Shows

Dr Kit Prendergast is a native bee scientist and science communicator who is passionate about ensuring that we can all learn more about our indigenous bees, and not just their popular honey bee cousins, so that we can make a difference to their conservation. Join us as we talk about Australian native bees, bee conservation, and biological taxonomy.

Pia Andrews is a serial public sector transformer and open government and open data specialist who uses her background in tech and policy to affect change in the public sector and create better outcomes for our global society. Join us as we talk about tech, public policy, and Pia's dream of an optimistic future.

Jesslyn Tannady is a Developer Advocate at Facebook who creates educational content about Facebook's technologies so that anyone outside of Facebook can use them. Join us as we talk about Jesslyn's past life in Augmented and Virtual Reality, tech communities and democratisation, and reflecting on attending women's educational institutions.

Dr Marsha Tufft is a mechanical, aerospace, and materials engineer who has had a fascinating career with GE Aviation, and is now working on helping kids succeed in STEM through outreach and her middle school fiction books about a young girl named Putney and her STEM adventures. Join us as we talk about Marsha's engineering journey, Putney's World, and underwater hockey.

Dr Stephanie Ryan is a children's book author, learning scientist, and educator who uses her skills and experience to develop educational content, and is passionate about creating better ways to learn science. Join us as we talk about learning sciences, education, and Stephanie's book Let's Learn about Chemistry.

Dr Eleanor Bell is a whale research scientist who is passionate about conservation and the polar marine environment, and works to translate multinational research outcomes into policy. Join us as we talk about microbial ecology, seahorses, whales, and working in Antarctica.

Dr Carly Howett is an Outer Solar System Scientist whose main interest lies in the surface properties of icy worlds. Join us as we talk about her journey to planetary sciences, icy worlds, and the upcoming NASA Lucy mission.

Helen Huang is co-founder of Colab and the You Belong in Tech community. As is a common theme of our STEAM Powered guests, lot of us have pretty non-linear journeys. Helen herself had a non-linear journey into tech, which is in part why she and her cofounder shehfoomi were inspired to develop Colab, a program that allows people of all backgrounds aspiring to be in the tech space to develop the skills, confidence, and networks they need to get that foot in the door. Colab achieves this by putting together teams of product managers, designers, and developers to conceptualise and ship a product with support from industry mentors. Join us as we talk about Helen's journey into tech, becoming a founder, and Colab.

Dr Shelly Lesher is an experimental nuclear physicist who is passionate about dispelling misconceptions about nuclear science and explores the relationship between nuclear science and society. She also hosts the podcast My Nuclear Life where she delves into these themes through interviews with experts, historians, policy-makers, and first-hand accounts. Join us as we talk about nuclear physics, how nuclear sciences impacts our world, and Shelly's love of travel and shoes.

Dr Merryn McKinnon is a science communication academic and practitioner who researches perceptions of STEM and the relationship between science, media, and the public. Join us as we talk about her journey from marine sciences to science communication research and perceptions of women STEM communicators.