Thoughts, challenges, musings of an expat scientist and psychologist
From 17.02.2020 till 22.02.2020, I curated the @WeAreRLadies Twitter account. An account for members of the R-Ladies community to talk about what they do and an opportunity to interact with the wider community. I am writing this reflective post in the last few hours of my curation. My goal for[…]
Read moreOver the last year, I have presented my scientific findings to a wide range of audiences from school children to people passing by on the streets of Berlin. Thanks to programs like Soapbox Science, Skype a Scientist and Letters to a Pre-Scientist, I’ve been able to hone my scientific communication[…]
Read more‘Did you know in the 5th Grade, that you would be a scientist when you grow up?’ This was one of the questions I got from a 5th Grade class I was matched with under the Skype a Scientist program. I smiled to myself as I answered ‘No, I hadn’t[…]
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A presentation for Soapbox Science, just like any other presentation, goes through its phases of preparation. My journey started slowly with an application in February, a confirmation in March, and then quickly escalated with a Skype training in April. In this post, I’ll try and retrospect about how I prepared for my Soapbox Science talk.
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