Welcome to the Career Speakeasy, a casual, fun, and irreverent place to share ideas about career development, the world of work, and life in general. Hosted by Kelli Nottingham, a talent management & training consultant and public speaker, with (many!) years of experience in corporate learning & development. We'll chat about ways to make your career more enjoyable, meaningful, and impactful. So come on in and pick your poison!
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Welcome to Belly Dance Alchemy - a captivating blend of the best elements of career & professional development and the magic of belly dance. Life is too short for a day job that doesn't make us feel motivated or fulfilled, or a dance life that doesn't make us feel empowered! I'm Kelli Nottingham, and this podcast brings together the learnings from my professional training & development career, and melds them with important life lessons gleaned from belly dance. We'll cover tons of topics lik ...
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The Microscopists is a podcast from Bitesize Bio and ZEISS Microscopy that takes you into revealing, entertaining, and personal meetings with the great microscopists of our time. Your host is Dr Peter O’Toole. Peter will help you understand what drives great, successful scientists, what really inspires them and what they enjoy most in life. This set of candid, fun, and engaging interviews serves not only to help inspire upcoming scientists but to show how career tracks and work-life balance ...
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Join Mikey Burrows and Chris Iwelumo every week as they induct famous faces (or voices) to the Old Gold Club on Wolves' official podcast.
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Ilaria Testa (Karolinska Institutet Science Park)
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#81 — Ilaria Testa is an Associate Professor in the Science for Life Laboratory at Karolinska Institutet Science Park. In this episode of The Microscopists, Ilaria joins Peter O'Toole for a candid chat about the challenges and triumphs of grant writing and balancing family life with groundbreaking science. She also talks about her love for Magritte…
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Ammasi Periasamy (University of Virginia)
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#80 — Ammasi Periasamy is a Professor and Director of Keck Center for Cellular Imaging at the University of Virginia. In this episode of The Microscopists, Ammasi joins Peter O’Toole to discuss pioneering metabolic imaging techniques and growing up in a small farming village. They also chat about Ammasi's transition from India to the US, the founda…
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Michael Dustin (The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)
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#79 — Michael Dustin is a Kennedy Trust Professor of Molecular Immunology and Director of Research at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford. In this episode of The Microscopists, Michael joins Peter O’Toole to discuss how changing the way you pitch grant applications influences how well they are received and how antibodi…
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Erin Tranfield (VIB Bioimaging Core, Ghent)
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#78 — Erin Tranfield is Head of the VIB Bioimaging Core, Ghent. In this episode of The Microscopists, Erin joins Peter O’Toole to discuss her inspirational contribution to microscopy despite enormous personal challenges. She also chats about her time at NASA, her mum's career advice, the exotic countries she has worked in, and lunar dust. Watch or …
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#77 — Kelly Vere is the University Director of Technical Strategy at the University of Nottingham. In this episode of The Microscopists, Kelly joins Peter O’Toole to discuss funding her degree by working as a Junior Medical Technician with no science A Levels. They also chat about the amazing work Kelly has done to champion the work of technicians …
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Panel Discussion — Non-academic Career Paths
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#75 — In this episode, Peter O'Toole hosts an entertaining panel discussion with former members of his lab group who have gone on to pursue non-academic science careers. His guests are: • Lotta Katriina Räty, Senior Marketing Manager at Miltenyi Biotec. • Rakesh Suman, Innovation Development Officer at the University of Leeds. • Richard Kasprowicz,…
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Graham Wright (A*STAR Agency for Science, Technology and Research)
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#75 — Graham Wright is the Director of the Research Support Centre at A*STAR Agency for Science, Technology and Research. In this episode of The Microscopists, Graham joins Peter O’Toole to discuss his motives for switching from research to running a core facility. They also chat about his exciting move from the UK to Singapore and how he manages h…
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Julia Fernandez-Rodriguez (University of Gothenburg)
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#74 — Julia Fernandez-Rodriguez is the Head of the Centre for Cellular Imaging Core Facility, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and President of the Core Technologies for Life Sciences (CTLS) Association. In this episode of The Microscopists, Julia joins Peter O’Toole to discuss the role of the CTLS. They also chat about why you shouldn't let the d…
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#73 — John Eriksson is the Director General of Euro-BioImaging. In this episode of The Microscopists, John joins Peter O’Toole to discuss how he fell in love with microscopy and shares some beautiful images from his early career. They also chat about his favorite cities, his liter of tea in the mornings, and Finnish hamburgers. Watch or listen to a…
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Paul Verkade (University of Bristol)
