What are YOU going to do with THAT? (Ido Rosenzweig)
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| 20 Mar 2020 | Welcome to our podcast | 00:00:48 | |
Hi there, I'm Danni, which is a short for Daniel, and I'll be your host for this podcast. I usually introduce myself as half Israeli and Half Dutch (hence my funny accent). At the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions in the University of Haifa I get to meet young researchers from all over the world. Each with their own amazing story of how they got to where they are now. In this podcast I like to share their stories and their advise with you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Mar 2020 | Episode 1 - Katharina Konarek | 00:29:58 | |
In our first episode Danni is talking with Katharina Konarek, a PhD candidate at the Haifa Center for German and European Studies, University of Haifa and Bundeswehr University in Munich. Katharina talks about her experience as a German/Austrian researcher and a PhD candidate in Israel, the Palestinian territories and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Apr 2020 | Episode 2 - Yaniv Roznai | 00:40:50 | |
In our second episode Danni is talking with Prof. Yaniv Roznai a former postdoc fellow at the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions and an associate professor at the Harry Radzyner law school in the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. Yaniv talks about his journey from being a phd student in the UK, to getting a tenure track position, and provides plenty of tips for young researchers along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Apr 2020 | Episode 3 - Rottem Rosenberg Rubins | 00:38:59 | |
In this episode Danni is talking with Dr. Rottem Rosenberg Rubins, a post-doc fellow at the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, about her work on wrongful convictions and "crimmigration". Rottem talks about how her work as a defence counsel has lead her to her research fields, as well as about research during Corona lock-down, academic struggles and triumphs. During this long-distance interview Rottem drank beer and Danni, naturally, drank amaretto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 May 2020 | Episode 4 - Ile Kermel Schiffman | 00:37:29 | |
In this episode Danni is talking with Dr. Ile Kermel Schiffman, who has recently finished her PhD in aging and gerontology studies at the University of Haifa. Ile and Danni talk about the importance of advance care planning and ageism during the corona pandemic. Ile also explained about her process of writing an articles collection PhD. During this long-distance morning interview both Ile and Danni, drank coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 May 2020 | Episode 5 - Meike Lettau | 00:35:17 | |
In this episode Danni is talking with Dr. Meike Lettau, who recently finished her PhD in the field of foreign cultural policy. Meike chats about how a gap year abroad sparked her interest in that field, juggling work and research, and gives some insights into the world of artists as agents of change. The episode was recorded prior to Covid19 lock-down. Both Meike and Danni shared Amaretto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 May 2020 | Episode 6 - Tamar Megiddo | 00:41:12 | |
Join us to listen to Danni talking with Dr. Tamar Megiddo. Tamar, a post-doc fellow at the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme conditions, received her JSD from NYU. Tamar and Danni talk about online activism, the non-elite, ‘ordinary’ individual people, and the joy of teaching. During this long-distance Covid-19 interview, Danni drank Amaretto and Tamar drank wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 May 2020 | Episode 7 - Between tiger king and cyber law with Ido Kilovaty | 00:45:11 | |
Danni is talking with Dr. Ido Kilovaty, an assistant professor at Tulsa college of law. Ido describes his journey that started in Jerusalem (LL.B), skipped over Europe directly to Berkeley (LL.M), continued through Georgetown University (SJD) and Yale (postdoc) and ended up in Tulsa Oklahoma. He also explained about his work in the field of cyber law, including during armed conflict and elections. During this long-distance interview, Danni drank Amaretto and Ido drank coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Jun 2020 | Episode 8 - Talita de Souza Dias | 00:48:49 | |
In this episode Danni is talking with Dr. Talita de Souza Dias about her decision to leave a secure position as government employee in Brazil and move to Oxford together with her spouse to follow her passion and her dream to do a master degree in Oxford. A journey that became a love story between her and Oxford - the city and the university. Talita shares about her struggles to secure financial support as a foreign student in the UK, her experience as law clerk at the International Criminal Court, as well as about her inability to hold a tune. During this long-distance recording, Danni drank Amaretto and Talita drank tea. Talita de Souza Dias is a postdoc research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, Lecturer in Criminal Law & Junior research fellow at St Catherine's College, Oxford, and a Seminar Leader in Law and Public Policy at Blavatnik School of Government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Jun 2020 | Episode 9 - Ronnen Ben-Arie | 00:44:19 | |
In this episode Danni is talking with Dr. Ronnen Ben-Arie about his journey from B.Arch in architecture studies, to MA studies at the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas at Tel-Aviv University, and doing a PhD at the Department of Government and Political Theory, Haifa University. Ronnen talks about his desire to keep researching, and the value of writing a book vs. publishing articles. During this long-distance recording, Danni drank Amaretto and Ronnen drank Arak with ice. Can you hear the dogs in the background? Dr. Ronnen Ben-Arie is a postdoctoral fellow at the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions. In his research at the center Ronnen studies the city of Haifa at the aftermath of the 1948 war and questions - what lessons can be learned from the case of Haifa for the understating of the resilience of cities in overcoming a state of war? Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Jun 2020 | Episode 10 - Adriana Bankston | 00:47:46 | |
In this episode Danni is talking to Dr. Adriana Bankston, a Principal Legislative Analyst in the University of California. Adriana talks about her interesting journey that started with a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology and her decision to shift to policy and advocacy. Adriana talks about the importance of ensuring mental support in academia, providing young researchers and scientists with practical tools to advance their careers, and leaving your field of research. During this long-distance interview Danni drank Amaretto and Adriana drank her morning coffee. Dr. Adriana Bankston is a Principal Legislative Analyst in the University of California Office of Federal Governmental Relations (UC FGR). In this role, Dr. Bankston serves as an advocate for UC with Congress, the Administration and federal agencies. Prior to this position, Dr. Bankston was a Policy & Advocacy Fellow at The Society for Neuroscience (SfN), where she provided staff support for special and on-going projects, including SfN’s annual lobby event and the society’s annual meeting. Dr. Bankston earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology from Emory University, and her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Clemson University. Enjoy the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Jun 2020 | Episode 11 - Nevena Rebić | 00:50:32 | |
In this episode Danni is talking with Nevena Rebić who is about to start her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. Nevena talks about landing a PhD position while still wrapping up her MSc. in pharmaceutical sciences, about her position in a research team working on contraception and abortion, as well as her passion to Ryan Reynolds, weird jackets and New Orleans. In this episode Nevena drank a local Vancouver brewed beer and Danni drank Amaretto. Enjoy the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Jul 2020 | Episode 12 - Shelley Turner | 00:55:57 | |
