Beyond the Lab: Resilience, Creativity, and Diversity in Modern Science

Описание: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 "𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱" 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁?
In this video, we sit down with four remarkable women from across Europe - representing neuroscience, chemistry, environmental education, and scientific policy - to discuss the realities of a career in STEM that you won't find in a textbook.

From overcoming the "terror" of public speaking to the critical need for diversity in medical research, our guests share personal stories of failure, "strategic spontaneity," and the unconventional paths that led them to where they are today.

🎥 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀:
  • 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗮, PhD (Slovakia): Principal Investigator and Neuroscientist specialising in Parkinson’s disease.
  • 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻, PhD (Slovenia): Researcher at the Jožef Stefan Institute, focusing on Organometallic Chemistry.
  • 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶 (Italy): EU Project Manager, Environmental Educator, and Founder of NarraBosco.
  • 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻, PhD (Belgium): Scientific Officer and Neuropathologist focused on Alzheimer’s disease.

🗝️ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:
  • 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲: Why science is often a "huge collection of unsuccessful experiments" and how to build the resilience to keep going.
  • 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁: How music, exercise, and the arts (a "contaminated" approach) actually fuel scientific breakthroughs.
  • 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: The vital role of communication, teamwork, and mentorship in a technical field.
  • 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: Why gender and ethnic diversity in experimental design are essential for accurate science.

⏱️ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀:
0:10 – 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗮: Creativity, yeast evolution, and resilience in neuroscience. 7:20 – 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻: Overcoming the fear of public speaking and reframing failure. 11:48 – 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶: Blending art with science through "strategic spontaneity." 15:48 – 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻: Moving from the lab to policy and the importance of diversity.

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