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Orloff is an Asst. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA who incorporates energy medicine in her practice. In her fifth book she invites reader...
Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Jun 26, 2014
- Length: 09:53
- Purchases: 2
Karen's latest book is “Reaching the Animal Mind.” Having started out as the world’s foremost dolphin trainer, Pryor is responsible for developing ...
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- Added: Mar 06, 2014
- Length: 09:59
- Purchases: 2
For those just starting out in a field, Katherine Neville recommends asking a simple question of your supervisors after completing a project: “How ...
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- Added: Feb 12, 2014
- Length: 04:33
- Purchases: 1
As a woman as well as an immigrant to the United States, Valerie Fremont has faced particular challenges in her career. She discusses America’s “cu...
- Added: Feb 12, 2014
- Length: 04:18
After struggling with bench research Claire Skentelbery realized her true calling was science communication. She talks about the importance of gett...
- Added: Feb 12, 2014
- Length: 04:26
After years of relentlessly pursuing her career, some simple words from her four-year-old daughter shook Dawn Hocevar to the core. From that moment...
- Added: Feb 12, 2014
- Length: 03:10
From: Distillations
Don’t delay being happy in your career, says Sherri Oslick. Finding the right path requires talking to a lot of people, and it also means listening...
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- Added: Feb 12, 2014
- Length: 04:09
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Early in her career Dimitra Georganopoulou thought the ratio of men to women in science was pretty level. But then she began to rise up the ladder.
- Added: Feb 12, 2014
- Length: 03:34
When it comes to what society finds attractive many factors play a role. Evolutionarily speaking we tend to be attracted to symmetry, and markers t...
- Added: Dec 20, 2013
- Length: 07:20
Klaatu from the podcast "GNU World Order" interviews me about e-cigarettes, and we get some unintentional vocal effects on his track due to feedbac...
- Added: Aug 25, 2013
- Length: 21:08
In school it’s usually the men who are encouraged in science, says April Quarles. Though women continue to face negative social influences when pur...
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- Added: Aug 21, 2013
- Length: 03:17
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From: Distillations
To avoid being perceived as aggressive, says Lynn Johnson Langer, women often qualify their thoughts. Phrases like “it’s just my opinion” are used ...
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- Added: Aug 13, 2013
- Length: 03:58
- Purchases: 1
The job market for highly skilled positions is more competitive now than in previous generations, says Savannah Sullivan. Learning outside your cho...
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- Added: Aug 05, 2013
- Length: 03:10
- Purchases: 1
A chemistry set with “really nice stuff in it” sparked Anna Wilson’s lifelong interest in chemistry, but her passion made her a bit of an oddball i...
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- Added: Jul 29, 2013
- Length: 03:00
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It’s not all about career, says Laura McCunn. Marriage and family need to be considered when choosing a path, she says, and she credits a lot of he...
- Added: Jul 22, 2013
- Length: 03:03
In 1941 Helen Free was studying to be a Latin and English teacher—that is, until Pearl Harbor changed her fate. With the country’s young men being ...
- Added: Jul 22, 2013
- Length: 03:50
After getting her master’s degree Kristine Chin found herself working in industry as the first woman in an all-male lab. It was a challenging exper...
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- Added: Jul 22, 2013
- Length: 03:16
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In the mid-1980s only 10 of the 100 on-scene coordinators at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were women. Mary Ellen Ternes was one of thi...
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- Added: Jul 22, 2013
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 1
From: Distillations
After the launch of Sputnik in 1957 the new emphasis on science education in the United States helped spark an interest in a young Mary Jo Nye. She...
- Added: Jul 22, 2013
- Length: 04:33
For Wendy Young Reed, life is too short for disliking a job. To find a career you enjoy, she says, the key is to network the old-fashioned way: wit...
- Added: Jul 22, 2013
- Length: 03:29
When navigating the career path, advises Cynthia Palmer, make sure the jobs you take are the ones you actually want. She talks about the importance...
- Added: Jun 10, 2013
- Length: 03:27
It was a tough decision, she says, but Terri Taylor left grad school to become a high-school chemistry teacher. She talks about the importance of f...
- Added: Jun 10, 2013
- Length: 03:30
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
BackStory producer Eric Mennel and literature professor Benjamin Reiss brings us the story of Jane Rider, a sleepwalking servant girl whose case in...
Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, Radio Newark, PRX Remix, and KBRP Community Radio
- Added: Jun 04, 2013
- Length: 11:38
- Purchases: 5
From: Distillations
Marinda Wu chose her particular graduate program because she wanted to work for a famous professor. But when she arrived, she was told the professo...
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- Added: May 20, 2013
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 1
The Opening Door with Wendy Strgar, Loveologist, entrepreneur, & educator, is a joyful refocusing on love as the transformative force of life. The ...
- Added: May 08, 2013
- Length: 26:51
