I am learning manifestation (yes, manifestation! It’s not that different from goal-setting) and one of the things I am learning is to let go – let go of control, let go of the past, my ego, and anger. I believe conservationists could learn from this wisdom too…
#47: Effective Communication in Conservation with Ben Christ
Communication is huge in conservation and wildlife biology careers. People tend to only think of the species, ecosystems, or research that scientists work on, but this research is always communicated in some way – to other scientists, the public, and/or various stakeholders.
#45: Science Filmmaking with Rob Nelson
This podcast features a fantastic interview with science filmmaker Rob Nelson. Rob is a friend of mine and we both appear together on the Science Channel’s What on Earth. He transitioned from research into filmmaking and has a YouTube channel with almost 150K subscribers and multiple videos with millions of views.
#43: Charlotte Hacker Interview: Elephants, Snow Leopards, and Being Persistent
In this episode of the Fancy Scientist podcast, I interview scientist and blogger Charlotte Hacker. Charlotte is a Ph.D. candidate who uses non-invasive genetics through scat (poop) to study snow leopard populations in China…
#38: Impostor Syndrome, Confidence, and Conservation
I also just started my second cohort of students in my Confusion to Clarity course and it’s really clear they are struggling. It just makes me so sad how rampant imposter syndrome is in our community, our science community, our conservation community…
#18. Pinterest for Science Communication and Conservation
If you’ve listened to previous episodes of the podcast, you know how important communication to the public is for science and conservation. Many scientists are on Twitter, Instagram, and even Tik Tok now, but hardly anyone I know uses Pinterest for science communication and conservation.
