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A podcast for the dreamers and the revolutionaries who believe in a world and a life driven by passion, purpose and connection. A connection with ourselves, our communities, and of course, our beautiful blue planet. I'm on a mission to learn and share from those who are nourishing the seed of a more conscious, compassionate, and sustainable world.
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We continue our conversation with interdisciplinary scientist Dr. Brock Bergseth to discuss avoiding burnout, making authentic connections, framing our perceptions and how to empower ourselves with the magic of life. Listen to hear about philosophy, a little bit of science, and a whole lot of goodness!______________________________________________________________________Episode Highlights:[07:46] Avoiding burnout [15:51] How do you stay flexible in career trajectories, when you’re not su...
On this episode we share the knowledge and work of Dr. Simon Foale, a marine scientist and anthropology professor at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. Growing up in the Solomon Islands, he always had a love of the ocean, but it was only when he recognized the importance of traditional ecological knowledge that he started wandering into the anthropology realm. We discuss capitalism, neoliberalism, inequality, and the roots of the environmental, social, and political issues we cur...
We love friends supporting friends! Dylan shares his experience on working towards his passion of starting his own non-profit based on diving and citizen science where local community members can contribute to reef resilience in Oahu, Hawaii through monitoring and restoration efforts. We also take the time to discuss how the context of Hawaii and local ecological knowledge plays an important role in his initiative. We touch on failures, timing, and having a good team. Enjoy!____________...
These days with social media showing us pictures and videos of wilderness adventures and unbelievable animal interactions, everyone wants to be a content creator. I mean, the perks have to be great right? When you work in media, there's a lot of competition, which means there's a lot of rejection, but when you find your niche - thats when it all comes into alignment. This episode we get a bit more into the technical details of how to make it in the filmmaking world as we chat with Harriet Spa...
This episode is a bit of a switch up! Instead of having a conversation with someone else, Aliya takes the opportunity to share and dive into her current state of mind after taking a little trip away to restore and reflect on everything going on in life. We start the episode with a poem on change and how to find meaning in our lives, which is touched on throughout the episode. We also discuss the concept of leisure as inspired by Jack Hodges or @dowatfeelsgood. Aliya discusses her reflections ...
Aliya chats with supervisor and mentor Dr. Brock Bergseth, a DECRA research fellow at James Cook University and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. An interdisciplinary conservation scientist, Brock bridges the domains of marine biology and human behavior to help bolster conservation outcomes. He’s also a man driven by his passion and love for the outdoors, hunting, and self-development. His unique take on being a scientist is inspiring for anyone who feels boxed in by their ...
Aliya chats with Krystina Jarvis, an inspiring friend that she met during her time in undergrad. After completing a zoology degree at The Ohio State University, Krystina pursued a Master’s in conservation biology where she discovered the world of zero-waste. Join to learn how and why her focus of conservation shifted from large-scale research science to a focus on sustainable living for individuals.Krystina shares with us the basic concepts of the zero waste movement and why it became her big...
Aliya connects with her dear friend and fellow recent marine biology graduate Matt who sheds light on how lockdown helped illuminate an idea that he hopes to now manifest into reality. Marrying the lessons from his aquaculture course and his passion for food and the connections it brings, he envisions creating a farm to table homestead that will be “a lifelong project”. They get candid about shifting away from the academic science world, being brutally honest with ourselves, and how to ...
How do you find the intersection between storytelling and beautiful imagery while supporting yourself ($$) and the Earth? Arisa Yoon sits down to share with us her path from her environmental science degree to brand photographer and creative director. With an ethos of “empowering others to care about the planet and themselves,” Arisa aims to create branding strategies that foster a deeper connection to our planet. Though she was not immediately successful, she shares how she stayed focus...
![[the microdocean] Plastic Free Week 4: Strengthen your voice and microplastics in the ocean with Dr. Marina Santana](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vtca2cme1mebgt5drynkc8j8664u?.jpg "[the microdocean] Plastic Free Week 4: Strengthen your voice and microplastics in the ocean with Dr. Marina Santana")
It’s our final week of a month of refusing single-use plastic and decreasing our reliance on plastics ! Thank you all so much for participating, and I hope you all come back to these episodes whenever you want to take on a challenge to reduce your reliance on plastic. This week we try to Strengthen our Voice: that means educating ourselves about the issue we are trying to combat. This means finding a topic that interests you, and just spending some time this week educating yourself about...
![[the microdOcean] Plastic Free Week 3: Caring for community and the impact of plastic chemicals on turtle health with Caitlin Smith](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/27e9fx2iwkqprsbnxi92k48232y4?.jpg "[the microdOcean] Plastic Free Week 3: Caring for community and the impact of plastic chemicals on turtle health with Caitlin Smith")
We are halfway through Plastic Free July and I'm so proud of all of you!! I'm so excited you've been keeping up with these episodes, and I hope you've learned a few things and are eager to expand your plastic awareness beyond yourself this week, because it's all about caring for our community. Additionally we speak to Caitlin Smith, a PhD student at University of Sunshine Coast using biomonitoring tools to study the impacts of chemical exposure and toxicity on turtle health due to plastic ing...
![[the microdOcean] Plastic Free Week 2: Quick fixes and greenwashing with Krystina Jarvis](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lf4p26nkas0hmumpk754bu8ksf07?.jpg "[the microdOcean] Plastic Free Week 2: Quick fixes and greenwashing with Krystina Jarvis")
Welcome back to the second week of Plastic Free July and our new episode series!We hope you're joining us to keep going on your Plastic Free July Journey. In this episode we reflect on last week's tasks, and how it feels to start becoming aware of how much plastic is in our lives. Our topic for this week is about greenwashing, how to break up with Amazon, and how to better critically think about our products with our friend and sustainability homegirl Krystina Jarvis from A Drop in the Ocean ...
![[the microdOcean] Plastic Free July Week 1: reusables and what the heck is plastic](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/spj1qbomta80hpo3gc6tjjpagnxp?.jpg "[the microdOcean] Plastic Free July Week 1: reusables and what the heck is plastic")
Welcome to the first episode of our new shorter format episode series! The microdOcean aims to communicate information on marine science, species, and sustainability topics. And what better way to start it out than with a month-long challenge, and new microdOcean episodes every week?!Plastic Free July was founded by what is now the Plastic Free Foundation, and aims to challenge participants to spend the most refusing the use of single-use plastics. We hope that by providing you with a bit mor...
How do we move forward in a globalized world that seems to rejects genuine connections, embraces broken systems, and is on the brink of ecological destruction? If you’re like me, you may not have a clear vision of what our lives or the future holds…but you do have an intuitive belief and hope in what it could be. This is the moment to embrace and fight for a life driven by purpose, passion, and connection. A connection with ourselves, our communities, and of course, our beautiful blue pl...
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