Next Gen Scientists

Ask A Biologist Podcast

Can storytelling transform biology research? Join us for an engaging conversation with Kayla Berger and Risa Schnebly, two visionary PhD students at Arizona State University. Kayla shares her research in the fishing community to protect endangered marine megafauna like sea turtles and sharks. Meanwhile, Risa delves into the emotional side of conservation and the impact of extinction. Through an interdisciplinary approach, she combines history, personal narratives, and interviews to shed light on this often-overlooked aspect of conservation. We also talk about their exciting new podcast, SciChronicles, which showcases the stories of scientists at various points in their careers.
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Chapters

1. Intro - Next Gen Scientists and Storytelling (00:00:00)

2. Kayla - Bycatch research (00:03:44)

3. Megafauna (00:03:54)

4. Bycatch nets (00:04:21)

5. Risa's work with endangered species (00:06:51)

6. De-extinction technology (00:07:53)

7. Extinction grief (00:08:58)

8. Sea turtles (00:12:37)

9. Virtual biomes (00:15:00)

10. Risa's storytelling passion (00:15:58)

11. Storytelling to StorySlam (00:18:48)

12. From StorySlam to SciChronicles (00:18:58)

13. Three questions (00:26:03)

14. When did you first know you wanted to be a scientist? (00:26:11)

15. What would you be if you were not a biologist? (00:27:16)

16. What advice do you have for future scientists? (00:28:43)

17. Sign-off - Learn more (00:33:03)