Being Visible with Oluwaseun Ogundele
Episode description
This month we sadly upload Angela’s consciousness to the Cloud, Jodi battles a fruitfly infestation and Rebecca reflects on the things her past self didn’t know about being a scientist. Also, we are joined by Stem Cell Research Assistant and Science YouTuber, Oluwaseun Ogundele (Twitter: @seuninscience) to chat about being visible from her perspective as a Black woman in science, representation and why having visible role models who look like you matters.
Follow Seun on Twitter and Instagram: @seuninscience and check out her brilliant YouTube channel: seuninscience
Some of our favourite videos to start you off:
‘The Mondayest Tuesday - https://youtu.be/oN3Uv95rMJI
'The Problem with Academia: Why Representation Matters’ - https://youtu.be/2dx5T1IP264
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Recorded: 3rd August 2020 and 22nd August 2020 (recorded remotely via Zoom due to COVID-19, please excuse some fluctuations in audio quality). Released: 28th August 2020.
Hosts: Rebecca Casterton, Jodi Parslow. Producer & Editor: Rebecca Casterton. Music: Right Place, Right Time | Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library).
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Recorded: 14th March 2024 & 26th August 2024
Released: 30th August 2024
Hosts: Rebecca Casterton, Jodi Barnard
Producer & Editor: Rebecca Casterton
Music: Right Place, Right Time | Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library)