Metaphorigins
For lovers of reading, writing, science and general communication. This podcast will aim at acknowledging the origins of metaphors/idioms and the importance of effective scientific communication. My ambition is to spread knowledge on how we articulate concepts and the creative aspect of diction. Most episodes will focus on the origins of expressions, words of high regard, and the meaning behind them. This can overall allow us to acknowledge that words have just as much power as actions. As another aspect to this podcast, I will also speak about the importance of science communication in modern day, whether to the scientific community or to the public. Science communication is essential to inspire the next generation, guide societal discourse, and solve the problems we face today collaboratively and efficiently.
Episodes
Connect with guest Guillaume Thuéry via LinkedIn: @gthuery
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:28 - Segment 1: The Odd Contest (Short Story)
- 11:34 - Segment 2: The Origin of "With Flying Colours" (Metaphor History)
- 21:31 - Segment 3: Grant Panels (Communication Topic)
- 38:11 - Segment 4: Talk With Guillaume Thuéry (Guest Interview)
Description
I sail through ominous seas of “With Flying Colours”, anchoring o...
Connect with guest Rachna Gowlikar via Instagram: @hempresearchgram
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:10 - Segment 1: The Mean Machine (Short Story)
- 13:27 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Poetic Justice" (Metaphor History)
- 27:40 - Segment 3: Trust in Science (Communication Topic)
- 44:23 - Segment 4: Talk With Rachna Gowlikar (Guest Interview)
Description
I solve the case surrounding the origin to "Poetic Justice", influenc...
Connect with guest TJ Mathuloe via LinkedIn: @TJMathuloe
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:13 - Segment 1: Rorschach The Rotten (Short Story)
- 14:58 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Turn A Blind Eye" (Metaphor History)
- 27:00 - Segment 3: Ethics in Science (Communication Topic)
- 41:33 - Segment 4: Talk With TJ Mathuloe (Guest Interview)
Description
I rotate the perspectives of “Turn A Blind Eye”, navigating centu...
Connect with guest Mel Hoover via Instagram: @TheWeirdCreative
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:24 - Segment 1: Apple or Chocolate? (Short Story)
- 10:11 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Go Viral" (Metaphor History)
- 23:23 - Segment 3: Influencer Culture (Communication Topic)
- 40:48 - Segment 4: Talk With Mel Hoover (Guest Interview)
Description
I cough out some insights on "Go Viral", finding the origins to this goal of mil...
Connect with me via LinkedIn: @kjbmercurio
Follow me via my website
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 03:55 - Segment 1: PhD Reflections
- 19:01 - Segment 2: PhD Relationships
Description
As a memoir of probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to do (so far) in my life, I reflect on why I decided to do a PhD when science wasn’t a genuine interest of mine in early life, and what relationships I fost...
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Connect with guest Helena Hartmann via Twitter: @helenahhartmann
Follow the Science & Fiction project via their website
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 02:11 - Segment 1: The Meteor Rise (Short Story)
- 09:18 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Once Upon A Time" (Metaphor History)
- 22:30 - Segment 3: Storytelling Science (Communication Topic)
- 34:00...
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Connect with guest Siddharth Kankaria via Twitter: @SiddhrthKnkaria
Follow the SciCommSci Club on their website
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:06 - Segment 1: Zima Red (Short Story)
- 11:18 - Segment 2: The Origin of "State of the Art" (Metaphor History)
- 22:30 - Segment 3: Social Justice (Communication Topic)
- 35:36 - Segment 4: Talk With S...
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Connect with guest Sophie Elschner via Twitter: @SophieElschner
Find out more about her career path via her website
Check out her webcomic "psychoSoph" online via the website
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:05 - Segment 1: Honour or Manure, Peera? (Short Story)
- 09:24 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Onomatopoeia" (Metaphor History)
- 22:11 -...
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Connect with guest Alex Cloherty via Twitter: @alexgoesviral
Check out her blog "Microbial Mondays" via her website
See her winning FameLab International Heat Video on YouTube
Follow the TOPX network initiatives via Twitter @TOPXNetwork
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 02:20 - Segment 1: Edison 2.0 (Short Story)
- 12:28 - Segment 2: The...