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#72 — Paul Verkade is a Professor of Bioimaging in the School of Biochemistry at the University of Bristol. In this episode of The Microscopists, Paul joins Peter O’Toole to discuss his inspirations and involvement in developing correlative light and electron micropy (CLEM). He also chats about co-establishing the Wolfson Bioimaging Facility and hi…
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#71 — Timo Zimmermann is Team Leader in Light and Microscopy Service and Development at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Imaging Centre. In this episode of The Microscopists, Timo joins Peter O’Toole to discuss how the microscopy courses they have attended changed their career paths. They also chat about Timo's stunning recent 3D re…
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Panel Discussion — The Network of European Bioimage Analysts (NEUBIAS)
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#70 — In this special panel discussion, Peter O'Toole is joined by members of the Network of European Bioimage Analysts (NEUBIAS), including: • Elnaz Fazeli, Imaging Specialist in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Helsinki. • Kota Miura, freelance image analyst and Vice Chair of NEUBIAS. • Robert Haase, Group Leader in Bio-image Analys…
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Panel Discussion — Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS) Technology Focus
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#69 — In this special technology focus episode, Peter O'Toole is joined by experts in Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS), including: • Thorsten Wohland, Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the National University of Singapore. • Annette Bergter, Marketing Manager, Business Sector Life Sciences at ZEISS Research Microscopy…
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Beth Cimini (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
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#68 — Beth Cimini is a Senior Group Leader at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. In this episode of The Microscopists, Beth joins Peter O’Toole to discuss the challenges of developing popular software tools like CellProfiler in academia and why harsh peer review leads to user-friendly software. They also chat about why someone on Twitter got m…
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Panel Discussion — BioImaging North America (BINA) Executive Board Members
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#67 — In this special episode, Peter O'Toole is joined by Executive Board Members of BioImaging North America (BINA), including: • Alison North, Research Associate Professor and Senior Director at The Rockefeller University. • Claire Brown, Associate Professor & Director, Advanced BioImaging Facility at McGill University. • Nikki Bialy, BINA Progra…
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Andres Kamaid, Leonel Malacrida, and Mariana De Niz
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#66 — In this special episode, Peter O'Toole is joined by researchers from the Latin American community, including: • Andres Kamaid, Researcher at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo. • Leonel Malacrida, Associate Professor and Head of the Advanced Bioimaging Unit at the Universidad de la República & Institut Pasteur de Montevideo. • Mariana De Niz,…
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Ron Germain (National Institutes of Health)
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#65 — Ronald Germain, M.D. is a Distinguished Investigator and Lab Chief of the Lymphocyte Biology Section at the National Institutes of Health. In this episode of The Microscopists, Ron joins Peter O’Toole to discuss why you need to think like a surfer in science. They also chat about what he does to entertain himself when he gets bored in meeting…
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Jean-Yves Tinevez (Institut Pasteur)
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#64 — Jean-Yves Tinevez is a Research Engineer at Institut Pasteur. In this episode of The Microscopists, Jean-Yves joins Peter O’Toole to discuss why he finds supporting other researchers at a core imaging facility so rewarding. They also chat about storing his extensive collection of comic books in his Parisian apartment and some favorite countri…
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Kedar Narayan (Frederick National Laboratory and National Cancer Institute)
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#63 — Kedar Narayan (Frederick National Laboratory and National Cancer Institute) joins Peter O’Toole to discuss how he originally wanted to be a designer and never took high school biology because he thought it was icky. They also dive into why developing technologies is demanding and the potential downsides to AI in science. Watch or listen to al…
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Lucy Collinson (The Francis Crick Institute) and Kirk Czymmek (The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center)
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#62 — Lucy Collinson (The Francis Crick Institute) and Kirk Czymmek (The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) join Peter O’Toole to discuss volume EM. Together they highlight what volume EM is, how it has been a quiet revolution, and share resources to help those wanting to get started using this powerful new technology. They discuss how amazingly…
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Lindau Special - A personal interview with Joachim Frank (Columbia University)
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#61 — Joachim Frank is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University and winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his involvement in the development of CryoEM. In this episode of The Microscopists, Joachim joins Peter O’Toole to discuss how his early interactions with an electron microscope shaped his career and how he considered…
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S4 Ep 4 - Managing the Emotional Side of Layoffs + Job Instability
