STEMpunkPodcast
29 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSTEMpunk podcast is many things from informal chats with the hosts on STEM based topics, to interviews with STEM professionals and live events, all trying to figure out what STEM is. If you want to find out also, come along for the audio journey with us!
STEMpunk is hosted by Tom Gordon, Christie McMonigal and Shane Hengst.
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Episodes
Significant Figures: Science week 2021. Tickets available now
July 06, 2021 00:50Significant Figures: Science week 2021 Where speed dating meets science research Significant Figures is a high-energy game-show style event featuring a mystery guest scientist and three panelists whose job is to help the scientist reveal their specialty and amusing anecdotes from their personal lives. Be online for the Facebook live or YouTube live recording and recording during National Science Week, or listen later at STEMpunk podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. “Significant...
STEMhigh
February 18, 2021 21:52n = 61 In this episode, Tom interviews Paul Looyen, Teacher, YouTube educator and trivia genius about Physics teaching, science education and photography. You can find Paul most places as @physicshigh YouTube Website Instagram Twitter Paul answered the question that Alice Gorman asked about artworks and asked his own here. What is one biggest roadblock for student engaging in science at High School and what is the solution to that? Call to action: Photography. Get a good camera, an...
Significant Figures
June 11, 2020 23:30n = 60 STEMpunk was given an incredible opportunity, to run an event for the Vivid Ideas festival called Significant Figures, where we interviewed a wonderful scientist with a panel or more excellent scientists, or significant figures! The panel of significant figures, Ivy Shih, Corey Tutt and Kirsten Banks, was to interview through games and questions, a mystery science guest, Associate Professor Tanya Latty from the University of Sydney, BUT... it was cancelled. Boo! But we ran...
SPACEpunk
November 29, 2019 04:18n = 59 Dr Space Junk In this episode, Tom interviews Alice Gorman about the usual things like how you got involved in STEM and Space Archeology. We talked about her beginnings, some actuall space archeology and most importantly, we left plenty unsaid for the next time we get Alice back on the podcast! You can Find Alice most places as @drspacejunk Alice Answered the question that Matthew asked about going to Mars, (which was a great answer!) and asked her own here. What work of art made ...
STEMrockets
September 29, 2019 23:30Well, it is not exactly rocket sci...., Actually, it IS exactly rocket science n = 58 In this episode, Tom interview Matthew D'Souza about the usual things as well as his recent win at the SpacePort America Cup. This was a great episode with a young superstar of Science and engineering. This really is exactly rocket science! The Universioty of Sydney Rocketry Team won first place at Spaceport America Cup for the 10,000 ft Commercial Off The shelf Category. The Silvereye flew to 10,027 ...
BioSTEM
September 17, 2019 02:55Shane, a microphone and Zeeshan. n = 57 What does Genetics, Boston, and being president have in common? In this episode of STEMpunk, Shane sits down with Zeeshan Siddiqui in chatting about his passions from his research in bioinformatics to inspirations about being a science communicator. Zeeshan is an honours student in the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS) at UNSW Sydney. It has taken us a while to get this episode out, so you are in for a treat, it is a double e...
STEMpunk live: Planets and Parables
July 29, 2019 00:59Dr Abigail Fraeman, Shane Hengst, Liz Landau, Tom Gordon, Dr Sarah Reeves. n = 56 On Tuesday 16 July 2019, STEMpunk went back to Wayward Brewery and were joined by special NASA guests for an evening of Planets and Parables. Dr Abigail Fraeman (Planetary Scientist) and Liz Landau (Science Story teller) and Dr Sarah Reeves (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences) were the stars of a live recording of the STEMpunk podcast to mark 50 years since the Moon landing. “We went to the Moon and we re...
STEMpunk Podcast Live: Trivia
July 16, 2019 22:30STEMpunk trivia hosted by Shane, Tom & Christie STEMpunk is back at the Sydney Science Festival, with another STEM trivia night. Fans of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) – come down to a live recording of the popular STEMpunk podcast at Wayward Brewery for a mix of science and trivia, a quiz and live experiments. It’s just like a regular trivia night, but with more science! There will be four rounds (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) where we ask STEM-type ques...
STEMmitch
July 02, 2019 03:03n = 55 Action shot of Mitch being interviewed In this episode, Tom interviews Mitch Gibbs from the University of Sydney's School of Life and Environmental Science. Mitch studies Oysters and climate change. In Mitch's words, in this case, "climate change is not good, but not as horrifying as you'd think." After a very quick intro,Mitch and I chatted about indigenous science and then we went on to other topics like Marvel and black holes. This wasn't really an interview, more a great chat wi...
