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Artists impression of Ivy Artist: Ivy n=51 In this episode, Tom interviews Science communicator and journalist Ivy Shih. We talked a lot about science journalism, which is really great as it is a different perspective to what we normally hear on this podcast. A great episode where I feel like I learnt a lot about journalism and a different side of science communication. There was a lot in this interview about science writing and I really liked that...

Rachel Rayner...and BUBBLES! n=50 In this episode, Christie and Tom interview Science communicator brilliant person Rachel Rayner. We talk about where science and science communication can take you and some amazing places that Rachel has gone and some excellent jobs that she has done. You can Find Rachel on twitter here @raeray4 A great fun episode to chat with a talented and hard working person like Rachel.....

Kat Ross with the little spidery looking MWA n=49 This is a fun episode with Astronomer Kat Ross. Kat has been working hard at astronomy, education, resources and Women in Physics and is doing really well getting the word out as far and wide as possible...

Dr Karl, Jasmine Fellows, Tom Gordon, Dr Andy Stapleton, Professor Nancy Longnecker n = 48 This special edition was another STEMpunk live episode. This time at The Australian Science Communicators conference in Sydney in mid November 2018. With a huge collection of Science communicators and practitioners, we were able to gather a panel of experts to get a ver good discussion happening about STEM from the different perspectives...

n = 47 @Starstryder This is a really special episode with a bit of a STEM hero, Pamela Gay. I saw a tweet from Pamela that she was heading out to Sydney, so I jumped in and asked if she had the time.  She so wonderfully said yes. What a great connection. Thanks Pamela and Thanks twitter! Tom and Christie interview Pamela Gay, Science communicator and astronomer of excellent calibre and awesomeness. The conversation covered work, communications, art...

n = 46 Associate Professor Michael Kasumovic How is a Sex Lab, the Theory of Evolution, and ‘Spinder’ connected? Shane sits down with Associate Professor Michael Kasumovic to have chat about how everything revolves around sex, the positive influence of video games, the importance of critical thinking, and much more in this episode. Michael is an evolutionary biologist and is the founder of Arludo, which provides educational games...

n = 45 It's good to get your herd on every now and then! Tom interviewed Kirsten Banks, amazing astrophysicist and big time nerd! We chatted about Brian Cox, Music, Astronomy, space and all the things. I hope you enjoy this episode...

Mars, cos we talked a lot about Mars. Should we go there? n = 44 This was a great episode. In this episode, Tom Had 6 work experience students and 3rd year Nanotechnology student Alison in to have a big chat. This was so much fun. Thanks to all for being a part of it. We chatted about Mars, Technology, Space, Robots and so much more. These work experience students were next level engaging, and I hope you enjoy this episode...

It is time... to talk with Anncy n = 43 The P Stands for Philosophy. In this episode, Tom and Christie interviewed friend of the show Anncy Thresher about philosophy of Physics, and about time too! We chatted about Anncy's research into philosophy of time, and her interests. We covered STEM, engagement, spacetime, and got pretty deep into what time is. Very interesting. Thanks Very Much Anncy for your.....

Episode 42: In this episode, Tom and Shane celebrate a minor milestone with the 42nd STEMpunk episode. We celebrate by running through a couple of Hitchhikers guide tot he Galaxy quizzes and facts. Please enjoy. We tried the BBC Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Easy Quiz and the Minor Characters quiz. Try them yourself and play along with us. What was your score, let us know on twitter @STEMpunk3 Thanks so much to everyone who has subscribed and listen to our STEMchats...