In this episode Danni is talking with Dr. Shelley Turner from Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia, about her inspiring and challenging journey through her PhD. Shelley talks about her battle with thyroid cancer, having two children while struggling to finish her PhD dissertation. Shelley also talks about her research topic of how youth justice clients understand and experience case management, from their own perspectives to which she came from a 15 year long career as a social worker. In this episode Shelley drank Drambuie, and Danni drank Amaretto Shelley Turner is a Senior Lecturer and Early Career Researcher in Social Work in the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University. Shelley currently teaches and researches in social work and criminology. Prior to commencing her academic career in 2015, she worked for more than 15 years in direct practice, clinical management and senior executive policy officer and project roles in youth justice in New South Wales and Victoria. Enjoy the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Jul 2020 | Episode 13 - Emre Turkut | 00:42:48 | |
In this episode Danni chats with Emre Turkut. Emre is a PhD candidate at Ghent University in Belgium. Emre started his academic career in Turkey but had to leave to Belgium in order to enjoy academic freedom and to write about the human rights derogation and counter-terrorism measures in Turkey. Emre talks about his travels as a visitor researcher to Sweden and Germany, his passion for good food and football, and his interest in Kafka and Orwell. In this episode Danni drank Amaretto and Emre drank traditional Turkish tea. Emre Turkut (LL.M.) is a doctoral researcher at Ghent University, Belgium. Under the supervision of Prof. dr. Tom Ruys, his research concerns the compatibility of the Turkish derogation measures adopted in the aftermath of the 15 July 2016 attempted military coup with international human rights law, and with international law more generally, and uses the Turkish case as a springboard to critically address the fallacies of the contemporary derogation regime. He holds a bachelor degree in Law from Ankara University, Turkey. In July 2015, he obtained his LLM degree in Public International Law from the University of Kent, UK. His LLM thesis examines the remedial secession doctrine under international law in light of Kosovo and Quebec cases. Enjoy the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Jul 2020 | Episode 14 - Jonathan Kolieb | 00:48:02 | |
In this episode Danni chats with Dr. Jonathan Kolieb from RMIT University (Melbourne) about his journey from Australia to California and Washington, and back home to Melbourne. Jonathan talks about the importance of a good supervisor - researcher working relationships, as well as on his work on human rights and companies, and children in armed conflicts. In this episode Jonathan drank his newly favorite drink, Gin and Tonic, and Danni drank Amaretto. Dr Jonathan Kolieb is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University. Jonathan’s research and teaching interests focus on global governance issues, including current projects on international conflict resolution, business and human rights, and the accountability of transnational corporations under international law. His PhD dissertation was entitled: “Corporate Peacebuilding and the Law: Regulating the Private Sector for Conflict Transformation.” Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Jul 2020 | Episode 15 - Tahira Anwar | 00:52:03 | |
In this episode Danni chats with Dr. Tahira Anwar about her STEM journey that started in Italy and finished with her PhD in Helsinki, Finland. Tahira talks about being a woman of colour in STEM academia, including her experience with sexual exploitation in academia and her ongoing imposter syndrome. She also explained about her field of research Autophagy, her future plans outside of academia, and her love for Pakistani and Italian cuisines. During the episode Tahira drank traditional chai and Danni drank Amaretto. Enjoy the episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Jul 2020 | Episode 16 - Renske de Kleijn | 00:40:33 | |
In this episode Danni chats with Dr. Renske de Kleijn from University Medical Center Utrecht. Renske talks about her research on supervisor feedback, her very supportive and useful "Happy PhD Supervisor" twitter account (@HaPhDs) and the importance of music in her life. Renske also talks about the Covid-19 related children book that she has manged to publish recently, and the Dutch imposter syndrome song that she translated to English. During the episode Renske drank a local 0.0 Heineken beer and Danni drank Amaretto. Visit our twitter account (@what2dowiththat) and Instagram account (@what2dowiththat) Enjoy the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Aug 2020 | Episode 17 - Hana Saliba-Salman | 00:40:01 | |
In this episode Danni chats with Dr. Hana Saliba Salman. Hana talks about her experience as an early career researcher from a minority (of Palestinian origin) in Israel, and the unique difficulties of being a minority in academia. Hana also shares her passion for English literature and especially the detective genre, on which she wrote both her Master thesis and PhD at the University of Haifa. Her current research, as a post-doc fellow at Ben-Gurion University, focuses on the interchange between memory and culture. Hana recently signed a book contract titled "Lone Wolves: Marginalized Detectives in a Postmodern Realm". In this episode Danni drank Amaretto and Hana drank Rose wine. Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Aug 2020 | Episode 18 - Sophie Prosolek | 00:51:10 | |
In this episode Danni chats with Sophie Prosolek. Sophie who is about to finish her PhD researching diet and health at the Quadram Institute Bioscience (Norwich, UK), talks about mental health in academia after being diagnosed as Bipolar type 2 during her PhD. Sophie also talks about her research on the effect of naturally-occurring sulfur compounds in broccoli, her very active social-media presence on twitter (@InfraRedRum) and on Instagram (@theinfraredrum), and the Pint of Science Festival. During this episode Danni drank Amaretto and Sophie drank hot chocolate with Brandy. Visit our twitter account (@what2dowiththat) and Instagram account (@what2dowiththat) Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Aug 2020 | Episode 19 - David Mendes | 00:52:48 | |
In this special collaboration episode, Danni chats with Dr. David Mendes, the host of the PapaPhd podcast. David talks about his journey from Portugal to Canada in order to get his PhD in Cell Biology at the University of Coimbra while doing it at McGill University, and his decision to leave academia for a position in medical communication and the linguistic services industry. David talks about the idea behind his PapaPhD podcast, and his passion for martial arts. In this cross-Atlantic episode Danni drank Amaretto and David drank his morning coffee. This is Part I of a special double episode. In Part II, David interviews Danni for a PapaPhD episode. If you want to learn more about Danni and her own journey in academia, please tune in to the "twin episode" on PapaPhD at Https://papaphd.com/69 Visit PapaPhD website: https://papaphd.com/ PapaPhD @twitter: @PapaPhDPodcast PapaPhD @facebook: @PapaPhd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Aug 2020 | Season 1 Finale | 01:06:50 | |
In this episode our host Danni Reches and our producer Ido Rosenzweig chat about the podcast, the guests we have had throughout the first season, and the topics that came up, including mental health in academia, imposter syndrome, hobbies, tips and drinks. In this special episode of "What are YOU going to do with THAT?" Danni drank her signature Amaretto and Ido drank a special Game of Thrones editing of Johnny Walker. Follow us on Social media: Twitter (@What2doWithTHAT) Instagram (@What2doWithTHAT) Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/what2dowiththat/ Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Oct 2020 | Season 2 - Trailer | 00:00:58 | |
Welcome back to our podcast - what are YOU going 2 do with THAT? where are host, Danni Reches, chats with early career researchers (#ECR) about their personal journey in academia. Subscribe to get notified of new episodes, and check our website www.what2dowiththat.com and our social media handle @what2DoWithTHAT on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Oct 2020 | Episode 21 - Sana Malik | 00:50:17 | |
