S1 Episode 3: Talking STEM with Biologist Mirjam Grebenc

In this third episode I’m speaking to Biology student Mirjam Grebenc about being an ambassador for greenlight for girls, neuroscience, cancer research and the important role men have to play in getting more girls into STEM.

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

· More about greenlight for girls ambassadors: http://www.greenlightforgirls.org/our-ambassadors

· Elon Musk, the engineer and tech entrepreneur Mirjam would have her long conversation with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

· Mirjam’s podcast recommendation, Malcom Gladwell’s revisionist history: http://revisionisthistory.com/about

· Mirjam’s book recommendation, Stephen Hawking’s “A brief history of time”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Brief_History_of_Time

· If you’re based in the US, here are some summer programs Mirjam recommends looking into: https://www.collegetransitions.com/top-summer-programs-for-high-school-students/

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