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Companies laying off employees is anything but rare nowadays. But that doesn't make it any easier to deal with if you're at risk of losing your job or just found out you're now unemployed. In our last episode we discussed practical steps you can take to manage the logistics of getting laid off. In this episode, we're discussing the wide variety of …
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S4 Ep 4 - Managing the Emotional Side of Layoffs + Job Instability
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Companies laying off employees is anything but rare nowadays. But that doesn't make it any easier to deal with if you're at risk of losing your job or just found out you're now unemployed. In our last episode we discussed practical steps you can take to manage the logistics of getting laid off. In this episode, we're discussing the wide variety of …
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S4 Ep3: Managing Job Loss + Instability Successfully
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The news today says that yet another company has announced layoffs. Layoffs have become such a standard operating practice for companies nowadays that there's corporate-speak to talk about them: RIFs (Reductions In Force), Rightsizing (yeesh), Corporate Outplacing (wow). But calling it something different doesn't make it any easier to deal with if …
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S4 Ep3: Managing Job Loss + Instability Successfully
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The news today says that yet another company has announced layoffs. Layoffs have become such a standard operating practice for companies nowadays that there's corporate-speak to talk about them: RIFs (Reductions In Force), Rightsizing (yeesh), Corporate Outplacing (wow). But calling it something different doesn't make it any easier to deal with if …
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No, that's not hyperbole. Stress really is trying to murder you. This episode is all about stress: what it is, how it affects our brains and bodies. But it's not all doom and gloom, because yes, beloved listeners, we also brainstorm some ways to reduce your stress. Show that murdering jerk who's boss! By relaxing. And other stuff. Want to share som…
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No, that's not hyperbole. Stress really is trying to murder you. This episode is all about stress: what it is, how it affects our brains and bodies. But it's not all doom and gloom, because yes, beloved listeners, we also brainstorm some ways to reduce your stress. Show that murdering jerk who's boss! By relaxing. And other stuff. Want to share som…
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If you're anything like me, by mid-February you've already fallen off the wagon with some (or all!) of your new goals or New Year's Resolutions. It happens. But instead of beating ourselves up for not being as disciplined as we should, let's consider a new way of looking at goal achievement - Goal Subtraction. What's that? Giving up on my goals? Bu…
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If you're anything like me, by mid-February you've already fallen off the wagon with some (or all!) of your new goals or New Year's Resolutions. It happens. But instead of beating ourselves up for not being as disciplined as we should, let's consider a new way of looking at goal achievement - Goal Subtraction. What's that? Giving up on my goals? Bu…
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Mahmoud Maina (BioRTC), Ben Loos (SABI), and Caron Jacobs (ABIC)
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#60 — In this episode of The Microscopists, Peter O'Toole is joined by three representatives of bioimaging networks in Africa: Caron Jacobs of the African BioImaging Consortium (ABIC), Ben Loos of the South African BioImaging Community (SABI) and Mahmoud Maina of the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC) at Yobe State University.…
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#59 — Aydogan Ozcan is Chancellor’s Professor and HHMI Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. Aydogan joins Peter to talk about how advances in imaging technology could make security screening less invasive, the importance of communicating science to the public, and why you need to …
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#58 — Laura Waller is Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley. In this episode of The Microscopists, Laura joins Peter O'Toole to talk about how she got interested in optics and engineering and what it's like to run a lab. She also talks about her unusual extreme reading hobby, which has seen her r…
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#57 — Michael Albiez is CEO of Carl Zeiss Research Microscopy Solutions. He chats to Peter O'Toole about how Zeiss Microscopy recently won the German Future Prize live on national TV, and he shares what it's like to connect with many different researchers who all use microscopy in their work. We also hear about his aspirations to become a teacher, …
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I'm so grateful for you! And to say thanks for listening, here's a quick episode sharing some inspiring quotes about gratitude. Subscribe to our mailing list at bellydancealchemy.org Follow the podcast on Instagram @bellydancealchemypodcast We also have a Youtube channel with more content! Belly Dance Alchemy Videos If you want to grow your profess…
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I'm so grateful for you! And to say thanks for listening, here's a quick episode sharing some inspiring quotes about gratitude. Subscribe to our mailing list at kellinottingham.com Follow the podcast on Instagram @careerspeakeasy We also have a Youtube channel with more content! If you want to grow your professional skills, either 1:1 or through wo…
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#56 — Stefan Hell is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen and at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg. In this episode of The Microscopists, Stefan tells Peter O'Toole about his quest to overcome the diffraction barrier, why he doesn't think of himself as a microscopist, and staying…
