Data Science and Leadership
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Language as the access to different cultures (2:09) Career journey (8:23) People first in leadership style (23:19) Bio Hannah Pham is a seasoned data leader with experience building and scaling data teams at top tech companies like Airbnb and Pinterest. Hannah's expertise spans consumer and monetization domains. As the Head of Data Science for the …
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From Internship to Impact: A Data Scientist’s Journey
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Sydney Hazen, a Privacy Data Scientist at Ford, shares her journey from a college intern to a full-time role. She highlights how internships can lead to job offers and the importance of real-world experience and corporate navigation. Sydney emphasizes applying technical skills with a socially conscious approach, understanding problems before diving…
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We're on holiday! But don't worry, we will be back before you know it! The post Summer holidays! first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom
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Writing horror comics with Corissa Grant
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We have a lot of authors on our podcast, talking about their books, what inspired them, how they’ve written them etc. Quite often they’ll get drawn into the TV series or films that inspired them [*coughs* Star Trek]. But a medium we don’t often touch upon is comics & graphic novels, even though some of […] The post Writing horror comics with Coriss…
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WVU alum and Clemson University’s Dr. Amanda Stover
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The WISM podcast returns with another in a series highlighting alumni of WVU! Mallory chats with Dr. Amanda Stover, now an Assistant Professor at Clemson University in their Department of Public Health Services. They discuss her Appalachia-relevant research at the intersection of mental health and suicide and substance abuse. They also talk about D…
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The poetry of space – with Oliver K. Langmead
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When we say the word “novel,” most of us think of a book written in prose, split into chapters and possibly parts. But every now and again, we come across novels that defy our expectations. Pratchett’s early work not only eschewed chapters – instead presenting the reader with continuous prose divided by section breaks – […] The post The poetry of s…
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Secrets and killers with Kaaron Warren
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A few decades ago, if you said the word “Gothic haunted house novel,” the phrase would very definitely have brought to mind something with a rambling Victorian mansion, tortured heroines, mad women in the attic, sombre men, and wailing ghosts. It probably wouldn’t have brought to mind a little old lady baking scones and conducting […] The post Secr…
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Keeping it short – with Gianni Washington
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A short story isn’t just a novel in miniature form. It isn’t even a shortened novella. It is a creature of its own devising. There’s only time for a snapshot of reality, and in the space of a few thousand words, you have to be able to draw in a reader, make them feel for […] The post Keeping it short – with Gianni Washington first appeared on Break…
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Secret societies & the occult – with S.T. Gibson
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The literature of our past is littered with casual gender biases. You describe someone as a “witch” and the natural assumption is that they are female. But according to Diane Purkiss, while mostly women were accused in the English witch trials, in some of the Scandinavian countries, men were in the slight majority. In fact, […] The post Secret soci…
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The horror of space travel with SA Barnes
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“In space, no one can hear you scream.” It’s an iconic tagline that can be applied to so many modern stories about space travel and exploration (except, perhaps, our beloved Star Trek). Obviously, space travel in real life can be incredibly perilous, but the perils of space in fiction have moved beyond the worry about […] The post The horror of spa…
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The Power of Linguistics in Large Language Models and AI
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Highlights LLMs (1:46) AI systems (3:25) The need for humanness in AI (20:17) Transitioning to independent consultant (28:31) Bio Karin Golde, is the Founder of West Valley AI. She helps businesses and technical leaders navigate the rapidly developing landscape of AI and Large Language Models by sharing her expertise which has ranged from executive…
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Religion, tradition, and history in fantasy with Andrew Knighton
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Religion has been part of our society for centuries. Is it any wonder then that it can make up a large part of our fiction – from CS Lewis’s allegorical Chronicles of Narnia series to Anna Smith Spark’s Empires of Dust trilogy and the Loki books by Joanne Harris. But with so many religions the […] The post Religion, tradition, and history in fantas…
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Yes, we’re also authors – with Lucy and Charlotte
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We have a bit of an unusual episode for you today! While it is amazing that we have so many authors who want to come on the show – we feel truly honoured – we thought it was about time we returned to talking among the three of us, like it was when we first […] The post Yes, we’re also authors – with Lucy and Charlotte first appeared on Breaking the…
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Obsessional love and vengeance with S.E. Porter
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Love can last a lifetime, but revenge is forever… Love is a common driving force for novels, and it comes in many forms. It could be the pursuit of true love, or the quest to turn unrequited love into a passionate relationship. Often, it can be the loss of love that spurs a hero or […] The post Obsessional love and vengeance with S.E. Porter first …
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Ghosts have warm hands – with Katherine Arden
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The title of this episode is taken from Will R. Bird’s memoir of World War 1, a title which also inspired that of Katherine Arden’s novel set amidst the horror of the Great War. When it comes to writing about war, past authors have glorified it with moments of pathos. Who can forget the stirring […] The post Ghosts have warm hands – with Katherine …
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Applying topological data analysis and geometry-based ML
