Welcome to another installment of No BS BTS of Ph.D. life (I mess the name up during the podcast, sorry about that). Today I bring you another story from Reddit. The Redditor mentions being bullied by the supervisor and, on top of the bullying, being asked to join the Ph.D. program? can you believe it? Weird, right? Link to the Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/comments/p83j5y/whats_the_craziest_shit_that_happened_to_you_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3...
Nov 28, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Today I interview Dr. Citra Kusumasari who is a lecturer in the department of conservative dentistry at the University of Indonesia. She got her Ph.D. from TMDU in Japan before moving back to Indonesia and continuing her career in Education. Dr. Citra Contact: https://www.instagram.com/citra_kusumasari/
Nov 21, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Welcome to another episode of the ScienDist Podcast, today we talk about how to avoid being broke for a long time after finishing your Ph.D. You love science, and that’s a good thing, but you gotta be ready for what life throws at you.😉
Nov 14, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 19
There are many difficult situations that Ph.D. Scholars face. This segment aims to assist Ph.D. Scholars avoid these situations whenever possible.
Nov 05, 2022•11 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Today's guest is Mr. Maynard Okereke. He graduated with a civil engineering degree but chose science communication as a career path, and at least in my opinion, he made such a great impact by making science so relatable and fun. Mr. Maynard's contacts: https://www.hiphopscienceshow.com https://www.instagram.com/hiphopscienceshow/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maynardokereke/ HipHopScienceShow@gmail.com
Oct 10, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Today, our guest is Dr. Mauro Simao. He got his Civil Engineering bachelor's degree from the High Institute of transportation and communications back in Mozambique and his master's and Ph.D. from Kobe University in Japan. He is now working with Vector Renewables Japan as a technical advisor. Dr. Mauro Simao's contacts: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauro-ricardo-sim%C3%A3o-5807624a/ Email: mauro.simao@hotmail.com
Sep 26, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Today, our guest is Dr. Sherif Adel. He got his bachelor's and masters from Cairo university in Egypt. He moved to Japan in 2017 for his Ph.D. studies. He just finished his Ph.D. studies, and I thought it would be a cool idea to interview him. He published various scientific publications and sequential art projects in Egypt, Lebanon, and Japan. Dr. Sherif Adel's contacts: https://twitter.com/Barbatoze https://www.barbatoze.com/
Sep 12, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Today, our guest is Dr. Thilina Heenatigala. He is a science communicator with a background in astronomy. He is now the Director of Communications at the Earth-Life Science Institute in Tokyo. His story about how he got interested in astronomy and then moved into science communication is quite intriguing. If you watch the interview, you will see how a simple act of promoting science - especially to the younger generation - can make a person become so interested and engaged in the subject that th...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Today, our guest is Dr. Maryam Alkubati She is a Yemeni Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Specialist with a background in IT and in social studies. She graduated from Universiti Utara Malaysia where she got her Bachelor's degree in Information Technology majoring in Information Management, she got her master's and Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba in Social studies. Dr. Maryam is working as a Researcher and Gender Specialist with Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies and as a Diversity and ...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Today our guest is Dr. Hani Al-Shareef Dr. Hani is a personal friend of mine and you can see that he was one of the main reasons I came to Japan. He graduated from Sana University which is the same university I graduated from and got his Ph.D. from Osaka University, He has been researching cancer for almost 10 years now and published many papers in this field. Dr. Hani's story is very interesting and in today's episode, you will hear from him how he started from working as a carpenter to being a...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Today our guest is Dr. Rodi Abdulkader He graduated from Damascus University, College of Pharmacy, and then moved to Japan to get his Master's and Ph.D. from Kyoto University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Japan. Now, he is an assistant professor at Ritsumeikan University after working at Kyoto University as an assistant professor, too. He has great experience in both the academic field as well as the industry where he worked as a research scientist with Rhoto Pharmaceuticals. He...
Jul 04, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Today, our guest is Dr. Eugene Shumilov. He is a medical doctor who worked for various dental manufacturers like 3M and Kavo. He is now the co-founder and CSO of Diagnocat which is an AI-driven assistant tool for various dental office tasks. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/evgenyshumilov/ www.linkedin.com/company/diagnocat/ https://diagnocat.com/
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Dr. Sari is an anthropologist who graduated from the University of Aleppo and then moved to Japan to get his Master's and Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Now, he is doing his 2nd postdoc at the University of Tsukuba after finishing his first postdoc at the University of Tokyo. In today's episode, we go through a lot of interesting subjects that revolve around anthropology and its relation to our current time, some practices that our ancestors used to make, and some interesting fin...