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S3 Ep 5: Finding Our Value Outside of Work Pt 2 with Kristin Chesnutt
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In Part 2 of our first Belly Dance Alchemy Duet, I talk with Kristin Chesnutt, a friend, former colleague, instructional designer, and book lover about the challenges of finding our value outside of our work/title, the importance of appreciating work no matter the "corporate ladder" level, and some books she recommends (along with a lot of other gr…
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S3 Ep 4: Finding Our Value Outside of Work Pt 2 with Kristin Chesnutt
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In Part 2 of our first Career Speakeasy Chat, I talk with Kristin Chesnutt, a friend, former colleague, instructional designer, and book lover about the challenges of finding our value outside of our work/title, the importance of appreciating work no matter the "corporate ladder" level, and some books she recommends (along with a lot of other great…
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Emma Lundberg (Stanford and KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
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#55 — Emma Lundberg is Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford, Professor in Cell Biology Proteomics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Head of the Subcellular Section of the Human Protein Atlas. Emma joins Peter O’Toole to talk about crowdsourcing image analysis for the Human Protein Atlas program within the EVE Online virtual gam…
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Florian Jug (Human Technopole, Milan)
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#54 — Florian Jug is Research Group Leader and Head of the Image Analysis Facility at Human Technopole, Milan. Florian joins Peter O'Toole to discuss his research using AI and machine learning to better analyze and quantify biological data. They chat about his early ambitions in computer science, and he tells us why he enjoys teaching various cours…
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S3 Ep 4 - Finding Our Value Outside of Work with Kristin Chesnutt - Part 1
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In Part 1 of our first Belly Dance Alchemy Duet, I talk with Kristin Chesnutt, a friend, former colleague, instructional designer, and book lover about the challenges of finding our value outside of our work/title, the importance of appreciating work no matter the "corporate ladder" level, and some books she recommends (along with a lot of other gr…
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S3 Ep 3 - Finding Our Value Outside of Work with Kristin Chesnutt - Part 1
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In Part 1 of our first Career Speakeasy Chat, I talk with Kristin Chesnutt, a friend, former colleague, instructional designer, and book lover about the challenges of finding our value outside of our work/title, the importance of appreciating work no matter the "corporate ladder" level, and some books she recommends (along with a lot of other great…
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#53 — Christian Eggeling is Head of the Department of Biophysical Imaging at the Institute of Photonic Technologies (IPHT, Jena). In this episode of The Microscopists, Christian joins Peter O'Toole to discuss his varied career to date, starting with a degree in physics, a short stint in a biotech company, followed by faculty positions in Oxford and…
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#52 — Wah Chiu is Wallenberg Bienenstock Professor, and Professor of Bioengineering, and Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University. In this episode of the Microscopists, Wah chats with Peter O' Toole about his pioneering cryoEM work and his research goals of understanding the structural biology of organelles. They also discuss careers in a…
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#51 — Antje Keppler is the Director of Euro-BioImaging Bio-Hub. In this episode of The Microscopists, Antje joins Peter O'Toole to discuss the recent explosion and expansion of techniques in microscopy and how Euro-BioImaging is helping researchers access these. They also chat about fishing in Scandinavia and her reaction after being told girls sho…
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If you haven't heard the term "quiet quitting" yet, it's all over social media recently. What does it look like? Well, it doesn't mean quitting your job - it means doing only what's required for your job, or setting boundaries that say "I'm not going to do more than I’m being paid to do." But is quiet quitting actually a solution to the problems th…
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If you haven't heard the term "quiet quitting" yet, it's all over social media recently. What does it look like? Well, it doesn't mean quitting your job - it means doing only what's required for your job, or setting boundaries that say "I'm not going to do more than I’m being paid to do." But is quiet quitting actually a solution to the problems th…
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#50 — Michael Sheetz is the Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry at the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston. In this episode of the Microscopists, Michael joins Peter O'Toole to tell us about his new exciting work on cell senescence, and his time living …
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S3 Ep 2: Belly Dance Conventions! Let's go!
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If you've never been to a belly dance convention, you're missing out! In this episode, I share some lessons learned about the 4 P's of belly dance conventions: Planning Packing (or overpacking...) Participating Performing Listen now and get excited about attending one of these fantastic events! Subscribe to our mailing list at bellydancealchemy.org…
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