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Equivalent Too

Dr. Shini Somara

Equivalent Too is a podcast for minorities in STEM. Its a place to discuss issues faced by those who are under represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, whether that be for reasons of gender, race, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, physical ability. All are welcome to normalise the barriers encountered by being differences, so that we can indeed make a positive difference through our differences.

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26:43

Innervation: S3 Episode 7 Be Fearless

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2022/09/06

5 years later and I still have weekly conversations with incredible women in STEM. why, because it keeps me humble and grateful as a human being. This conversation was no different. It took a sudden twist when I learned that she had lost her Dad. My own Dad has been such a massive influence in my own life. He has probably been at the core of all my life decisions, some positively driven and some driven by a little bit of resentment. This conversation reminded me that we all go through challenges,

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53:56

Innervation S3: Episode 6 I hear you

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2022/08/30

I grew up watching Maggie Philbin on Tomorrow's World, the stories she covered on this iconic BBC science and tech magazine show, were the core of many family discussion at the dinner table, about pie in the eye tech that would be part of our future. All of these ideas came true and now Maggie has turned her attention to inspiring diversity into science and technology through teenagers! She offers a fresh and alternative perspective to encouraging and supporting people into STEM, and over 40 years

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37:21

Innervation: S3 Episode 5 Where you’re meant to Be

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2022/07/26

In this conversation we talk about striving to achieve it all and get realistic about the challenges and sacrifices involved in ticking all of the boxes as a woman in engineering and STEM. Its amazing how the first few years of our lives shape the rest of our futures too!

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Innervation S3: Episode 4 Bring Unique

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2022/07/19

UNIQ+ research internships are designed to provide students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds who are ordinarily resident in the UK, with the opportunity to experience postgraduate study. Dr. Tom Crawford (mathematician/fluid dynamicist), Dr. Sagida Bibi (immunologist) and I get together on a panel to talk about our experiences doing doctorates. Its a 90-min chat, where we take questions from the audience. The sound is not great on this recording, but I wanted to be able to share

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49:05

Innervation: S3 Ep 3 Your Difference is Your Power

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2022/07/12

This conversation gets really honest about under representation in STEM and life. We open up about cultural differences and navigating being different! This conversation offers so much solution, but also gets raw about the problems. This episode is an eye-opener to mental well-being and empowerment.

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52:57

Innervation: S3 Ep 2 Persistence is Key

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2022/07/05

It’s so inspiring meeting young women who have a strong drive and ambition to build careers in STEM. Thendral Kamal is one of those women. She is so focussed on becoming the first Indian woman on Mars, that she is leaving no stone unturned in getting there. Not only is she an aerospace engineering student, but she is also so knowledgeable about NASA, that one would think that she already works there. If you are feeling a bit lack lustre about your own path in life, listen to this episode and it

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49:50

Innervation: S3 Ep 1 Input / Output

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2022/06/28

She is an engineer through and through. She sees the world through an engineering lens. Totally head led, totally, rational and loving protocol, because it allows her to think outside of the box and solve problems - like all great engineers do. She’s a mechanical engineer and more, who believes in the power of repeatability. Practice is key, which she applies to all multi-dimensions of herself. Nika is such an interesting person and is a great speaker - I highly recommend this conversation, for a

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28:25

Innervation: S2 Episode 51 Dependent on No One

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2022/06/21

Watch out boys, girls are increasing in empowerment. We want independence and don’t want to have to rely or report to men. Its time to level up to what women bring to the table! Prachi Gupta was raised in India, a place where women are still assumed to have a subordinate role to men, but the young women of India are starting to find this mentality completely unacceptable to them and in this conversation, we hear what they are doing about it through STEM…

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Innervation: S2 Ep 50 I am my own Cheerleader

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2022/06/14

Anete Dowling is passionate about machine learning, especially when applied to social robotics. She works hard and pushes herself to be the best she can be in this field. At the same time, she has also been blessed with good looks because she is also a fashion model. I have a chat with her about doing these seemingly contrasting jobs and I find her attitude towards her work really refreshing and really current for our times. Why should any of us try and squeeze ourselves into pigeon holes, when

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29:40

Innervation: S2 Episode 49 No One is Better

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2022/06/07

Chloe Sales is truly inspiring. Our conversation contained so many mic-drop moments because she has clearly done a lot of soul-searching. Her early 20’s were hard as she muddled around figuring out what to do. However, she has surely found her groove with work as a welder, and discovered a treasure trove of confidence, resilience and strength of character. I need to listen to the episode on a regular basis, there are so many gems of wisdom her. It really is true that out of darkness comes

