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STEMCAST: A Podcast About Science, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics

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The STEMCAST is a semi-monthly podcast released on Mondays. It is hosted by us, Jess and Elisabeth. We talk about anything, and everything, affecting us on our journey through engineering! We also offer terrible advice to students, scientists, researchers, (etc.) and pretty much anyone that asks about school.

Location:

Switzerland

Description:

The STEMCAST is a semi-monthly podcast released on Mondays. It is hosted by us, Jess and Elisabeth. We talk about anything, and everything, affecting us on our journey through engineering! We also offer terrible advice to students, scientists, researchers, (etc.) and pretty much anyone that asks about school.

Language:

English

Contact:

+41766167908


Episodes

E15 - New years Intentions and guess who's back!?

1/21/2019
We discuss our new years intentions, Elisabeth visits Zurich and someone dear from Stemcast's past joins us for 25 minutes of fun fun fun!

Duration:00:25:09

E14 - 10 qualities that get young professionals hired

1/3/2019
In this week's episode, Elisabeth and Jess discuss "10 qualities that get young professionals hired." The post they discuss was originally made by Thomas A. Anderson on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-qualities-get-young-professionals-hired-thomas-a-anderson-p-e-/ If you want to be on a call then email your question to podcast@steminine.com. If you want to download the FREE Personal Statment Checklist, then enter your email at the following link:...

Duration:00:32:22

E13 - Let's review that personal statement for grad school applications!

12/10/2018
If you want to download the FREE Personal Statment Checklist, then enter your email at the following link: http://link.steminine.com/pschecklist This week's episode, Elisabeth and Jess talk all about reviewing your personal statement!! (Also known as a motivation letter, aka letter of intent). If you need any more information then be sure to check out the YouTube channel since the month of December is entirely dedicated to grad school applications. If you want to be on a call then email your...

Duration:00:34:31

E12 - Buzzword Bonanza and even more advice!

11/26/2018
This week, Elisabeth threw a ton of new words at Jess (whose vocabulary is very limited). And Jess, a native speaker, was impressed by the Swede. Afterwards they answered some questions from students. Hopefully the advice will help you too! If you want to be on a call then email your question to podcast@steminine.com. We have a favour to ask you, it would really help us out if you could leave us a review. It helps other's discover the podcast. Thank you! Music by Captive Portal - "You Can...

Duration:00:29:52

E11 - Find someone who loves you like Jess loves poutine

11/12/2018
This week we read our favourite IG-nobel prizes! If you want to be on a call then email your question to podcast@steminine.com. We have a favour to ask you, it would really help us out if you could leave us a review. It helps other's discover the podcast. Thank you! Music by Captive Portal - "You Can Use" from Toy Sounds Vol.1 2018.

Duration:00:36:17

E10 - Group project rage, Conferences and call for Ig-Nobel prize nominees

10/29/2018
This week we call Taylor and discuss group projects, on which Jess has heated feelings. We also ask you to send us your favourite IG-nobel prizes and talk about the conferences we have been to. If you want to be on a call then email your question to podcast@steminine.com. We have a favour to ask you, it would really help us out if you could leave us a review. It helps other's discover the podcast. Thank you! Music by Captive Portal - "You Can Use" from Toy Sounds Vol.1 2018.

Duration:00:29:41

E9 - Would you rather go to McGill or eat a BIGMAC? Changing fields, you do you

10/14/2018
This week we called Daniel who is about to finish his undergrad in mechanical engineering, but is worried that he should've studied computer science. We tried to give him our best advice. Let us know if you have better advice for him! If you want to be on a call then email your question to podcast@steminine.com. We have a favour to ask you, it would really help us out if you could leave us a review. It helps other's discover the podcast. Thank you! Music by Captive Portal - "You Can Use"...

Duration:00:36:50

E8: Ikea kidnapped Elisabeth & our first advice column

9/24/2018
Welcome back! We brought the podcast back and we hope you like the new format. This week we called Mary who is worried that she doesn't belong in her program because she doesn't "fit in." We tried to give her our best advice. Let us know if you have better advice for her! If you want to be on a call then email your question to podcast@steminine.com. We have a favour to ask you, it would really help us out if you could leave us a review. It helps other's discover the podcast. Thank you! Music...

Duration:00:39:11

[RAW AUDIO] Best advice for undergraduate freshmen? Should engineers learn to program?

9/15/2018
[RAW AUDIO from the YouTube channel] Best advice for undergraduate freshmen? Should you learn to code even if you're not a software engineering major? Should engineers learn to program? Episode 20 of Engineer and Beer will answer these questions for youuuuuuuu Timestamps: 01:22 Update on my life 03:22 Do you have any tips for undergraduate frshmen who are just starting engineering? 06:56 Do you think engineers (or anyone) should learn to program? Will it help later in the career? Also if you...