Join us for the opening episode of season 2. In this episode, Danni Reches chats with Sana Malik from Pakistan about her journey from architecture in Pakistan studies to a PhD in Malaysia. Sana talks about the struggles of being a woman in both the architecture profession and academic world in a very conservative society. She also described her experience as a mother of a young child while doing her advanced studies and the importance of a strong family support in this journey. She also address her activity as a social media influencer in the academic Twitter under the handle @PhDfriendSana and #PhDfriend. During the recording of this episode Sana drank tea, and Danni drank Amaretto. You can follow Sana on her twitter account @PhDfriendSana For more information, photos, fun activities, promos and information about our future guests: Follow us on Twitter @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram @What2DoWithTHAT You can also visit our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Host of the show: Danni Reches Producer and editor: Ido Rosenzweig Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Nov 2020 | Episode 22 - Brianna A. Baker | 01:05:39 | |
In this episode Danni chats with Brianna Baker, a doctoral student in counseling psychology from Columbia University in NY. Brianna opens up about her bumpy journey which included getting rejected from every PhD program she had applied to only to finally getting accepted a year later to her dream program in Columbia. Brianna also talks about being a social media influencer with her initiative "Black in Mental Health" (#BlackInMH), and her YouTube channel and blog titled "Becoming Dr. Baker". In this episode Brianna drank Cuban coffee and Danni drank Amaretto. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Our guest details: Brianna's YouTube channel: BecomingDrBaker Brianna on twitter: @BriannaABaker Brianna on Instagram: @the_brianna Brianna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannaabaker Black in Mental Health on Twitter: @BlackinMH Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for short videos by Danni: Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Nov 2020 | Episode 23 - Fernando "Bananaman" García-Bastidas | 00:53:38 | |
Dr. Fernando "Bananaman" García-Bastidas changed the entire course of his career more than once. From a prominent coffee researcher in Columbia, he became a world leading researcher and scholar in the field of Banana in The Netherlands. Listen to the show to Fernando's cross continents and fields journey. Fernando also talks about his very successful social media activity as Dr. Bananaman. During the episode Fernando drank a huge mug of coffee, and Danni drank Amaretto. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Our guest details: Fernando's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ferchuckygarcia Fernando on twitter: @Ferchucky Fernando on Instagram: @ferchuckygarcia Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for short videos by Danni: Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Dec 2020 | Episode 24 - Joanne McCuaig | 00:55:41 | |
As a Canadian married to a South Korean, who moved to Seoul, and is doing her part-time PhD in English language and applied linguistics via distance in the UK, Joanne is probably the most global guest we have ever had on the show. Listen to her story about making such life changing transitions, about changing her PhD topic because of North Korea tyrant's decision, and being a foreigner in South Korea. In this log distance episode Joanne drank hot lemon water and Danni drank coffee (due to the time differences between Israel and South Korea). Joanne's PhD title: "Tracking Moral Shifts in American Culture, from Dignity to Victimhood; A Corpus Linguistic Investigation" Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Joanne on twitter: @JoanneMcCuaig3 Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for short videos by Danni: Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Dec 2020 | Episode 25 - Omri Grinberg | 00:56:15 | |
In this episode, Danni goes back to her hometown university when she speaks to Dr. Omri Grinberg, who is a post doctoral researcher at the Minerva Center of the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions at the University of Haifa – and also at the Truman Institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Omri is the first Anthropologist on the show and talks about starting in a different BA program than he originally wanted, moving to Toronto for the PhD, and provides tips on how to land a post doc position. He also explains how he deals with researching sensitive topics on Israel/Palestine and human rights, all over a hot drink while wearing an ‘ugly Christmas sweater’ that matches the one his daughter has. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Omri on twitter: @OmriAnthro The episode includes a trailer of Dear Grad Student podcast. Find them on linktree & buzzsprout Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for short videos by Danni: Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Dec 2020 | Episode 26 - Microaggressions in Academia (Dr. Broderick Sawyer) | 01:26:57 | |
What is "Microaggression"? How does it come into play in academia? What can we do to prevent or handle it? In this special episode, Danni chats with Dr. Broderick Sawyer about microaggressions in academia. We have asked our followers on twitter to share with us their personal stories and experiences of microaggressions. In this episode we play 5 of those testimonials which Dr. Sawyer helps analyze using the ideas and philosophy of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Freud. The stories:
Dr. Broderick Sawyer On Twitter: @BroderickA88 Website: brodericksawyer.com This episode was directly influenced by an inspirational microaggressions episode on the What The Fockery podcast hosted by Nadège August. The episode can be found on this link. We wish to thank Lena, Jill, Rosalind, Suparna, and Ana for sharing their stories and experiences with us. We also wish to thank Nadège and Meredith for helping Jill and Rosalind to maintain their anonymity. Follow Nadège August on twitter: @NadègeAugust & @whatthefockery Follow Meredith Castles on twitter: @meredithcastles What are YOU going to do with THAT: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for short videos by Danni: Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Jan 2021 | Episode 27 - Sharon Khalifa-Gueta | 00:42:13 | |
What is the connection between ancient Greece, Renaissance and Games of Thrones? Dragons and women. In this episode Danni chats with Dr. Sharon Khalifa-Guetta, aka Dr. of Dragons. Sharon talks about how she discovered the world of dragons and women, and their meaning in art history - from ancient Greek times to Da Vinci and Titian and Daenerys Targaryen of Games of Thrones. She explains how her academic journey led to do a PhD on "The Dragon and Femininity in Saint Margaret Paintings by Raphael and Titian" at Ben Gurion University, and to her current position as a post doctoral researcher at the Department of Art History at the University of Haifa on a Spinoza Post-Doctorial Scholarship for excellence. All that while being an academic mother. During this episode Sharon drank an coffee and soda (Italian style), and Danni had her Italian amaretto as usual. What are YOU going to do with THAT: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for short videos by Danni. Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Jan 2021 | Episode 28 - Benita Olivier | 00:55:21 | |
Danni talks with Prof. Benita Olivier about her journey in musculoskeletal physiotherapy that brought her to a professor position in the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) while having three children and publishing over 50 articles. Benita talks about the struggles of motherhood in academia, about the importance of sharing, her imposter syndrome and about her research of preventing injuries in cricket. Benita also talks about her important project "Research Masterminds" that was created in order to help early career researchers to stop wasting time on technical questions and help them focus on their actual research. In this episode Danni drank Amaretto and Benita drank Rooibos - local South African tea. Prof. Benita Olivier is a professor and researcher in the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Twitter: @BenitaOlivier Research Masterminds: Website: https://researchmasterminds.com Twitter: @ResearchMminds LinkedIn: research-masterminds Instagram: @researchmasterminds YouTube: ResearchMasterminds Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow us: Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Feb 2021 | Episode 29 - Zainab M. Shallangwa | 00:56:35 | |