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Highlights: 00:02:25 - Colleen’s motivation for writing a book, interdisciplinary collaborations, and explaining advanced mathematical tools in accessible ways. 00:08:44 - Journey from biology and social sciences to data science, and the integration of different mathematical tools in solving data problems. 00:14:13 - Overcoming imposter syndrome an…
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Beneath the skin of the earth – with Nicola Griffith
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Welcome to our first episode of 2024. Yes, the title’s a quote from our incredible guest. As a podcast dedicated primarily to speculative fiction, we rarely find ourselves taking a deep dive into history. But the growth in popularity of both myths and retellings is bringing with it a new focus on historical periods, and […] The post Beneath the ski…
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Using Curiosity, Mentorship, and Education to Build a Career
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Summary: Listen to the incredible and inspiring journey of Avalon Baldwin’s career journey. A self-described data nerd, she was not only the first in her family to attend college, she went on to get a graduate degree. Today she is an entrepreneur running her own consulting company. In conversation with Chisoo Lyons, Avalon shares how curiosity, men…
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WVU alum and Research!America’s Dr. Savannah Sims
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The WISM podcast returns with one of WVU’s very own! Mallory chats with Dr. Savannah Sims, a graduate of the Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program. She’s a passionate advocate of STEM and directed her career towards that aim. Dr. Sims relates inspiring and practical advice around finding your passion as a scientist, pushing against your comfort barrier…
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Othering and exoticism in fantasy with Eliza Chan
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Modern fantasy owes much to J.R.R. Tolkien, including his problematic colonialist views and othering of cultures and races different from his medieval European-inspired setting. Many authors since then have used ‘historical accuracy’ as a defence against a lack of diversity in their similarly inspired settings. But even if we gloss over the fact th…
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Fighting Crypto Crime with Data Science
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In this episode, Margot Gerittsen speaks with Kim Grauer. Kim is the Director of Research at Chainalysis, where she examines trends in cryptocurrency economics and crime. Listen as she talks about her obsession with fighting fraud in the cryptocurrency market. Highlights: What is crypto crime Trust in stable coin Misconceptions around cryptocurrenc…
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Community and isolation – with Jennifer Thorne
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We love our folk horror. The genre has been growing in popularity these past years, and it’s not hard to see why. Writers take pastoral settings such as windswept hills or rugged sea coasts and imbue them with a sense of deep isolation. Throw in a community that seems at first utterly safe and then […] The post Community and isolation – with Jennif…
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Romancing the necromancer – with Alice James
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Welcome to our Halloween episode! Romance has always been big business and these days there are plenty of subgenres. Despite its popularity, however, some snobbery still exists, often dismissing romance as “women’s fiction.” But if romance is really so terrible, why does it sell so well? Are the female characters in these books still the […] The po…
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Using Storytelling to Communicate with Stakeholders
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Michelle Katics, CEO and co-founder of BankersLab, discusses her journey in risk management training and the importance of integrating technical skills with business and soft skills. She shares her experience in helping banks navigate complex regulations and the need for training to improve understanding and decision-making. Katics emphasizes the i…
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The dark half of the year – with Lili Hayward
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It’s October, so we’re officially allowed to talk about Christmas. Sure, we’ve got Halloween first, and that’s a celebration we should all be enthusiastic about, but take a look at what books are being pushed by bookstores, Amazon, and even supermarkets, and you’ll find that Christmas stories are starting to creep in. You could say […] The post The…
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Data Science Leadership: Creating Meaningful Impact
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In this episode, Mary Krone explores her career shift from a PhD in chemistry and biochemistry to data science, where she builds financial credit models. She highlights her work’s tangible impact and discusses the challenges of work-life balance. Mary’s passion for data science’s positive potential in finance shines through as she debunks misconcep…
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The power of language – with Jelena Dunato and Ioanna Papadopoulou
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We often take for granted the role language plays in communicating our favourite stories. And here in the west, there exists an unspoken expectation to be able to consume those favourite stories in English. The necessity and importance of translation is a given. Writers producing work in English but for whom English is their second […] The post The…
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Ep 6 - Hypatia of Alexandria - Paradox Wine, Pursuit of Knowledge, and Tragic Demise
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From her prestigious position as the head of a philosophical school in Alexandria to her violent death in a Christian church, Hypatia of Alexandria's story remains shrouded in mystery, sparking the imagination of writers and poets throughout the 20th century. Conditum Paradoxum 750 ml bottle of white wine (from Italy - dry Pinot Gris) 1 cup honey 1…
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Minisode 02 - Mistletoe, Solar Eclipses, and five Nobel Prizes
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Our second Minisode is a bite-sized journey into the past and the science that makes life a little sweeter. In this episode, Béatrice is shining a light on remarkable historic women born in this very week. -------September 11th, 1913 - Rita Leroi, Physician & Cancer Researcher September 11th, 1847 - Mary Watson Whitney, Astronomer September 12th, 1…
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“Something a little monstrous” – with Isabel Cañas
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We’re honoured to have Isabel Cañas join us on the show as she talks us through not only her fabulous new novel, Vampires of El Norte, but also her experience of breaking into publishing as a Mexican-American writer and the pressure on marginalised creators to produce something “fresh”. Mentioned in this episode: Isabel Cañas is a […] The post “Som…
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