Duration:00:08:40

[RAW AUDIO] Do this and you'll do better in school | Advice for the new semester

9/8/2018
[RAW AUDIO from the YouTube channel] This is my advice for new student, my advice for the new semester, advice for anyone looking to improve their learning habits, advice for anyone looking to study smarter and learn better... If there's one piece of advice that I can give you for the new semester it's this... DON'T LOOK AT THE SOLUTIONS. Seriously, you'll get so much faster at solving problems, and your critical thinking and creativity will also improve. I know, it sucks at first, but...

Duration:00:07:08

E7: Backpack Haul! What's inside our backpacks? Is it a calculator? Probably.

3/19/2018
What's inside our backpacks? A fork? A calculator? This week we go through our bags and talk about all of the items we absolutely can't go to school/work without! CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: STEMinine LinkedIn: STEMinine Facebook: @STEMinineVlog Instagram: @stemininevlog Twitter: @STEMinineVlog Tumblr: steminine.tumblr.com/ Pinterest: STEMinine

Duration:00:44:08

E6: Put mustard powder in your socks - slav secrets against the common cold

3/6/2018
Guys, we're all so sick and we're so sorry that it took Jess so long to upload this episode but to be fair Vika and Elisabeth probably should've recorded while Jess was on vacation (just saying). Hey guys! This week we decided to talk about getting sick while studying because it sucks. When it happens, your workload piles up and we wanted to share with you how we deal with all the work while being sick. CONNECT WITH US: YouTube: STEMinine LinkedIn: STEMinine Facebook: @STEMinineVlog...

Duration:01:17:25

E5: It's not rocket science! Or is it? Mechanical vs. Aerospace engineering with Sieglinde!

2/5/2018
Today's episode is OUTTA THIS WORLD! Elisabeth and Jess got to chat with Sieglinde from Beligium. She's studying aerospace engineering at TU Delft. We started off with a not-so-rapidfire question session where we asked her tons of stereotypical questions about studying space/rockets. Jess and Sigi also compared their two programs to see that the differences are between mechanical and aerospace engineering. Thank you so much to our listeners! Please rate and review us so we can buy a second...

Duration:00:32:40

E4: Tinder for dogs? Software engineering with Mayuko from helloMayuko + Google manifesto

1/28/2018
Today, we (Elisabeth and Jess) had the chance to sit down and have a chat with Mayuko from helloMayuko! Mayuko is a software engineer that works at Patreon in the San Francisco Bay area. We started with a not-so-rapid fire question session where we asked her stereotypical questions about being a girl in software engineering. Then we talked a bit about her engineering journey. Finally, we ended with the Google Anti-Diversity memo. Thank you so much to our listeners. If you want to hear more...

Duration:00:39:42

E3: Is Math Related to Science? What is Science? - Classes that will make you "well-rounded"

1/22/2018
In this episode, Vika, Elisabeth and Jess discuss different humanities classes that they've been forced to take throughout their STEM education and how these classes have made them more well-rounded people. They discuss deep topics such as "what is science" and "is math related to science?"

Duration:00:44:52

[RAW AUDIO] Environmental engineering and water resource engineering with Alice from Australia!

1/1/2018
[RAW AUDIO from the YouTube channel] Alice is an environmental engineer from Australia. She's currently conducting her masters at ETH Zurich after spending 6 years in industry. Alice touches on her master's project in groundwater modeling and the opportunities for women in industry. She brings up the challenges of working in Europe, gives advice for anyone thinking of pursuing engineering, and she talks about the ratio of women in engineering in Australia. Alice also talks about how she...

Duration:00:15:34

[RAW AUDIO] What's a quality engineer? Why should you choose biomedical engineering?

12/24/2017
[RAW AUDIO from the YouTube channel] Sara's from Georgia, USA and now she works for a biomedical engineering company that sent her on a trip to Zurich! In this interview, we talk about what biomedical engineering is, the different streams in biomedical engineering, biomedical engineering jobs, and if you should get a Master's in biomedical engineering.

Duration:00:15:03

E2: Vika's never heard of STEM cells! How to study? How to get over failure? Should you get a PhD?

12/17/2017
Today we hosted another episode of the #AskAnEngineer show and the #AskVika show. We told you how you should be studying for hard classes, how to get over failure, if you should be getting that PhD. We also weigh in on the MBA vs. Master's question, and we offer Gabriela ideas for her 1st year undergraduate project.

Duration:00:43:35

E1: Welcome to STEMinine: A Podcast About Science, Engineering, Technology, Math, and Women

12/10/2017
The first installment of the STEMinine podcast with your hosts Jessica Droujko (mechanical engineer), Victoria Morad (chemist) and Elisabeth Nilsson (chemical engineer). In this episode, we introduce ourselves, our work, and what we would like to accomplish with this podcast. Mainly, we're going to be discussing everything that affects women in STEM fields, we're going to be interviewing women, and we're going to be hosting the #AskAnEngineer show and the #AskVika show (where you ask us a...

Duration:00:41:36