Dr. Zainab M. Shallangwa left Nigeria in 2013 to do her Master of Arts degree in Museum and Heritage Studies from the University of Ghana, and when she returned to Nigeria 18 months later, she witnessed the damage that was caused by the extensive amount of internally displaced persons, who had to escape their home with nothing but the clothes on their backs due to the violence of Boko Haram. She noticed the damage caused to their culture heritage and decided to focus her PhD research on that topic. In this episode Danni talks with Zainab about her journey that started with her failed attempt to get accepted to law school and ended with a PhD and a teaching position in the Department of Fine Arts. Zainab also talks about cultural differences, parenthood in academia, and the importance of functioning bathrooms in the workplace. In this episode Danni drank her signature Amaretto, and Zainab drank traditional north-Nigerian Zobo. Dr. Zainab M. Shallangwa: Instagram: @Shallangwaaikhionbare Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow us: Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Feb 2021 | Episode 30 - A "Supermarket Academic" with Eli Salzberger | 00:55:20 | |
How is doing a PhD these days different than doing it when the internet was just beginning? Prof. Eli Salzberger, the head of the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, and former dean of the law faculty at the University of Haifa talks about why did he choose law as his academic field, doing a PhD in Oxford (instead of Chicago) just to be with his future wife, the differences between doing a PhD back then and supervising over PhD candidates these days, being a "supermarket academic", and his lost love for acting. In this episode Danni drank her favorite Amaratto and Eli drank wine from a local winery. Prof. Eli Salzberger was the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Haifa and the President of the European Association for Law and Economics. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law (1st in class). He clerked for Chief Justice Aharon Barak and Dorit Beinish. He wrote his doctorate at Oxford University on the economic analysis of the doctrine of separation of powers. His research and teaching areas are legal theory and philosophy, economic analysis of law, legal ethics, cyberspace and the Israeli Supreme Court. He has published more than 40 scientific articles. Prof. Salzbeger's webpage on the Minerva website Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow us: Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Mar 2021 | Episode 31 - A minority girl against all odds - with Sawsan Kheir | 00:45:48 | |
Coming from a very traditional Druze community in northern Israel, Sawsan Kheir had a dream to become a psychologist, but not enough self-confidence. In this episode she tells Danni how she overcame lots of obstacles until she finally became a double degree PhD candidate. Sawsan also talked about her field of research which is focused on the effects of modernization on the values and role of faith in the lives of Druze and Muslim students in Israel. It is part of a global research project known as the Young Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective (YARG), headed by Prof. Peter Nynäs of the Åbo Akademi University. Sawsan shares about the influences of her car accident while 8 month pregnant which forced her, eventually, to change her PhD topic; about traveling abroad alone for the first time in her life for a conference; why she named her daughter Mulan (yes! after the movie character), and her plans for the future. In this episode Sawsan drank traditional Druze mate and Danni drank her traditional amaretto. Sawsan was born and raised in Peqi’in, a Druze village in the Western Galilee. Worked as an educational psychologist in the Haifa Municipality’s Jewish Education System for several years. She is currently serving as a teaching assistant and am a Joint Program PhD candidate at the Department of Psychology at the University of Haifa and the Faculty of Arts, Psychology, and Theology at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Sawsan on: Twitter: @khsawsan0706 Facebook: @Sawsan.Kheir Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for short videos by Danni: Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Mar 2021 | Episode 32 - From Bollywood to Academia - with Ntasha Bhardwaj | 00:39:56 | |
Ntasha Bhardwaj started her journey in front of the cameras - as an uprising Bollywood star, but she knew that her ambitions are within the academic world and especially in criminal justice. Since there was no criminal justice program in India, Ntasha completed her master degree in social work and moved to the US to do another masters degree in criminal justice at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice where she's also doing her PhD. She founded the South Asian Institute of Crime and Justice Studies and recently returned to India to complete her research and develop the field of south-Asia oriented criminal justice. In this episode Ntasha talks with Danni about her journey, and her research on incarcerated women in India and Sri-Lanka. The episode was recorded on March 8, 2021 - international women's day. During the episode, Ntasha drank Blue Tokai Indian coffee and Danni drank her famous Amaretto. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow Ntasha on: Twitter: @ntashabhardwaj Instagram: @ntashab23 South Asian Institute of Crime and Justice Studies Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for short videos by Danni: Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Apr 2021 | Episode 33 - Unlikely journey - from high school dropout to a PhD (Dr. David Gillespie) | 00:48:29 | |
David Gillespie who left high school and joined the British Army at the age of 16, received his PhD in Electronic & Electrical Engineering a couple of weeks ago. In this episode David talks about his journey from the army to academia and to an industry PhD, his persistence and stubbornness that enabled him to find his own path, and the importance of celebrating every win - the little ones and the big ones. In this episode Danni drank her Amaretto and David drank Whisky. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow David on Twitter @TinkerAndHawk David's Linkedin Page Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Apr 2021 | Episode 34 - Baseball and Transnational Migration (Amir Segal) | 00:42:41 | |
Transnational migration refers to the situation of migrants that are still connected to their country of origin. Amir Segal's research looks into that phenomenon through a specific case study of North-American (mainly Canada and the US) Jews who migrate to Israel. Amir explores that through three aspects: (1) Fund raising; (2) Diplomacy; and (3) Baseball. To this end, Amir, who knew nothing about baseball learned how North-American migrants not only imported that sport to Israel, but have led it of holding a national team that will play in the Tokyo Olympic Games in the summer of 2021. Amir also talks about his struggles to find a supervisor to do his PhD, his love for writing poems, and his brand new clothes that he bought to celebrate the end of Covid-19 lockdowns in Israel. During the episode Amir drank Turkish coffee and Danni drank her Amaretto. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 May 2021 | Episode 35 - Why Manchester United in Pidgin? (With Wally Shannon Mbassi Elong) | 00:41:25 | |
Wally Shannon Mbassi Elong from Cameroon wanted to be a translator. That was his dream from the age of 11 and his mother supported that dream until he finished high-school and had to make a career choice. She forced him to go into advertisement and that completely shuffled his plans. Listen to the episode and find out how he ended up doing a PhD at London Metropolitan University, in Media and Communication about Football Fandom, Glocalisation and a social media group called Man United in Pidgin. In this episode Danni chats with Wally about this decision to move to the UK, what Glocalisation means and the lonely elements of doing a PhD, and why he decided to take part in our video compilation where PhD students from all over the world answered the question "Why am I doing a PhD?". In this episode Danni drank her Amaretto and Wally drank a raspberry juice. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow Wally on Twitter @IdolKiller92 Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode!
