Episode description

In the second episode of the podcast I'm talking STEM with Mechanical engineer Rachel Lewis. We discuss space travel, the engineering design process and opportunities to give engineering a go!

If you’d like to find out more about the topics Rachel talked about, here are some useful links:

· Springboard Pro, the company Rachel works for: https://www.springboard.pro

· “Hidden figures” the film Rachel recommends: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Figures

· Katherine Johnson, the female mathematician Rachel would have her long conversation with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson

· “Robot series” by Isaac Asimov, the books Rachel recommends: https://www.goodreads.com/series/49175-robot

If you’d like to give engineering a try, here are some good places to start:

· Smallpeice Trust: https://www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk/events

· EDT (engineering development trust): https://www.etrust.org.uk

· FIRST LEGO League: https://www.firstlegoleague.org

· And of course, look out for greenlight for girls events coming soon: http://www.greenlightforgirls.org/calendar

Thanks for listening and please share with everyone you think would enjoy the podcast!

You can find out more about greenlight for girls, the organisation inspiring girls into STEM which I am an ambassador for here: http://www.greenlightforgirls.org

I'd love to hear your feedback or any questions you might have, please email me at talkingstem66@gmail.com