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What is the Real Impact of Covid-19 on the Environment? | SHE-ensya Lecture Series (Environment)
Hello Science Fans! How are you? We have been experiencing the longest community quarantines in the world, and the Covid-19 pandemic has continued its onslaught. With limited mobility, are truly seeing clearer skies because of lessened pollution? Are our beaches really cleaner because of a smaller number of tourists? Is the environment really getting better […]
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Just a quick break, it’s been more than a year after all!
Hello Science Fans! Will be taking a quick break in making a new video this week to re-charge our creative juices! Will (hopefully) be back next week for more science goodness! For now, maybe you can help your resident Filipina scientist? Could you send in suggestions for future topics for discussion? Type it in the […]
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Health foods that Hurt the Planet | SHE-ensya Lecture Series (Environment)
Hello Science Fans! Have you heard that being healthy can also be helpful to the planet? This is generally true, but there are health fads that actually help destroy the environment. In this video, we pull back the curtain and show the truth about some health fads that actually hurt our planet more. We talk […]
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Why is LGBTQ+ representation important in the STEM community? | SHE-ensya Why and What’s It Like Series
Hello Science Fans! The celebration of Pride Month is a protest — it’s a call-to-action for recognition and respect of the existence of the gender spectrum. In this video, we look at the science and the data that indicates the existence of a sex and gender spectrum in our species. We also look at why […]
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What is it like to study STEM during a global pandemic? | SHE-ensya What’s It Like Series
Hello Science Fans! Ever since the global lockdowns, a lot of us have been stuck at home. We are now braving a strange new world, where a lot of things — including learning — must adjust to maintain our safety. In this video, we look at the reasons why education must still continue, despite existing […]
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What is practical genetics? | SHE-ensya Lecture Series (Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Hello Science Fans! The study of genetics can be intimidating. It also seems like something that is done in the lab but not in practical “real world” scenarios. In this video, we discuss how genetics and molecular biology principles can be used to solve real-life problems. We look at technologies used to help farmers, fishers, […]
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What is it like to study the unseen world of Microbiology? | SHE-ensya What’s It Like Series
Hello Science Fans! Our imagination is often captured by the stars, but I believe the unseen world around and within as is equally as captivating. There are millions of unseen organisms living around us, in uncountable forms and features. In this video, we look at the history and importance of the study of organisms too […]
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How Science Has Gone Wrong | SHE-ensya Special
Hello Science Fans! What can we do when the world turns upside down? Sadly, science doesn’t always have the answer. And there are times when science itself, or its users and doers, have done extensive wrong — perhaps even evil — to the world. We’ve tackled monsters in this channel, and how our psyche has […]
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What is it like to study the stars? | SHE-ensya What’s It Like Series
Hello Science Fans! Did you ever want to be an astronaut? That was my ultimate dream as a kid. Eventually, I fell in love with the spaces within our cells instead, but a part of me still wonders what it would have been like to study outer space instead. In this video, we look at […]
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What is it like to do Science Communication in the Philippines? | SHE-ensya What’s It Like Series
Hello Science Fans! To inspire the next generation to love science, we need role models from all walks of life. And we seem to have less personalities and icons that people know about in the field of STEM. It’s hard to look at ourselves as potential role models… But the thing is, sometimes we need […]