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| 20 May 2021 | Episode 36 - The mystery of the stable isotopes and river geochemistry (with Ana Cristina Vasquez) | 00:56:50 | |
Ana Cristina Vasquez is doing a PhD in Marine Sciences at the Tongji University, in Shanghai, China where she is researching stable isotopes and river geochemistry. In this episode Ana chats with Danni about changing her field of research and practice from social sciences and human rights to STEM and marine sciences, about moving from Costa Rica to China, about science communication, research during Covid pandemic, and being a foreigner student in China. During this episode Ana drank Costa-Rican coffee and Danni drank (of course) Amaretto. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow Ana on Twitter @criskotsu Ana's Linkedin Page Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Jun 2021 | Episode 37 - Instagram as a socio-economic research tool (Inbar Michelzon) | 00:57:32 | |
Instagram is free, but does that mean that it is indifferent to socio-economic, racial, and cultural differences? Inbar Michelzon, a PhD candidate in Bar-Ilan University (Israel) is conducting a socio-digital research on the implications of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds over the experiences of teens from different classes. In this episode Inbar chats with Danni about her decision to get into researching the underdeveloped field of youth and social media, and especially girls and Instagram. She talks about the cultural imposed shaming of "slags" and "sluts" on girls from certain classes and how it had affected her decision to proceed to a PhD research. Inbar also talks about the importance of a good PhD supervisor and how important it is to have a supervisor that you can talk openly with. In this episode Inbar drank simple coffee and Danni drank of course, her Amaretto. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow Inbar on Twitter @inbarmd Inbar's Linkedin Page Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Jun 2021 | Episode 38 - Dance your Sci-Comm (with Heather Masson-Forsythe) | 00:49:23 | |
Heather Masson-Forsythe won the 2021 edition of Science Magazine's "Dance Your PhD" competition (Covid19 Category). She's currently in her last year in her PhD in Biochemistry & Biophysics at the Elisar Barbar’s lab group (Oregon State University). In this episode she chats with Danni Reches about her academic journey, her Covid-19 research on the nucleocapsid phosphoprotein of SARS-CoV-2, and her experiences as first generation and LGBTQ+ in academia, and in STEM. Heather also share her passion for science communication (#SciComm) and how she realized that she can combine it with her passion for dancing. She has published numerous viral Tik-Tok videos in which she explains about science and her research through dance challenges. In this episode Heather drank almond milk latte and Danni drank her Amaretto of course. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow Heather on Twitter @heycurlytop Follow Heather on TikTok @heycurlytop Heather's Linkedin Page Follow us on Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT Follow us on Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Jul 2021 | Episode 39 - Special collaboration with Planthropology (Dr. Vikram Baliga) | 00:48:11 | |
In this special collaboration episode, Danni chats with Dr. Vikram Baliga, a.k.a. the plant professor the host of the successful "Planthropology" podcast. Vikram talks about his journey that led him from being lost to finishing a PhD in Horticultural Science at Texas Tech University and becoming an award-winning lecturer in it, owning his own business, being a manager of the university greenhouse, and a successful podcaster. Vikram shares about his passion for plants that started with his MD grandfather, and his hobbies of woodworks, music, and photography. Vikram also talks about his podcast and how the idea was triggered in his mind, and about his hilarious and educational tik-tok videos. In this special episode Danni drank Amaretto and Vikram drank his coffee. This is Part I of a special double episode. In Part II, Vikram interviews Danni for a Planthropology episode. You should really check it out at https://www.planthropologypod.com/ Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Follow Vikram and Planthropology: Website: www.planthropologypod.com Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/Planthropology Facebook page: Planthropology Facebook group: Planthropology's Cool Plant People Instagram: @PlanthropologyPod Twitter: @Planthropology_ Vikram's Twitter: @ThePlantProf Tik-Tok: @theplantprof e-mail: Planthropologypod@gmail.com Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Jul 2021 | Episode 40 - Season 2 Finale | 00:59:58 | |
The final episode of season 2 presents our host (Danni) and producer (Ido) gathering together to talk about some of the highlights of the season. They talk about their favorite answers to the opening questions, the diversity of the guests, inspiring guests, important topics that came up during the episodes, and do some brainstorming about their plans for season 3. Don't worry - the podcast will return for season 3. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Oct 2021 | Episode 41(a) - Let's talk about porn (with Farnosh Mazandarani) - Part 1 | 00:47:29 | |
Warning: This episode contains explicit language, descriptions of sexual activity and references to porn. Listener's discretion is advised. Welcome to the opening episode of season 3. In this episode we host Porn researcher - Farnosh Mazandarani. Farnosh talks about her life as a daughters of Iranian immigrants in the United States, and about being first generation academic in her family. Farnosh also talks about her journey from checking the content on MTV, Nickelodeon, and Disney to doing a master degree on the influence of sexual content on teens, and her ongoing PhD research on popular porn. The title of Farnosh's PhD: Title: A Longitudinal Content Analysis on Sexual Partner Viability and Familiarity in Popular Pornography in Association to Technological Advancement from The Golden Age of Pornography to the Internet Age. This is part 1 of Farnosh's episode on the "What are YOU going to do with THAT?" podcast. In the second part, Farnosh talks about the finding of her research, the importance of researching popular porn and her online writing group "accountabilibuddies" You can follow Farnosh on her: Website: https://www.farnosh.com Twitter: @FarnoshMaz Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Oct 2021 | Episode 41(b) - Let's talk about porn (with Farnosh Mazandarani) - Part 2 | 00:45:53 | |
Warning: This episode contains explicit language, descriptions of sexual activity and references to porn. Listener's discretion is advised. Welcome to the second part of episode 1 of our 3rd season. We continue our talk with Farnosh Mazandarani exactly where we left of. Farnosh goes deeper into her porn research and explains what is popular porn and what is the most popular genera of popular porn that she's looking into. Farnosh also talks about the importance of researching popular porn due to its effects over everyone's life regardless of being an active porn viewer. Apart from talking about that, Farnosh also talks about her additional activities, including her very successful online writing group "accountabilibuddies". The title of Farnosh's PhD: Title: A Longitudinal Content Analysis on Sexual Partner Viability and Familiarity in Popular Pornography in Association to Technological Advancement from The Golden Age of Pornography to the Internet Age. This is part 2 of Farnosh's episode on the "What are YOU going to do with THAT?" podcast. You can follow Farnosh on her: Website: https://www.farnosh.com Twitter: @FarnoshMaz Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Nov 2021 | Episode 42 - About changes and inclusion in academia (with Harini Sridharan) | 00:47:03 | |
