Science with Milk, No Sugar

May 14 2024 14 ep. 60 mins 12

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Learn more about the faces behind the research. What are the struggles of a young woman in science? What happens when you leave academia? What are the hurdles of families who want to pursue careers in science? Behind every committed researcher lies a long and difficult path to Higher Education, filled with countless obstacles. With this new podcast Franziska wants to give doctoral students, postdocs, as well as scientists who left academia, a platform to tell us their story. Most importantly, we will find out how her guests enjoy their coffee along the way.

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Neural Networks & Breaking Barriers - A Journey Through Neuroscience and Disability

May 14 2024 72 mins

Join us in the latest episode of "Science with Milk, No Sugar" podcast, where we embark on an inspiring journey through the wonders of neuroscience and the resilience of academia. Alexandra Tzilivaki is a neuroscientist specialising in the role of inhibitory interneurons in learning and memory. With a background in the field of Molecular Biology and Biomedicine, she is cu

Protein Power & Science Stand-Up

Apr 02 2024 62 mins

We're back! I'm your host, Franziska Sattler-Morrison, inviting you to join me on a journey where we explore the fascinating world of science without any unnecessary sweeteners. In our newest episode, "Protein Power & Science Stand-Up," I chat with the talented molecular biologist Anita Waltho, who brings a refreshing twist to science communication through her

From Quantum Physics to Pint of Science

Apr 04 2023 67 mins

For this season finale episode, I had the pleasure to sit down with the wonderful Dr. Sabrina Patsch to talk about all things Physics and Pint of Science! Are you tired of stuffy lectures and dry academic conferences (I know we are!)? Then you need to check out Pint of Science! Pint of Science is a global festival that brings science out of the lab and into the pub. That's rig

Shedding Light on the Gut Microbiota & Slamming for Science

Feb 28 2023 60 mins

This is the episode you've all been waiting for! My guest, Lisa Budzinski, is not only a fantastic person and an overall amazing science communicator - no! Lisa could brew beer, grow organs in Petri dishes or produce drugs, all with the help of microorganisms. But instead, she decided to "dig" in fecal samples and analyze your intestinal bacteria. She conducts research at the Ger

Making the Jump from Studying the Brain to Science Journalism

Jan 31 2023 55 mins

Journalists report news and other information about science to the public which makes Science Journalism an extremely important part of Science Communication. This involves writing accurate, informative and (if appropriate) entertaining summaries of relevant results, interviewing expert scientists and researchers and conveying the information in ways that a non-speciali

Microplastics, Surviving Academia & Sustainable Leadership

Jan 03 2023 69 mins

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Dec 06 2022 71 mins

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The PhD Finish Line & Curing Alzheimer's Disease

Nov 01 2022 77 mins

Welcome back to Season 2, everybody! I have the great pleasure to start this season off with an amazing scientist and science communicator: Kiara Freitag. Kiara's a neuroscience Ph.D. researcher at the German Centre of Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Berlin exploring why people suffer from Alzheimer´s disease and how we might cure it. She is very passionate about brain cells

LGBTQ STEM Berlin & Inclusion in Academia

May 31 2022 53 mins

Happy Pride Month! This is our season finale episode - and it's a great one! People who identify as LGBTQA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Asexual/ace and Queer) are leaking out of the scientific pipeline in similar ways to women & those from minority ethnic groups. STEM fields have lagged behind that of other previously white male-dominated professions in postindustria

(Gender) Identity & Facilitating Change in Academia

May 03 2022 61 mins

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