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Academia like any other place comes as a package of good and bad traits. Sometimes, however, the frustration from the latter reaches the boiling point. In case of many, people start to abandon academia and switch to other career avenues…

Do you know what tooth paste looks like? You might think so, but imagine peering into the finest details and seeing it beyond the capabilities of our eyes. That is what Dr. Chris Jackson has come to provide us with,…

Nothing is done in vacuum – this very well applies to research. Good communication skills are often the key to success both in one’s career and personal life. The best way to hone these communication skills is through active networking.…

Did you know that there are killer electrons in space? No need to panic though, here on the ground you are quite safe! The Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere shield us from them. But satellites in space and astronauts cannot…

Eleanna and Anastasiia are back with the second episode of our spinoff series! This time they are talking about supervising in academia. Come listen to find out how to manage students, establish good dynamics with them, what the differences between…

In this episode Katja and Pritakshi interview Jason Rissanen about his PhD centred around insects familiar to us all: ants!Have you ever thought that just like us humans, ants might have ways to take care of their health? Turns out…

Interested in doing a PhD?Or curious to hear PhD advice from fellow students?Just feel like listening to a conversation?Well, you’re in luck, as Anastasiia, Katja and guest Laura Suominen discuss all about the upsides and downsides of doing a PhD,…

Strap in for a fun episode on a very serious topic: diabetes. This week, postdoc researcher Tom Barsby joins in to discuss how diabetes could be treated with lab-grown cells. Given they can be made “quack”! Tom Barsby is a…

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!In this end-of-the-year episode, TSB members discuss fun and interesting scientific articles from the past year (or at least that was the idea).We have a stocking filled with ice cream, attraction and bacteria.Make sure to listen…