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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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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 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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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 […]
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What is it like to teach science to children? | SHE-ensya What’s It Like Series
Hello Science Fans! I believe science should be taught to children. Science as a process cultivates curiosity. It creates a way of thinking that is objective and unbiased. As a process, it helps children form opinions on their own, and not take other people’s perspectives at face value, or ignore it altogether. It also create […]
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Why do we wear makeup? | SHE-ensya Why Series
Hello Science Fans! We just had the 2021 Ms. Universe pageant this week! And for a few moments, the world gave a collective sigh of relief that beauty can still exist in our problematic planet. There is much to be said about beauty pageants, and the concept of beauty. But earlier this week, I saw […]
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What is it like to be a Filipina STEM professional overseas? | SHE-ensya What’s It Like Series
Hello Science Fans! Did you know that the Filipino people could actually be the largest diasporic community in the world? This means a lot of us have travelled out of the country, and settled in various countries all over the planet. Our science professionals form a significant portion of these overseas Filipino community, and it […]
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