Meet Harini Sridharan, a 2nd year PhD candidate from Georgia Institute of Technology and our guest in episode 42 of our podcast. In this episode Danni chats with Harini about changes: Changing place of living - moving from India to Ohio and then to Atlanta; Changing fields of research and practice from chemical engineering, to polymer engineering, and now, as part of her PhD to chemical and biomolecular engineering. Harini and Danni also discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion in academia - a topic that Harini has been very active and passionate about. In this episode Danni drank her usual Amaretto and Harini drank a filter coffee. You can follow Harini on her: Twitter: @harinisridhar3 Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Nov 2021 | Episode 43 - The Confidential PhD (with Sara Iacopetti) | 00:48:35 | |
Meet Dr. Sara "Jacka" Iacopetti, Danni's rugby team's captain, a post doc fellow at the Technion, and a very fresh mother. So Fresh that during the interview she was still pregnant! In this episode Sara talks with Danni about her journey that began with BS and MS in Milano and ended up in doing a PhD in Materials for Electronics in the Technion in Israel. Sara talks about doing an industry funded PhD which actually means that her research was confidential and she is unable to share what her actual work was about. She talks about the pros and cons of doing an industry funded PhD as well as the challenges of looking for the next position while being pregnant. Jacka and Danni also talk about the importance of sports while doing a PhD, and the advantages of Rugby in that sense. In this episode Danni drank her Italian Amaretto and Sara drank Israeli water. You can follow Sara on her: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-iacopetti/ Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Dec 2021 | Episode 44 - Making a real impact (with Dr. Guy Cameron) | 00:55:46 | |
Meet Dr. Guy Cameron, a proud Wailwan (Aboriginal) man living in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Guy has recently received his PhD (Immunology & Microbiology) from the University of Newcastle, and he is now a postdoc fellow with the Aboriginal Ear Health Group. After he finished his PhD Guy decided to continue studying in the Joint Medical Program at the University of Newcastle which includes a Bachelor of Medical Science & Doctor of Medicine. In this episode Guy talks about his journey that started with no intention to continue his education and ended up (so far) with a PhD. He explains what made his decide to pursue a Bachelor of Art, during which he discovered his passion to biology and the human body. That passion led him to pursue Bachelor of Biomedical Science, and following that began his PhD (Immunology & Microbiology) - all at the University of Newcastle. He also talks about his future plans to combine his research knowledge with the medical knowledge. Guy talks about both his PhD research and his current postdoc research. He describes some of his challenges during his PhD, the importance of a good support system and the important value of academic twitter. Guy is a very strong advocator of mental health and during Covid-19 pandemic he spent his time dispelling misinformation and providing his community with reliable knowledge sources. Because of the time differences, in this episode Danni drank her morning coffee, and Guy drank local dry Gin. You can follow Guy on his: Twitter: @DrGuyCameron Website: https://www.guycameron.me/ Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Dec 2021 | Episode 45 - The Traveling Researcher (with Sandra Wellner) | 00:53:11 | |
Meet Sandra Wellner, a PhD candidate from the University of Copenhagen and a fellow at the EU funded INNOTARGETS project. In this episode Sandra and Danni talk about the value of traveling abroad for school, as Sandra managed to travel to no less than seven countries during her academic journey. Sandra also talk about the cultural and professional differences between the labs in different countries when referring to her research on antimicrobial resistance. In this episode Danni drank a special holidays edition of her Amaretto and Sandra drank Chai latte in a special biology cup. INNOTARGETS is an EU funded project which includes 12 international PhD students from 11 countries who are all trying to solve the antimicrobial resistance crisis. For more information about the program see https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/956154 INNOTARGETS twitter account: @Innotargets2020 Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Jan 2022 | Episode 46 - The Finnish Forecaster (with Ilona Lang-Ritter) | 00:57:21 | |
Meet Ilona Láng-Ritter, a meteorologist, storm researcher and expert in international projects at the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), and a PhD candidate in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Helsinki. In this episode, Ilona shares her academic journey that went from leaving her position as a TV meteorologist, to become a researcher at the FMI and doing a PhD. Her research focuses on the impact of non-tropical storms on electricity in Finland. Ilona also talks about her many business trips to different countries and what it was like to be the only woman at the table of experts, and how that influenced her decision to do her PhD. In this episode Danni drank her regular Amaretto and Ilona drank the super-quality and healthy Finnish tap water. You can follow Ilona on her: Twitter: @lang_ilona LinkedIn: Ilona Lang-Ritter Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Jan 2022 | Episode 47 - At the right place at the right time (with Pavle Kilibarda) | 01:11:47 | |
Meet Pavle Kilibarda - a PhD candidate (perhaps already a Dr. by the time you're listening to the episode) in International Law at the University of Geneva. In this episode, Pavle talks very openly about his academic and personal journey. Including his decision to start a BA in International Relations, as he didn't want to study law - and how he ended up doing an LL.M in International Law at the Geneva Academy for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. Eventually, he even continued with a PhD in Public International Law about the recognition of states. Pavle talks extensively about his PhD research and why he chose this topic. Pavle also talks about his journey that started in Belgrade and moved back and forth between Geneva and Belgrade, until he decided to settle in Geneva. He touches upon the financial struggles that he and his partner endured - living in one of the most expensive cities in the world while have a very small income of a Teaching Assistant. During the episode Danni drank her Amaretto and Pavle drank a traditional Serbian drink - Gorki list You can follow Pavle on: Twitter: @pavle_kilibarda LinkedIn: Pavle Kilibarda Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Feb 2022 | Episode 48 - About memes and hate speech (with Ursula Schmid) | 00:46:51 | |
Meet Ursula Schmid, a PhD candidate in media and communication at the LMU university in Munich, Germany. In this episode Ursula talks with Danni about her journey that started with a BA in Communication Science with Sociology, and MA in Communication Science at the Institute for Communication Science and Media Research at LMU Munich from 2016 to 2018. After graduating, she initially worked as a market researcher with a research focus on media and advertising effects, only to figure out that she prefers academia over industry and return to LMU to do her PhD. Ursula shares about the circumstances that led her to understand that she wasn't happy and decided to quit her industry position, take a few months off, and start a PhD. She also explains about her research on the human response to online hate speech as it (hate speech) appears in humorous memes. Her research is conducted as part of a larger project on the application of AI for the early detection of criminal offences. In this episode Danni drank an unusual tea and Ursula drank a local Munich beer. Ursula participated in the Hate-Speech - interdisciplinary approaches workshop of the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions. You can watch her presentation on the Minerva Center's YouTube channel. You can follow Ursula on: Twitter: @uk_schmid LinkedIn: Ursula Kristin Schmid Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Feb 2022 | Episode 49 - Changing Locations and Changing Perspectives (with Jomana Qaddour) | 01:03:23 | |