Providing a quick update on life and Season 5 of Metaphorigins coming in May 2023. I also wanted to share that my short story called "The Climate Solution", part of a series of writing pieces under the Scalene Writing project, was published in the Canadian journal Health Science Inquiry (out of the University of Toronto). In this floating episode, I perform one of my favourite poems I've written that was in this story, “Binar...
Compiled all the best lines from Season Four!
Website: https://www.kjbmercurio.com/metaphorigins
Timestamps
- 00:00 - S4E1 - Sinister Surprises & The Podcasting Meta With Megan Hanlon (PhD)
- 09:54 - S4E2 - Vulnerable Vests & Personal Blogs With Patrick Taylor (PhD)
- 23:00 - S4E3 - Intact Illustrations & SciComm Infographics With Laura Finnegan (PhD Student)
- 34:30 - S4E4 - Countering Counters & Citizen Scie...
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Connect with guest Namrata Iyer via Twitter: @namu_r9
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 04:14 - Segment 1: Mentorship (Communication Topic)
- 30:14 - Segment 2: Talk With Namrata Iyer (Guest Interview)
Description
I cannonball straight into the nuances of mentorship and how personal experience has shaped irregular perceptions of this parti...
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Connect with guest Oisin Joyce via LinkedIn: @oisincjoyce
Check out Irish Green Labs via their website
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:15 - Segment 1: Three Bears Wood (Short Story)
- 11:21 - Segment 2: The Origin of "The Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side" (Metaphor History)
- 22:47 - Segment 3: Research Sustainability (Communication...
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Connect with guest Martin Sutton via Instagram: @marty_sutton
Check out The Papa Zitas via their website and YouTube
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:14 - Segment 1: Climate Inaction (Short Story)
- 10:34 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Like A Broken Record" (Metaphor History)
- 20:02 - Segment 3: Hit Song Science (Communication Topic)
- 29:32 - Seg...
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Connect with guest Amanda Bentley-DeSousa via Twitter: @abentleydesousa
Check out Shawn Ferguson's Lab at Yale via their website
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:07 - Segment 1: Slap Shot (Short Story)
- 08:59 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Shoot For The Moon" (Metaphor History)
- 15:28 - Segment 3: Canadian Vs. American Research Institutes (Com...
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Connect with guest Tiffany Lee via LinkedIn: @TiffanyLee
Check out her lovely cats on their very own Instagram: @ollie_n_missy
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:07 - Segment 1: Cuttlefish (Short Story)
- 10:21 - Segment 2: The Origin of "First World" (Metaphor History)
- 20:08 - Segment 3: Political Correctness (Communication Topic)
- 32:53 - Seg...
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Connect with guest Elizabeth Walden via Twitter: @ewaldenscience
Check out the Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology (OISB): @oisb_ibso
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 02:17 - Segment 1: Work-Life Balance (Communication Topic)
- 24:36 - Segment 2: Talk With Elizabeth Walden (Guest Interview)
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Connect with guest Cassidy Swanston via Twitter: @scicommcassidy
Check out the SciComm School Podcast and the Pelling Lab!
Check out Pulsar Collective on their website!
Check out Water Rangers and join their citizen science projects!
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 00:59 - Segment 1: The Wheelbarrow (Short Story)
- 09:23 - Segment 2: T...
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Connect with guest Laura Finnegan via Instagram: @laurakfinnegan
Check out her website to personally support and ask for quotes!
Support Fighting Blindness charity based in Ireland!
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:00 - Segment 1: Literary Currency (Short Story)
- 09:55 - Segment 2: The Origin of "A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words" (M...
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Connect with guest Patrick Taylor via Twitter: @paddyktaylor
Check out his SciComm blog 27000 Hours!
Follow the Saturna Marine Research & Education Society (SIMRES)!
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:02 - Segment 1: The Next Species (Short Story)
- 07:40 - Segment 2: The Origin of "Wearing Your Heart On Your Sleeve" (Metaphor History...
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