144 | Vulnerable Dr. Caroline Wanjiku | Struggle of advancing career in science

The Vulnerable Scientist

Dr Caroline Wanjiku is an entomologist and currently an early-career postdoctoral researcher at Kemri welcome trust in Kilifi, Kenya. She recently obtained her PhD from Unversity of Pretoria, South Africa with a thesis titled "Biological traits, plant sugar feeding patterns and chemical ecology of Aedes aegypt". Caroline has a background in Biochemistry from Kenyatta University, Kenya.

Here are some of the resources she suggested from the podcast.

Books

Range: Why generalists triumph in a specialized world - David Epstein

Talking to strangers - Malcom Gladwell

Atomic habits - James Clear

Linchpin - Seth Godin

The blackdeath: The world's most devastating plague - Dorsey Amstrong (Audible)

Podcasts/YouTube channels

https://www.estherperel.com/podcast - How's work

https://lewishowes.com/sogpodcast/ - School of greatness

https://www.adelleonyango.com/legallycluelesspodcast

https://lisabilyeu.libsyn.com/ - Women of impact

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