Jomana Qaddour has a very interesting story to tell. She immigrated from Syria to the US as a child with her parents, she lived most of her life in Kansas, and was "planned" to become an MD. However her passion and interest drove her to a completely different route - joined a JD (law degree) in Kansas. Her legal career took her to Washington DC where she used her networking skills to get into the world of policy and research, which eventually led to doing LL.M and SJD (on which she is still working) at Georgetown University, while at the same time she works at at the Atlantic Council and directing their Syrian file. In this episode Jomana talks about her journey, but also about her lessons from her work in policy and research. She talks about how she learned about the importance of perspectives, and that theoretical solutions to complicated problems (such as the conflicts in Syria, Iraq, and Bosnia) must take into account the local perspective and not just impose an outsider's point of view. Alongside all that Jomana is also a co-founder of the "Syria Relief and Development" - a humanitarian organization that has provided over $115 million worth of aid in Syria and the region which enabled to and provide support to millions of people. In this episode Danni drank her usual Amaratto, and Jomana drank coffee from a special mug with a picture of all four female US Supreme Court Justices. Jomana's SJD research is on ethno-sectarianism and its impact on constitutional frameworks in Iraq, Bosnia, and Syria. You can follow Jomana on: Twitter: @jomanaqaddour LinkedIn: Jomana Qaddour Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Mar 2022 | Episode 50 - Inside the mind of a top tier journal editor (with Prof. Felicia Moore Mensah) | 01:04:25 | |
How important is a catchy title? How about a strong opening sentence or a good abstract? Is a journal's ranking that important? What about tips for better writing and getting over writer's block? In this special episode 50 of our podcast, Danni chats with Prof. Felicia Moore Mensah from Teachers College at Colombia University. Felicia is a co-editor of a top-tier peer review "Journal of Research in Science Teaching", and the author of the book "Like Words Falling onto the Page" (available as eBook Kindle & Paperback on Amazon). Felicia shares with her tips and advice about better academic writing, and answers many questions from the point of view of both an editor and a supervisor. In this episode Danni drank her amaretto and Felicia drank tea. You can follow Felicia on: Twitter: @docmensah LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmmensah Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Mar 2022 | Episode 51 - Mental Health in Academia (with Helen Nicholls) | 00:53:00 | |
Meet Helen Nicholls, a 2nd year PhD candidate at UCL, UK. In this episode Helen chats with Danni about her journey that started with the dream to become a clinical phycologist, and ends (for now) with a PhD at the Division of Psychiatry. Helen shares about her concerns and challenges that have led her to change her course of professional development several time until she has managed to find her true passion of research. In the episode Helen talks about her research on the mental health and wellbeing of researchers in academic institutions. One of the main aspects she relates to, and comes up often in her interviews, is the lack of job security, and its impact on the wellbeing of early career researchers - their lack of ability to make long-term plans such as planning a family or getting a mortgage to buy a house. In this episode Danni drank coffee and Helen drank English breakfast tea. You can follow Helen on: Twitter: @HelenNic93 LinkedIn: Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Mar 2022 | Episode 52 - The Beauty of the Beast (with Hollie McDonnell) | 00:53:10 | |
Hollie McDonnell researches the fairytale of "The Beauty and the Beast" from a feminist perspective. She focuses on the notions of "beauty" and "happily ever after" in several different adaptations of the fairytale, including 2 Disney movies, South-Korean and Japanese dramas, and an erotic story. In this episode she talks about her research as well as about her academic journey that has been done completely at one place: Mary Immaculate College in Ireland. Hollie and Danni chat about the importance of doing things at your own time and pace, and not rush into any dictated requirement of "achieving a PhD before 30". Hollie also explains about her interest of the different adaptations to "The Beauty and the Beast", and how each adaptation looks at the story from a local perspective. In this episode Danni drank her Amaretto and Hollie drank tea in an Irish Guinness mug. Thesis title: Betraying the Beholder: The Beauty, the Beast, and the Deconstruction You can follow Hollie on: Twitter: @HollieCMcD Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Apr 2022 | Episode 53 - Why I withdrew from my PhD program (with Kamryn Gooden) | 00:56:56 | |
"I submitted my official withdrawal from my PhD program today." This is how Kamryn Gooden announced on her twitter account 4 months ago about her decision to leave her PhD program after one year. Her viral post was the inspiration for this episode on the untold story of those who have left their PhD unfinished, and decided to withdraw from it. In this episode, Danni chats with Kamryn about her academic journey from undergrad in San-Diego, starting a PhD in political theory in Boston, her decision to withdraw, and her life after... Kamryn talks about the struggle of starting a PhD in a new place (moving from California to Boston), without the ability to makes new friends due to Covid-19, her struggles with her high expectations from herself vs. the stress and discomfort she was feeling at the time. In this very interesting episode, Danni drank her amaretto, and Kamryn drank peppermint tea in a "Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf" mug. You can follow Kamryn: Twitter: @kamryngooden Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Apr 2022 | Episode 54 - Breaking a New Academic Ground (with Netta Schramm) | 00:56:20 | |
Netta Schramm is doing her PhD on a unique topic - her research employs performance theory and narratology to read audio-visual archival materials of modern and contemporary Jewish thinkers, and specifically Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, Yeshayahu Leibowitz and Ovadia Yosef. Netta is an advanced PhD candidate focused on modern Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Netta conducted her doctoral research as a Minvera Fellow at Ludwig Maximillians Universität in Munich. She is the founder and current head of an interdisciplinary research group at the Hebrew University titled "I'm Not a Text". In this episode Netta chats with Danni about the pros and cons of being an interdisciplinary researcher who combines a few fields of research. She also shares with Danni about the challenges of being an early career researcher who moves from country to country alongside her career and the parallel academic career of her husband together with their young children. In this episode Danni drank her amaretto and Netta drank a small Italian cappuccino. You can follow Netta: Twitter: @NettaSchramm Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 May 2022 | Episode 55 - About Ukraine and Russia (with Jaroslava Barbieri) | 01:05:28 | |
