Explore The Space

"Personal journeys are compelling & people respond to them because they see themselves" Sarafina Nance is a graduate student in Astrophysics at UC-Berkeley who is incredibly skilled at sharing her life's journey with passion, clarity, & honesty. We discuss her discovery of a supernova, dealing with entrenched sexism and misogyny in academia, her transparency around her BRCA + journey, and gaining confidence in doing all of this work. Please subscribe and rate Explore The Space on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download podcasts. Email feedback or ideas to mark@explorethespaceshow.com Follow on Twitter @ETSshow, Instagram @explorethespaceshow Key Learnings 1. On finding a supernova(!!!) and how to celebrate the event 2. Current state of being a woman in the sciences. 3. Dealing with entrenched racism and misogyny in academia & the profound negative impact it has 4. How do institutions deal with feedback and how the toxic power structure is so fatiguing and dangerous 5. Where Sarafina's enthusiasm com