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Episode 36. Career talks... Switching from academia to industry with Nicole Betz Aug 15, 2022

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Today we talk with Nicole Betz from the US who recently switched to industry after her PhD and Postdoc. She now is a marketing researcher and talks with us about all the tips she has about getting a job outside of academia and about the job she has now.

Together with some friends she also started a Twitter account called AltAcChats. They aim to help people switch to industry, definitely check it out! https://twitter.com/AltAcChats

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Episode 35: The Science/PhD Life... Defending your PhD with Dr. Maria Clemente Aug 01, 2022

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In this episode, we talk with the newly graduated Dr. Maria Clemente about what it is like to defend your PhD in the Netherlands. While there are clear differences in the defense between countries that are interesting to hear about, she also has some very good tips for people preparing for their PhD that are useful for PhDers all around the world.

In future episodes, we want to highlight what it is like to do a PhD or defend your thesis in other countries. We are always looking for future guests so if this is something you would like to talk to us about definitely reach out to us!

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Episode 34: The Science/PhD Life... Scientific Writing Tips Jul 18, 2022

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Our episode is a week late because Suzanne was finishing up her second paper. So we decided that this was the perfect timing for some academic writing tips! What have we learned from our experiences and what tips do we have? Check it out now!

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or papers we really need to read, you can reach out to us via our website or email:

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Episode 33: Invited Scientist Dr. Dave Speijer- Symbiogenesis, the evolution of eukaryotes Jun 26, 2022

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Today we invited dr Dave Speijer again, to talk about some science with us! We talk about one of his favorite topics, namely evolution, and this time specifically about Symbiogenesis the evolution of eukaryotes.

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Episode 32: Science News: Moon dirt, your mom's voice, and nasal Vaccines Jun 13, 2022

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Today we are back with another cutting-edge research episode. But instead of talking in detail about one paper, we are going to discuss a broad range of papers that made it into the Scientific news recently. We will discuss:

Nasal Vaccines against Covid-19
Scientists grew human skin on a robot finger
Sleep-deprived mosquitos prefer sleeping over eating
Ibruprofen in combination with two commonly used drugs can cause kidney damage
The first look at the black hole at the center of our milky way
Scientists grew the first plants in real moon dirt
Dog breeds are a surprisingly poor predictor of behavior
A moms voice has a special place in kids' brains, but not in teens
Silent genetic mutations are not as innocent as long thought

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Episode 31: The Science/PhD Life.... Going to an International Congress May 30, 2022

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This week Suzanne went to an international congress in Milan. We talk about her experiences, Milan, the conference, and her colleagues almost dying. You know, typical PhD stuff!

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Episode 30. Cutting-Edge Research?!? ... Screaming at Rats causes fertility issues May 17, 2022

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Do you ever wonder what other subjects you could have studied during your PhD? Well, this Podcast is here to tell you all about the cutting-edge research you could have done! And today we discuss a paper that was just published, where researchers found that screaming at rats for 3 weeks causes fertility issues. Intrigued? Then definitely listen to us discussing this paper.

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Episode 29: Career talks... How to start a Start-up May 02, 2022

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In this episode, we talked with the CEO and CTO of a startup in Switzerland, named Bigomics. We interviewed them about what it was like to start their own company. They talk about their journey and have some nice tips for future entrepreneurs.

Career talks is a collaboration between The Struggling Scientists and the Alumni association Bio-medical Sciences of the University of Amsterdam

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Episode 28: The Science Life.... Relaxing after the PhD Apr 18, 2022

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Today we have another science life episode. We all know it is important to relax and unwind after a long day of the PhD life. But how do you do this? We discuss meditation, mindfulness, hobbies, and how our colleagues and fans relax after work!

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Episode 27: Cutting Edge Research?!?..... Can you gamefy your way into Nature? Apr 04, 2022

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Today we discuss a very interesting paper recently published in Nature. This paper proposes that people that grew up in the city are less good at navigating than people who grew up in the countryside. And even more excitingly they investigated this in a very interesting way... with a mobile game! Listen to this episode to learn more!

Paper: Entropy of city street networks linked to future spatial navigation ability by Coutrot et al., 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04486-7

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