Jun 20, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Hello everyone, today's guest on the ScienDist podcast is Dr. Nezar Al Hebshi. Dr. Nezar is a dentist; he graduated from the University of Science and Technology in Yemen in 1999 and got his Ph.D. from Bergen University in Norway in 2005. He is now the Co-director of the Oral Microbiome Research Laboratory; and an associate professor at Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry in Pennsylvania. In today's episode, he will share with us information about the exciting research he is doing a...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Hi guys, today I am interviewing Ms. Maha Mahyub Maha is a Ph.D. student at Tsukuba University in Japan and she is a part-time employee at AIST She did her bachelors in Jordan from the University of Petra and she has very unique ideas and a different perspective on how to proceed with post-graduate studies, so I encourage you to listen to the podcast to the end. Maha's contact: email: mahamahyub@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maha-mahyub-380595141/ Instagram: https://www.instagr...
Jun 06, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Today I interviewed Dr. Christina El saaidi - Public health research, war, and learning from different cultures. Today's episode links: Dr. Christina El saaidi contacts e-mail: Christina.elsaaidi@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-el-saaidi-27675644
May 30, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Today I interviewed Dr. Bektur Ryskeldiev and we talked about his passion for mechanical keyboards, human Cyborgs, and doing research that is inspired by science fiction. Today's episode links: Youtube: https://youtu.be/IIJ3cfqifek Podcasts: @ScienDist Dr. Bektur Ryskeldiev contacts https://apolotary.com/ Insta: @apolotary Twitter: @rbektour Wikipedia links to things we mentioned in the podcast: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainport https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromancer https://en.m.wi...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Today I interviewed Dr. Mahmoud Sayed and we talked about his Ph.D. life, a new old material for restoring teeth, and whether or not you should be spending your time in the lab 😁😜 Today's episode links: Youtube: https://youtu.be/UQY32xG57Es Podcasts: @ScienDist Dr. Mahoud Sayed contacts Insta: @muha.sayed11 Facebook: @mahmoud.elsayed.77
May 12, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In today's episode, we will check an article that I saw on Dr. Bicuspid that discusses mental Health and Burnout which are very crucial subjects and are experienced by everyone not just in Academia. So, Subscribe and follow if you haven't already and let's get to the podcast! Burnout article on drbicuspid.com https://www.drbicuspid.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=pmt&pag=dis&ItemID=328376&wf=3372 Article in JADA https://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(21)00132-X/fulltext Mental Health...
May 07, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 3
If you are considering starting a career in science, I think this episode might just be right for you! If you are not considering a career in science, give it a lesson, you will hear a few things that PhDs have to go through during their studies as well as why it might be a good idea considering that decision.
May 03, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The article we discuss today refers to various changes that are happening in the dental industry and that will hopefully make your visits to the dentist a lot less stressful. Listen to the podcast and check the link and info below for more information. Link to the article referred to in the podcast: https://medcitynews.com/2021/04/trends-in-the-dental-industry-dental-technology-in-the-next-decade/ The Lecture I was referring to regarding using augmented reality: IADR 2021 Session title: Contempo...
Apr 30, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 1
This is Akram and thank you for listening to the ScienDist podcast. In this podcast, I will be sharing stories from people who are either scientists or have jobs that are related to science. We won't just hear the success stories but we will be diving into the difficulties that they had and how did they manage to overcome the obstacles that they faced. Life for scientists and especially PhDs students can be quite difficult and there are might be some times when it feels like you are drowning and...
Apr 28, 2022•1 min
In this episode, I speak about changing the direction of the podcast. Unfortunately, I was not able to keep the episodes coming with the previous format however, I believe this change is going to be for the best and I hope and count on your support. Looking forward to remembering this as the start of a great thing that I built.
Apr 25, 2022•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Masa is a very talented content creator, he talks about his journey into the world of media making. I hope you enjoy!
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 14
From a content creator that actually does this for a living . . . the real deal . . . the Onlywarman . . . Marwan Imam. In this episode, he talks about his work and his approach to film photography . . . I hope you enjoy . .
Aug 10, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Today is a special episode, just for the podcast, and is not posted on youtube. Max from Germany is our special guest for today and he explains his unique take on photography and why he does not see Instagram as a necessity for his photography. There is another episode coming, too so stay tuned.
May 15, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 5
Today's guest is Gavin from the UK. We talked about his photography background, the different camera systems, his photography process, and also his printing protocol. All in all a very informational episode. I hope you enjoy it.
May 11, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Today's guest is Bektur. He cinematic street pictures and in today's episode, he talks about his workflow and his editing style. Hope you enjoy it!
May 03, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Today's guest is Travis Warner Travis Warner from Michigan US. He has some amazing outdoor shots and in today's episode, he talks about his workflow and his editing style. Hope you enjoy it!
May 03, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Today's guest was Alberto from Spain. We talk about his visit to Japan, his photography and his editing tips, I hope you enjoy this episode.
May 02, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 3
