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Education & Advocacy

Science Starts with Curiosity. It Survives with Advocacy.

Know the Rules

Science Policy 101

Science policy decides what gets funded, what gets studied, and what gets shelved. Most researchers never engage with it, not because they can't, but because nobody told them how it works.

Federal science funding flows through NIH, NSF, and the Department of Energy, and Congress reshuffles priorities every single year

Each agency governs a different corner of science, knowing which one affects your work is where policy engagement begins

Science policy decisions get made whether or not researchers are in the room, your absence doesn't pause the process

From finding your representative to AAAS advocacy workshops, this page maps out exactly where to start

Spark It Early

Classroom Science

The best science lessons don't come from textbooks. They come from the experiment that almost worked, the question nobody expected, and the student who stays behind just to try it one more time.

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Hands-on experiments from bubble geometry to electromagnetism, no marathon prep, no specialist equipment required

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The web's best STEM resources, handpicked and organised so you spend less time searching and more time teaching

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Math games and puzzles that don't feel like math, built for classrooms where engagement matters as much as the answer

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Practical tips for turning a failed experiment into the best lesson of the week

Widen the Room

Diversity & Inclusion in STEM

Good science needs good ideas, and good ideas don't all come from the same kind of person. It covers who gets left out of STEM, why it happens, and what actually helps.

Women hold nearly half the U.S. workforce but only 27% of STEM jobs, a gap that starts long before college

Black, Native American, and Hispanic students remain sharply underrepresented in science and engineering degrees, and the numbers haven't moved much

LGBTQ+ scientists face harassment at higher rates than their peers, often forcing a choice between being out and being safe at work

Real stories from scientists who didn't take the straight path, and a list of ways to move the needle

Podcast

Reforming Academia

Academia has given us brilliant science, and some deeply broken systems. Hosted by Chloe Kirk, PhD and Victoria Godieva, PhD, this is the podcast that says the quiet parts out loud.

I share how I use online platforms responsibly not just to post research, but to build trust, start meaningful conversations, and make science approachable for everyone.

Every episode is a conversation you won't find in any lecture hall, honest, unfiltered, and long overdue

From the publish-or-perish trap to the mental health crisis no one talks about, nothing is off the table

New episodes drop every other Friday, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube

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