(Micro)bio – Meet Karen Panetta

Time for another installment in our (micro)bio series! Three minutes is all it takes to learn about Dr. Karen Panetta, associate dean for graduate education at Tufts University, and founder of Nerd Girls.

5 podcasts on Lindsay’s playlist

I spend a lot of time telling you why you should listen to our latest interview, and for good reason! But we figured it was time for me to tell you what podcasts I like to listen to when I’m not talking to STEM superstars. Radiolab Radiolab, which comes out of WNYC, is one of the top of the […]

A tale of two conferences

Hey folks. It’s been a whirlwind few weeks, but thought I’d take a minute to share what life has been like in academia-land. Two weeks ago I lost my voice. Literally. Everyone always expects a great story that goes with losing your voice. Was it from screaming at a rock concert? Yelling at a sports […]

Episode 21: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistical Science

“Being a statistician means never having to say you’re certain.” ‘Scopers, can you guess what today’s episode is about? Hint: it involves statistics. The Center for Open Science (COS) is an organization with the goal of increasing openness, integrity, and reproducibility of scientific research. Statistical and methodological consultant at COS, Dr. Courtney Soderberg, joins us for […]