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Innervation: S2 Ep 48 Make the most of each Day

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2022/05/31

Michi Benthaus has been through a lot and that has only made her stronger and more determined to chase after the things she really wants in life. She wants a career in space and despite not feeling like the brightest mathematician and physicist, she is nevertheless fascinated by the industry. Michi knows that successful careers are determined by hardworking and persistence and using these traits that she has in abundance combined with the fact that she is unique in the field of aerospace, she will

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Innervation: S2 Ep 47 Self-Supportive

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2022/05/24

Jessica Gagan could be my sister, in the way she thinks, the way she approaches life and how determined and focussed she is to live her best life. I learned so much from my conversation with her this week. She is so strong and confident about what she wants in life, and I think that is where I was truly inspired. Jessica doesn’t apologise for being beautiful, as well as brainy. On top of that she is so humble. Yet, her humility keeps her grounded, whilst her education in Aerospace Engineering

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Innervation: S2 Ep 46 Use your Difference

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2022/05/17

Shrouk is so many things as well as being a badass electronics engineer. Before even speaking a word she inspires people by just being Shrouk. She doesn’t fit into a norm and that is was is so fascinating and empowering for others. We discuss being different. Multi-dimensional and determine to expand the public perception of engineer. We didn’t have much time to speak, but we covered a lot of revealing ground, in my my honest conversation on eSTEAMd yet.

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Innervation: S2 Episode 45 Be You

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2022/05/10

Kristin really is the future of engineering. She has so much enthusiasm for problem solving, but more interestingly, she has so much confidence in just being herself. She doesn't have that outdated attitude of apologising for being female, awkwardness for being multi-talented or shyness for being different from her mostly male peers. With that attitude comes success. She wants others to excel, as well as herself. She wants a world that is full of equal opportunities for all, and I believe she will

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Innervation: S2 Ep 44 Finding the Right Path for You

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2022/05/03

Dr. Samanatha Micklewright is a clinical scientist and mechanical engineer. She has spent many years studying to collect 2 Masters, and a PhD, purely to secure her dream job. In now working for the NHS she gets to exercise her engineering and clinical skills simultaneously. To me, her story is one of dedication and commitment to applying her intrinsic talents and skills. She's a multi-dimensional person, who cares about helping others and every choice and decision she has made about her career has

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Innervation: S2 Ep 43 Flipping Things on Their Head

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2022/04/26

Bethany Cousins forms part of the future of manufacturing. Manufacturing is an exciting industry for young, keen intelligent people like her, because we are in the midst of an Industrial Revolution 4.0. The UK once used to be global leaders in manufacturing, but in order to stay as global leaders manufacturing has to go digital. Bethany talks about her need to stay ahead of the curve and how her work is all about flipping things on their head.

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Innervation: S2 Ep 42 I did it and it Works!

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2022/04/19

Tillie works in very extreme conditions. She is a Marine engineer on board Agulhas, the research ship that found Sir Ernest Shackleton's lost Antarctic Explorer in the Weddell Sea earlier this year. The wreck was located over 3400m down on the sea floor and temperatures were harsh and bitter at almost minus 20 degrees centigrade. Tillie speaks about her marine engineering work, love of fixing things and making them work and what it is like being so far away from home and her loved ones and how it is

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48:18

Innervation: S2 Ep 41 Show them what you are Capable Of

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2022/04/12

Kate Todd-Davis is really smart. Not because she always got great grades at school and was very academic, but because she decided to take an apprenticeship route into aerospace engineering. She is part of the future of manufacturing and now has an engineering degree, loads of industrial work experience and no student debt. It’s inspiring hearing her story and learning from someone so switched on to their future and the future of how things will be made in the UK.

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Innovation: S2 Ep 40 Outside the Box

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2022/04/05

Michelle Hicks in a Chartered Civil Engineer, specialising in designing and building theme parks. Theme parks have been a passion of hers ever since she was a kid. What I find inspiring about her story is a logical and rational approach to providing people with fun and unforgettable experiences. She has an incredible job of brining many talents within engineering together, with the aim of enhancing our wellbeing and ability to escape the day-to-day rigmarole of life through cutting-edge

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Innervation: S2 Ep39 Make, Build, Break

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2022/03/29

Nikita is extremely transparent and open about coming from a very orthodox South East Asia family and how that coincided with her ambitions to make an impact in the field of artificial intelligence. We talk about the dilemmas faced in pursuing an education and career as a woman, who is expected to become a wife. Its not easy coming from such a patriarchal culture - we boost each other's confidence in these matters as well as talk about Nikita's significant contributions to the field of electricity

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