Offspring Magazine

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  • This podcast series is brought to you by the Science Communication and Magazine Working Groups of the Max Planck Society PhD network. We want to make the process of getting a doctorate more transparent and raise awareness about possible career opportunities for doctoral researchers inside and outside of academia. We discuss topics of Open Science and research assessment, diversity and EO in science and academia, scientific research, and other PhD matters. Follow us on Twitter @MPPhdnetPodcast.
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  • #5-12 - Investigating the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis - ft. Dr. Marianna Cortese

    #5-12 - Investigating the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis - ft. Dr. Marianna Cortese
    Feb 7 2025

    In this episode, Marcel interviews Dr. Marianna Cortese, a senior research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the US. Dr. Cortese is an expert in the epidemiology of the autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In 2022, she co-first-authored a landmark study revealing that infection with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) increases the risk of developing MS 32-fold — a breakthrough in understanding the disease’s causes. She discusses the key findings, their broader implications, and the dream of one day eradicating MS.


    Learn more about Dr. Marianna Cortese’s work at:

    https://hsph.harvard.edu/profile/marianna-cortese/



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    Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

    Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus

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    57 mins
  • #5-11 - The tragic story of Mileva Marić-Einstein -ft. Dr. Pauline Gagnon

    #5-11 - The tragic story of Mileva Marić-Einstein -ft. Dr. Pauline Gagnon
    Nov 15 2024

    In this episode Juli talks to Pauline Gagnon, a particle physicist who has done a lot of research on Mileva Marić and has made it her mission to make her story more known. Pauline presents evidence that shows that it is very likely that she significantly contributed to the scientific breakthroughs that Albert Einstein is credited for. Due to various tragic circumstances, she was denied the credit and renown that her husband got. Pauline and Juli also discuss the destinies of other female scientists who lived around the same time as Mileva Marić and question the image of „the lone genius“.


    You can find more information on Mileva Marić on Pauline’s website:

    https://paulinegagnon3.wixsite.com/boson-in-winter/mileva-maric-einstein



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    For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.

    Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog

    Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

    Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • #5-10 - Science Policy - ft. Alessandro Coatti

    #5-10 - Science Policy - ft. Alessandro Coatti
    Oct 25 2024
    In this episode, Marcel interviews Alessandro Coatti who works as a Senior Science Policy Officer in the UK. They speak about Alessandro’s career trajectory, his work within the Royal Society of Biology, and science policy more generally. Feel free to contact Alessandro Coatti on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-coatti-mrsb Some intro readings on science policy Top 20 things politicians need to know about science (Guardian) Top 20 things scientists need to know about policy-making (Guardian) Policy: Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims (Nature) Scientists and politics? (Science) Why must scientists become more ethically sensitive than they used to be? (Science) The science–policy interface (Science) Policy: The art of science advice to government (Nature) Give evidence to a select committee (UK Parliament) Parliament for Researchers - how to write for a parliamentary audience (UK Parliamentary Office for Science) Making sense of science in policy and politics - Part 1: An introduction to The Honest Broker Framework What makes an academic paper useful for health policy? By Professor Chris Whitty. Link Principle of evidence synthesis. Link Books: Ian Boyd, Science and Politics (Hatchards) Short course: Wellcome Connecting Science - Science Policy: Improving the Uptake of Research into UK Policy (2023 edition, which I helped organise). The next course will take place in 2025. Remember to follow us on: X: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de. Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!
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    55 mins

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