Jaroslava (Jara) Barbieri has researched the "De-sovereignisation as an instrument of Russia’s coercive diplomacy in the context of post-Soviet de facto states" before the current Russian aggression against Ukraine. Has the current conflict affected her research? Can she separate her Ukrainian advocacy and activities against fake news from her academic research? In this episode Danni chats with Jara, a PhD candidate at University of Birmingham's School of Government, about her academic journey, which includes doing three (3) Masters. Jara talks about her identity development as an Italian from Ukrainian origin and how she discovered her active Ukrainian identity, and how her decision to study in the UK was based on "Braveheart". Jara also chats about her practitioner side, working as a researcher in different think tanks such as the Zinc Network and Arena Programme at Johns Hopkins University. In this episode Danni drank her Italian Amaretto and Jara drank an Italian wine in a handmade Ukrainian mug. You can follow Jara: Twitter: @jarabarbieri Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 May 2022 | Episode 56 - Philosophy of Sex and Kant (with Eli Banjamin Israel) | 00:47:34 | |
What does a Kantian philosopher have to do with kinky sex and dominatrix fantasies? Eli Benjamin Israel, a PhD candidate at Temple University in Philadelphia takes a deeper look at the concept of autonomy in the context of the kink community, and especially with regard to rape fantasy role-play. In this episode he explains the philosophical outlook of such interaction. Eli chats with Danni about why and how he got into philosophy, when he actually enrolled for a business degree for his undergraduate studies. He also talks about his decision to move with his wife and two kids to the United States for his advanced studies, and how he has used his entrepreneur's mindset to establish the "Philosophy 360" project. In this episode Danni drank her Amaretto and Eli drank his new favorite rye whisky. You can follow Eli: Twitter: @BadKantian Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Jun 2022 | Episode 57 - Women in Iyengar Yoga (with Dr. Agi Wittich) | 00:58:12 | |
Dr. Agi Wittich got introduced to Yoga in her early teen years and never looked back. After traveling to India in her early 20s she decided to study Yoga within Academia and did her BA, MA and PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her groundbreaking research resulted in a number of prizes and scholarships for her work. In this episode Agi talks about her own interesting journey, about the connection of women and yoga in general and in Iyengar yoga in particular, including the adjustments that the Iyengar tradition has been going through for that purpose. Agi explains about the Thirumanthiram text of the Yogi Thirumular, and about her PhD research on the complexities of Women-Oriented contemporary yoga practices in the global Iyengar tradition. In this episode Danni drank her Amaretto and Agi drank Chai Tea. You can follow Agi on her LinkedIn page Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Jun 2022 | Episode 58 - From a Nurse to neuroscientist (with Estherina Trachtenberg) | 01:07:27 | |
Estherina Trachtenberg started her way in nursing just because it was the easiest degree to get into and she was always curious about science. Growing up in ultra-orthodox community her educational and academic starting point wasn't very strong. However, her undying thirst for knowledge kept her moving forward and nowadays she is doing a PhD at the Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University. Join us for this episode and listen to Estherina's inspiring story about overcoming challenges and following her passion and dreams. Estherina talks about the importance of volunteering to her life. For example She volunteered in the most rural areas in Nepal and continues to volunteer with Ukrainian refugees in Israel, as well as helping others who, just like her, have left the ultra-orthodox world, in order to provide them an easier transition. Estherina also talks about her research topic in neuroscience and the value of learning about the social abilities of rats and humans, as well as the importance of such social support to the immune system. In this episode Danni drank her Italian Amaretto and Estherina drank wine. You can follow Estherina: Twitter: @estherina_t Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Jul 2022 | Episode 59 - From Jellyfish to Corals (with Dr. Mariana Rocha de Souza) | 01:09:05 | |
Meet Dr. Mariana Rocha de Souza, a marine biologist who studies the symbiotic relationship of algae with jellyfish and corals. Mariana talks about her journey, which started in Brazil, and how she moved to France for her masters, where she started researching the fascinating symbiotic relationship between jellyfish and algae. Her next stop was in Hawaii for her Ph.D. where she researched another algae symbiotic relationship - this time with corals. Mariana talks about the finding of her research relating to the importance of origin of the coral in order to better understand how to save this important maritime resource from global warming.
After finishing her Ph.D., Mariana is spending a year working with NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the United States Department of Commerce), where she gets to learn about the executive side of science, and how policy is decided.
Mariana also talks about the challenges and values of studying abroad and getting exposed to different cultures, and the provides some tips on how to obtain funding to survive such expensive endeavors. Mariana talks about the importance of science communication and science education and her volunteering activity with the "Skype a Scientist" program. In this episode Danni drank her Amaretto and Mariana drank coffee. You can follow Mariana: Twitter: @MRochadeSouza Instagram: @_marirsouza_ Contact us: Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Jul 2022 | Episode 60 - Season 3 Finale (With Danni and Ido) | 00:51:52 | |
The final episode of season 3 presents our host (Danni) and producer (Ido) gathering together to talk about some of the highlights of the season. Danni and Ido talk about their favorite moments from season 3, congratulate Ido who has (finally) finished his PhD, and say goodbye to Danni who decided to dedicate her focus on her PhD in order to finish it as well. Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches) Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) Contact us: On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Apr 2023 | Episode 61 - Book Launch with Prof. Betty Lai | 00:49:24 | |
Hi and welcome back to the podcast “What are You going to do with THAT?". I am Ido Rosenzweig, and for the past three seasons I was the producer and editor of the podcast. If you have followed our previous seasons, you might have known that our usual host – Danni Reches, has decided to take some time off from the podcast in order to focus on her PhD. So, for the time being, I am going to replace her as the host of the show. So welcome to season 4 of our podcast! Today’s episode – which is of course the opening episode of season 4 is going to be a special episode for several reasons. For example, for the first time the episode wasn’t recorded and edited in advance, but it was actually recorded live on twitter through twitter spaces. Another reason is that this episode is actually a book launch event in which I discusses with Prof. Betty Lai about her new book “The Grant Writing Guide – a road map for scholars”.
Last reason is that the discussion was held under the auspices of the @PhD_Genie account which is, as I will explain a little bit in the opening of the episode itself, a by product of this podcast which has grown up and gained a life of its own on twitter. So I hope that you will enjoy the episode, and as always we invite you to follow us on social media – just look with what2dowiththat in one word where the 2 is spelled with the number 2, and also check out the @phd_genie on twitter and say hi to me directly. Enjoy the episode! You can follow Betty: Twitter: @BettySLai Website: https://bettylai.com Host: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) aka @PhD_Genie and @What2DoWithTHAT on twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||