Meet Nic
May 22, 2019 06:34Meet Nic, our Audience Nic, our Audience. Image Credit: Ivy Shih In our latest Episode, the STEMpunks, Tom, Christie and Shane, designed our audience member. This is a marketing exercise where companies will figure out who their audience is, even going to the lengths of given them a name. Radio hosts do it, they'll talk to a particular person, the good ones make you feel like you are that person! Companies do it to figure out what their brand is, therefore who'll buy their products. And ...
STEMnic
May 20, 2019 06:54We started STEMpunk a couple of years ago, perhaps we should have done this sooner! n=54 This was a great episode, it was a chance for the STEMpunks (Tom, Christie and Shane) to talk about some really essential stuff like... Who is our Audience? Rule 1 of a podcast should be defining who your audience is, up till now it has been just...us! But we think we could do better than that! So in this episode, we had a great time designing a character who is a STEMpunk listener, so now when we...
STEMjunk
May 09, 2019 00:33n=53 Annie Handmer. Historian, Philosopher, Sociologist, Ethicist, Scientist. In this episode, Tom interviews Annie Handmer from the University of Sydney's School of History and Philosophy of Science. Annie studies things such as international science projects to figure out how people do science together. It's a fascinating topic. This is one of those episodes that really felt too short. This wasn't really an interview, more a great chat with a friend who has some fascinating experience...
STEMsuperpower
February 18, 2019 04:17Thumbs up Corey! n=52 In this episode, Tom interviews rising star Corey Potter-Tutt. We talked a lot about indigenous Science, brain food, animals and their superpowers and Camelids! A great episode where I feel like I learnt a lot from a different perspective on science communication. I was totally impressed at the work that Corey is doing, sending Science books to Indigenous schools. It's clear that Corey has many superpowers! Corey answered Ivy's question about what you'd tell your ...
STEMjourno
January 21, 2019 22:30Artists impression of Ivy Artist: Ivy n=51 In this episode, Tom interviews Science communicator and journalist Ivy Shih. We talked a lot about science journalism, which is really great as it is a different perspective to what we normally hear on this podcast. A great episode where I feel like I learnt a lot about journalism and a different side of science communication. There was a lot in this interview about science writing and I really liked that. I hope you do too! Ivy answered Rachel...
STEMrachel
December 10, 2018 05:47 - 1.74 MB application/pdfRachel Rayner...and BUBBLES! n=50 In this episode, Christie and Tom interview Science communicator brilliant person Rachel Rayner. We talk about where science and science communication can take you and some amazing places that Rachel has gone and some excellent jobs that she has done. You can Find Rachel on twitter here @raeray4 A great fun episode to chat with a talented and hard working person like Rachel...Also it's our 50th episode, Yay for milestones! To celebrate, this episode is ...
STEMkat
December 02, 2018 22:30Kat Ross with the little spidery looking MWA n=49 This is a fun episode with Astronomer Kat Ross. Kat has been working hard at astronomy, education, resources and Women in Physics and is doing really well getting the word out as far and wide as possible. It's a pleasure to work with Kat and great fun to interview her! Kat's research was on a Star called Mu Cephi, a fascinating object, worth looking at! The conversation covered Astronomy, STEM, Women in Physics and much more, we really co...
STEM-ASC
November 18, 2018 22:54Dr Karl, Jasmine Fellows, Tom Gordon, Dr Andy Stapleton, Professor Nancy Longnecker n = 48 This special edition was another STEMpunk live episode. This time at The Australian Science Communicators conference in Sydney in mid November 2018. With a huge collection of Science communicators and practitioners, we were able to gather a panel of experts to get a ver good discussion happening about STEM from the different perspectives. It was great to hear different perspectives of Academics,...
STEMstryder
October 28, 2018 22:30n = 47 @Starstryder This is a really special episode with a bit of a STEM hero, Pamela Gay. I saw a tweet from Pamela that she was heading out to Sydney, so I jumped in and asked if she had the time. She so wonderfully said yes. What a great connection. Thanks Pamela and Thanks twitter! Tom and Christie interview Pamela Gay, Science communicator and astronomer of excellent calibre and awesomeness. The conversation covered work, communications, art. The most frustrating thing is that we di...
STEMarludo
October 15, 2018 05:21n = 46 Associate Professor Michael Kasumovic How is a Sex Lab, the Theory of Evolution, and ‘Spinder’ connected? Shane sits down with Associate Professor Michael Kasumovic to have chat about how everything revolves around sex, the positive influence of video games, the importance of critical thinking, and much more in this episode. Michael is an evolutionary biologist and is the founder of Arludo, which provides educational games. Michael answered Kirstens question about Science engagem...
