Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Helena Hartmann via Twitter: @helenahhartmann Follow the Science & Fiction project via their website Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction02:11 - Segment 1: The Meteor Rise (Short Story)09:18 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Once Upon A Time" (Metaphor History)22:30 - Segment 3: Storytelling Science (Communication Topic)34:00 - Segment 4: Talk With Helena Hartmann (Guest Interview)Description I read the ...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Siddharth Kankaria via Twitter: @SiddhrthKnkaria Follow the SciCommSci Club on their website Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction01:06 - Segment 1: Zima Red (Short Story)11:18 - Segment 2: The Origin of "State of the Art" (Metaphor History)22:30 - Segment 3: Social Justice (Communication Topic)35:36 - Segment 4: Talk With Siddarth Kankaria (Guest Interview)Description I set the status for the origins t...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Sophie Elschner via Twitter: @SophieElschner Find out more about her career path via her website Check out her webcomic "psychoSoph" online via the website Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction01:05 - Segment 1: Honour or Manure, Peera? (Short Story)09:24 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Onomatopoeia" (Metaphor History)22:11 - Segment 3: Science Comics (Communication Topic)34:37 - Segment 4: Talk With Sophie...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Alex Cloherty via Twitter: @alexgoesviral Check out her blog "Microbial Mondays" via her website See her winning FameLab International Heat Video on YouTube Follow the TOPX network initiatives via Twitter @TOPXNetwork Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction02:20 - Segment 1: Edison 2.0 (Short Story)12:28 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Mic Drop" (Metaphor History)23:47 - Segment 3: Public Speaking (Communicat...

Providing a quick update on life and Season 5 of Metaphorigins coming in May 2023. I also wanted to share that my short story called "The Climate Solution", part of a series of writing pieces under the Scalene Writing project, was published in the Canadian journal Health Science Inquiry (out of the University of Toronto). In this floating episode, I perform one of my favourite poems I've written that was in this story, “Binary”. Check out the references and transcript to this episode here: ht...

