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Sophie Okolo

Science Sucks

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Leonardo DaVinci

Robert Ulrich

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Charly Evon Simpson

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Kimberly McCoy

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Happy new year!!  I hope you are well and safe during this time and you hopefully got some time to rest. These past few weeks have been rather crazy globally, so we are hoping it not s repeat in 2021. Away from the doom and gloom, this year promises to be another exciting year featuring many AfricansInSTEM. We hope you will be with us on the incredible journey ahead. Today, my guest is Sophie Okolo, a science writer who is originally from Nigeria and currently based in the United States. In this episode, we have a quick chat about goals vs. resolutions. Sophie tells us some of her goals for the year ahead as we reflect on the lessons learned from 2020. We then discuss her journey from being research to her transitioning into an area that allowed her to impact people by choosing to do a master's in public health. The decision helped her get into the work of aging and gave birth to her own award-winning website called global health aging. Recently, Sophie became a science writer for Forbes Science, which is an amazing accomplishment. She lets us know how that happened and gives tips and tricks to anyone interested. Tune in because to hear about all this and so much more.Twitter and Instagram: @sophieokolo; @GHealthAgingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophieaokolo/Website: https://globalhealthaging.org/Support the showFollow the show on:Twitter: @RootofscipodInstagram: @Rootofscipod YouTube: The Root Of The Science PodcastFacebook: The Root of The Science Podcast LinkedIn: The Root Of The Science PodcastWebsite 

Happy new year!!  I hope you are well and safe during this time and you hopefully got some time to rest. These past few weeks have been rather crazy globally, so we are hoping it not s repeat in 2021. Away from the doom and gloom, this year promises to be another exciting year featuring many AfricansInSTEM. We hope you will be with us on the incredible journey ahead. Today, my guest is Sophie Okolo, a science writer who is originally from Nigeria and currently based in the United States. In this episode, we have a quick chat about goals vs. resolutions. Sophie tells us some of her goals for the year ahead as we reflect on the lessons learned from 2020. We then discuss her journey from being research to her transitioning into an area that allowed her to impact people by choosing to do a master's in public health. The decision helped her get into the work of aging and gave birth to her own award-winning website called global health aging. Recently, Sophie became a science writer for Forbes Science, which is an amazing accomplishment. She lets us know how that happened and gives tips and tricks to anyone interested. Tune in because to hear about all this and so much more. Twitter and Instagram: @sophieokolo; @GHealthAging LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophieaokolo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophieaokolo/</a> Website: <a href="https://globalhealthaging.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://globalhealthaging.org/</a><a href="https://paypal.me/RootofSciPod?locale.x=en_US" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Follow the show on: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/RootofSciPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Rootofscipod</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rootofscipod/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Rootofscipod</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RootofSciPod?reload=9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Root Of The Science Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Root-of-The-Science-Podcast-100842372706467/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Root of The Science Podcast</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://za.linkedin.com/company/the-root-of-the-science-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Root Of The Science Podcast</a> <a href="https://rootofsciencepodcast.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>

EP 58: Sophie Okolo- Science Writer & Founder of Global Health Aging

Sophie Okolo (she/her) is a public health researcher and science writer. She writes about the latest health tech, dementia, ageism. She helps run The STEM Squad, an inclusive online community for women and non-binary folks in STEM.  In this episode, we give you a detailed guide on how to start your gig as a science writer! If you're even a little bit interested in science writing, this is the episode for you.  Tips: 1. Find a niche. 2. Write, write, write! 3. Find a mentor. Resources for new science writers: • Science Twitter! • Check out Bossed Up! Some articles include what to look for in a mentor and how to find one! • Pitch to Lady Science, Sister, Lateral Magazine, and Got Science Magazine. • Join the Massive Science Consortium • The Open Notebook offers a pitch database and tons of guides for beginner science writers. • Episode 6 of the pod, where I talked to science journalist Bianca Nogrady Where you can find Sophie! Twitter Website Join The STEM Squad: Facebook Group Twitter Instagram Website Incredible scientists I mentioned: Christine Liu (and Two Photon Art!) Michelle Barboza-Ramirez Raquel Nuno Melissa Cristina Márquez Support #InferiorinCanada, as we fundraise to get Angela Saini's Inferior into high schools across Canada! Check it out. You can find me (your host, Ive) on Twitter, Insta, and YouTube. Let's be friends! Any feedback on the show? Let us know on Twitter at @ScienceSucksPod.  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesucks/support

Sophie Okolo (<a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/she-her" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">she/her</a>) is a public health researcher and science writer. She writes about the latest health tech, dementia, ageism. She helps run The STEM Squad, an inclusive online community for women and non-binary folks in STEM.  In this episode, we give you a detailed guide on how to start your gig as a science writer! If you're even a little bit interested in science writing, this is the episode for you.  Tips: 1. Find a niche. 2. Write, write, write! 3. Find a mentor. Resources for new science writers: • Science Twitter! • Check out <a href="https://bossedup.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bossed Up</a>! Some articles include <a href="https://bossedup.org/3-types-of-mentors-you-need-to-succeed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">what to look for in a mentor</a> and <a href="https://bossedup.org/episode03/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">how to find one</a>! • Pitch to <a href="https://www.ladyscience.com/be-a-contributor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lady Science</a>, <a href="https://sisterstem.org/write/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sister</a>, <a href="http://www.lateralmag.com/contribute" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lateral Magazine</a>, and <a href="https://www.gotscience.org/become-a-writer-science-communication/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Got Science Magazine</a>. • Join the <a href="https://massivesci.com/consortium/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Massive Science Consortium</a> • <a href="https://www.theopennotebook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Open Notebook</a> offers a <a href="https://www.theopennotebook.com/pitch-database/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pitch database </a>and tons of <a href="https://www.theopennotebook.com/getting-started-in-science-journalism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">guides for beginner science writers</a>. • Episode 6 of the pod, where I talked to <a href="http://cfmu.ca/episodes/13513-science-sucks-episode-for-2019-03-04" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">science journalist Bianca Nogrady</a> Where you can find Sophie! <a href="https://twitter.com/sophieokolo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://soinspiredhealth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> Join The STEM Squad: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/stemsquad/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/theSTEMsquad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thestemsquad/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://thestemsquad.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> Incredible scientists I mentioned: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/christineliuart/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christine Liu</a> (and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/twophoton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Two Photon Art</a>!) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michellembarboza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michelle Barboza-Ramirez</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thespacegeologist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raquel Nuno</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melissacristinamarquez/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melissa Cristina Márquez</a> Support #InferiorinCanada, as we fundraise to get Angela Saini's <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553867/inferior-by-angela-saini/9780807010037/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inferior </a>into high schools across Canada! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBzS-z8T0Vo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check it out.</a> You can find me (your host, Ive) on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sciencewithive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,<a href="http://www.instagram.com/sciencewithive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Insta</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/c/IveVelikova" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. Let's be friends! Any feedback on the show? Let us know on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sciencesuckspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> at @ScienceSucksPod. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesucks/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesucks/support</a>

10. How To Get Into Science Writing (w/ Sophie Okolo)