AstroSTEM
September 27, 2018 05:42n = 45 It's good to get your herd on every now and then! Tom interviewed Kirsten Banks, amazing astrophysicist and big time nerd! We chatted about Brian Cox, Music, Astronomy, space and all the things. I hope you enjoy this episode. Kirsten answered our work experience students' question about going to Mars and asked her own, here: How can we improve Science engagement for those who dislike science Go find Kirsten on twitter, facebook, instagram and all the places Thanks so much to eve...
STEMexperience
August 13, 2018 02:34Mars, cos we talked a lot about Mars. Should we go there? n = 44 This was a great episode. In this episode, Tom Had 6 work experience students and 3rd year Nanotechnology student Alison in to have a big chat. This was so much fun. Thanks to all for being a part of it. We chatted about Mars, Technology, Space, Robots and so much more. These work experience students were next level engaging, and I hope you enjoy this episode. I've been wanting to interview a bunch of school students for ...
PSTEM...It's about time!
July 15, 2018 23:30It is time... to talk with Anncy n = 43 The P Stands for Philosophy. In this episode, Tom and Christie interviewed friend of the show Anncy Thresher about philosophy of Physics, and about time too! We chatted about Anncy's research into philosophy of time, and her interests. We covered STEM, engagement, spacetime, and got pretty deep into what time is. Very interesting. Thanks Very Much Anncy for your...time! Anncy answered Vanessa Moss's question about science engagement and asked her...
STEMpunks Guide to the Universe.
June 17, 2018 22:30Episode 42: In this episode, Tom and Shane celebrate a minor milestone with the 42nd STEMpunk episode. We celebrate by running through a couple of Hitchhikers guide tot he Galaxy quizzes and facts. Please enjoy. We tried the BBC Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Easy Quiz and the Minor Characters quiz. Try them yourself and play along with us. What was your score, let us know on twitter @STEMpunk3 Thanks so much to everyone who has subscribed and listen to our STEMchats. If you like the show...
STEMpudding
June 10, 2018 22:30Vanessa and her Cosmic Pudding Episode 41: In this episode, Tom talks with the Vanessa Moss, Astronomer extra-ordinaire. Vanessa knows her telescopes and was very informative to talk to. We chatted about STEM, Astronomy (lots of astronomy!), dancing Christmas puddings, Science communication and we said hello to our juice! You might remember Vanessa from our June 2016 STEMpunk quiz show, and you can hear it here or over on iTunes etc. Vanessa follows the worldwide adventures of the Cosm...
fringeSTEM
June 10, 2018 11:07Ben Pope in his appearance on University Challenge. Episode 38: In this episode we talk to the very interesting Ben Pope. We talked about astronomy, Sagan, Hawking, University Challenge, STEM, Science in Society and a whole lot more. That sounds like we're trying to bait you to click through to our podcast, but we really did talk about a lot. Have a listen. Ben answered Dustin Bate's from Starset question about automation (You can check it out here) and asked his own glorious question. ...
letstrythisSTEMthing
June 10, 2018 11:06Episode 39: Dr Chloe Warren. Standing up, being funny, and Science-y In this episode, Tom talks with the very super cool Dr Chloe Warren. We talked about STEM, (and what that even is), writing, comedy, life, industry, research and how to (or how not to...) PhD. Chloe answered Ben Pope's question of what's the most beautiful thing in your field and asked her own question for our next guest: What is the best mistake you've ever made? Thanks so much to Chloe for her time, that was great talk...
reSTEMfringe
May 29, 2018 06:58Holiday ReSTEM: Tom interviews Margaret Wertheim, Author, Journalist, Science communicator, Artist...You name it! If you're looking for some holiday reading, I'd very much suggest Physics on the Fringe by Margaret Wertheim In this episode we talked about her Art/Science project Crochet Coral Reef from the Institute For Figuring, her book Physics on the Fringe and STEM. It was a great and enjoyable chat, and we thank Margaret many times for her time! Show notes: The Institute For Figuring...
STEM-fizzics
May 29, 2018 06:48Episode 40: In this episode, Tom talks with the founder of Fizzics Education, Ben Newsome. Ben is a pretty interesting guy, and after listening tot this interview you'll probably agree that he doesn't really like to sit still for very long. Always up on the go, trying out new projects. Inspiration, innovation or insanity, you decide! (or a little bit of all three!!) Ben answered Chloe Warren's question of what's the best mistake you've ever made and asked his own question. Ignoring fun...
reSTEM-TER
May 20, 2018 22:24reBroadcast of Episode 35: In this episode, Tom talks with Drama/English teacher, host and producer of the TER podcast, and NSW Teachers Federation Communications Manager Cameron Malcher. This was a great chat from a different perspective. I really enjoyed asking Cameron about different ideas, silos, jobs, STEM, podcasts etc. I hope you enjoy this interview. Cameron answered our previous guests, Phil Dooley, question of "Can you think of two unique ways to communicate a science concept?"...