Compiled all the best lines from Season Four! Website: https://www.kjbmercurio.com/metaphorigins Timestamps 00:00 - S4E1 - Sinister Surprises & The Podcasting Meta With Megan Hanlon (PhD)09:54 - S4E2 - Vulnerable Vests & Personal Blogs With Patrick Taylor (PhD)23:00 - S4E3 - Intact Illustrations & SciComm Infographics With Laura Finnegan (PhD Student)34:30 - S4E4 - Countering Counters & Citizen Science With Cassidy Swanston (MA)37:57 - S4E5 - Work-Life Balance & Talk Wit...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Namrata Iyer via Twitter: @namu_r9 Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction04:14 - Segment 1: Mentorship (Communication Topic)30:14 - Segment 2: Talk With Namrata Iyer (Guest Interview)Description I cannonball straight into the nuances of mentorship and how personal experience has shaped irregular perceptions of this particular relationship. From there, I interview the exceptional educator Namrata Iyer (Ph...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Oisin Joyce via LinkedIn: @oisincjoyce Check out Irish Green Labs via their website Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction01:15 - Segment 1: Three Bears Wood (Short Story)11:21 - Segment 2: The Origin of "The Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side" (Metaphor History)22:47 - Segment 3: Research Sustainability (Communication Topic)33:58 - Segment 4: Talk With Oisin Joyce (Guest Interview)Description I c...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Martin Sutton via Instagram: @marty_sutton Check out The Papa Zitas via their website and YouTube Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction01:14 - Segment 1: Climate Inaction (Short Story)10:34 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Like A Broken Record" (Metaphor History)20:02 - Segment 3: Hit Song Science (Communication Topic)29:32 - Segment 4: Talk With Martin Sutton (Guest Interview)Description I loudly project th...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Amanda Bentley-DeSousa via Twitter: @abentleydesousa Check out Shawn Ferguson's Lab at Yale via their website Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction01:07 - Segment 1: Slap Shot (Short Story)08:59 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Shoot For The Moon" (Metaphor History)15:28 - Segment 3: Canadian Vs. American Research Institutes (Communication Topic)27:39 - Segment 4: Talk With Amanda Bentley-DeSousa (Guest Inte...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Tiffany Lee via LinkedIn: @TiffanyLee Check out her lovely cats on their very own Instagram: @ollie_n_missy Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction01:07 - Segment 1: Cuttlefish (Short Story)10:21 - Segment 2: The Origin of "First World" (Metaphor History)20:08 - Segment 3: Political Correctness (Communication Topic)32:53 - Segment 4: Talk With Tiffany Lee (Guest Interview)Description I traverse through or...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Elizabeth Walden via Twitter: @ewaldenscience Check out the Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology (OISB): @oisb_ibso Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction02:17 - Segment 1: Work-Life Balance (Communication Topic)24:36 - Segment 2: Talk With Elizabeth Walden (Guest Interview)Description I take a deep dive into the ideology of work-life balance in the academic world. I talk with the wonderfully collected El...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Cassidy Swanston via Twitter: @scicommcassidy Check out the SciComm School Podcast and the Pelling Lab! Check out Pulsar Collective on their website! Check out Water Rangers and join their citizen science projects! Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction00:59 - Segment 1: The Wheelbarrow (Short Story)09:23 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Turn The Tables" (Metaphor History)17:59 - Segment 3: Citizen Science (C...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Laura Finnegan via Instagram: @laurakfinnegan Check out her website to personally support and ask for quotes! Support Fighting Blindness charity based in Ireland! Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction01:00 - Segment 1: Literary Currency (Short Story)09:55 - Segment 2: The Origin of "A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words" (Metaphor History)19:22 - Segment 3: SciComm Infographics (Communication Topic)27:52 ...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Patrick Taylor via Twitter: @paddyktaylor Check out his SciComm blog 27000 Hours! Follow the Saturna Marine Research & Education Society (SIMRES)! Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction01:02 - Segment 1: The Next Species (Short Story)07:40 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Wearing Your Heart On Your Sleeve" (Metaphor History)17:22 - Segment 3: Personal Blogs (Communication Topic)27:38 - Segment 4: Talk Wit...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Megan Hanlon via Twitter: @meganhanlon4 Follow the SciComm Collective on Instagram! Follow Pint of Science Ireland on their website! Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction01:41 - Segment 1: The Narrator's Paradox (Short Story)06:49 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Speak Of The Devil" (Metaphor History)15:35 - Segment 3: The Podcasting Meta (Communication Topic)25:43 - Segment 4: Talk With Megan Hanlon (Guest ...

Providing a quick update on life and Season 4 of Metaphorigins coming in September 2021. I also wanted to share that I participated in the FameLab Ireland Dublin heat, part of the qualifying rounds for the largest science communication competition in the world, and in this floating episode I perform the new communication piece titled, “You are more responsible of your hangover than your drink”. Check out the references and transcript to this episode here: https://www.kjbmercurio.com/episode30...

Compiled all the best lines from Season Three! Website: https://www.kjbmercurio.com/metaphorigins Timestamps 00:00 - S3E1 - Damning Dues & Destructive Words With Peter Soroye (PhD Student)09:01 - S3E2 - Handy Hindrances & Academic Ghostwriting With Sarah Laframboise (PhD Student)19:36 - S3E3 - Seductive Streaming & Virtual Dating With Eilish McNamera (MA Student)27:49 - S3E4 - Reliving Remorse & Consulting With Ziyi Wang (PhD)37:57 - S3E5 - Social Media & Talk With Pooja...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Amy O'Callaghan via Twitter: @amyaishling Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction03:18 - Segment 1: The Thesis (Communication Topic)34:14 - Segment 2: Talk With Amy O'Callaghan (Guest Interview)Description On this special Season 3 Finale, I argue why the academic thesis is one of the greatest pieces of work students will create in their entire lives. I talk with the fantastically bright Amy O’Callaghan (P...

Buzzsprout Affiliate Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=891796​ Connect with guest Eugene Fletcher via Twitter: @eufletch Timestamps​ 00:00 - Introduction00:49 - Segment 1: Search & Romance (Short Story)09:33 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Breaking The Ice" (Metaphor History)19:15 - Segment 3: Academia Vs. Industry (Communication Topic)29:17 - Segment 4: Talk With Eugene Fletcher (Guest Interview)Description I dive into the not-so-frigid origins to the networking expression “Bre...