The ScienDist: Career Thoughts Over Coffee

By Dr. Akram Al-Wahabi

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Welcome to The ScienDist – a podcast about careers, growth, and life. Whether you’re navigating academia, climbing the corporate ladder, or forging your own path, we’re here to share stories, insights, and advice to help you thrive. Join me as I chat with inspiring guests from all walks of life, exploring the twists and turns of career development, no matter where you live or what you do. Grab a coffee and let’s dive in!

Episode Date
Reading the Air: Life as a Half-Japanese Hospitality Worker with Sasha
Aug 07, 2025
Tattooing Pokémons with Lisa
Aug 07, 2025
Human Computer Interface Careers in a Nutshell with Bektur
Mar 14, 2025
Coincidence vs Planning a Career Move with Dr. Ayumi Koso
Mar 12, 2025
Career shift as a scientist with Dr. Adam Phillips
Feb 18, 2025
Chemistry and YouTube - Dr. Andrew Robertson
Feb 09, 2025
10 months of Post Doc in the US with Dr. Mahmoud
Feb 06, 2025
Podcasting about career growth
Feb 03, 2025
Preparing for career opportunities as a PhD researcher !!!
Oct 16, 2024
Growing teeth!? How far are we ? #40
Jun 18, 2024
Finding SciComm jobs in Japan #39
Jun 07, 2024
Hi, its been a while #38
Jun 07, 2024
I’m losing faith in humanity
Oct 20, 2023
037 PhD program for fat people???
Oct 06, 2023
036 Burnt out during PhD
Sep 30, 2023
035 Hypnosis, Bioactive Materials and Quitting Your PhD Program
Sep 25, 2023
034 The light at the end of the tunnel
Sep 08, 2023
033 The PhD Commandments
Aug 31, 2023
032 Food supplements and empty promises - Dr. Wanping AW
Jun 26, 2023
031 Evolution research - Dr. Thomas Hitchcock
Jun 19, 2023
030 Exploring authentic Japan through food - Dr. Wanping AW
May 26, 2023
029 The ScienDist X Tokyo Nerd Nite
May 08, 2023
028 - Iran to Japan, a PhD Journey - Dr. Shiva Jafarnia
Mar 31, 2023
027 In the US for the first time in 8 YEARS !
Mar 24, 2023
026 The ups and downs of PhD with Ms. Ria Chopra
Mar 06, 2023
025 The truth about Academia - Dr. Andy Stapleton
Feb 06, 2023
024 The Human side of research and Academia - Dr. Zulema Arias
Jan 23, 2023
024 No response from my PI, what do I do ?
Dec 19, 2022
023 Stealing Your Hard work!!!
Dec 12, 2022
022 When Art and Science merge - Ella Marushchenko
Dec 05, 2022
021 Getting Bullied into a PhD program?
Nov 28, 2022
020 How PhD changes you - Dr. Citra Kusumasari
Nov 21, 2022
019 Why am I broke? I have a PhD! doesn't that mean anything?
Nov 14, 2022
018 💩 positions - NO BS behind the scenes of Ph.D. Life
Nov 05, 2022
017 Communicating science with HipHop - Mr. Maynard Okereke (HipHop MD)
Oct 10, 2022
016 Why is Japan a dream place to work for civil engineers? - Dr. Mauro Simao
Sep 26, 2022
015 Dr. Sherif Adel - Balancing science and art
Sep 12, 2022
014 Dr. Thilina Heenatigala - From astronomy to science communication
Aug 15, 2022
013 Dr Maryam Alkubati - Letting go of machines (IT) to work with people (social studies)
Jul 18, 2022
012 Dr. Hani Al Shareif - From carpenting to cancer research
Jul 11, 2022
011 Dr. Rodi Abdalkader - Research with magic cells (iPSCs)
Jul 04, 2022
010 Dr. Eugene Shumilov - Harnessing Ai (Artificial Intelligence) ability to support dentists
Jun 27, 2022
009 Dr. Sari Jammo - The origins of funeral rituals and the importance of anthropology
Jun 20, 2022
008 Dr. Nezar Al-Hebshi - Humans having more micro organisms than cells/ research life: Yemen to US
Jun 13, 2022
007 Maha Mahyub - Helping find broken machines and a different perspective on post graduate studies
Jun 06, 2022
006 Dr. Christina El saaidi - Public health research, war, and learning from different cultures
May 30, 2022
005 Dr. Bektur Ryskeldiev - Science fiction related research and human cyborgs technology
May 17, 2022
004 Dr. Mahmoud Sayed - to stay or not to stay in the lab? - The ScienDist Interviews
May 12, 2022
003 SciComm Sunday - Mental Health and Burnout
May 07, 2022
002 How to prepare for your PhD in STEM? 5 (6) things I wish I knew before starting my PhD
May 03, 2022
001 SciComm Sunday - The future of dentistry is painless and digital
Apr 30, 2022
ScienDist Trailer
Apr 28, 2022
The Start of a new chapter: The ScienDist
Apr 25, 2022
Moved from the US to Japan to be a content creator with @masatanahashi (P.O.E.P. 006)
Aug 13, 2020
From comedy and comics to photography and directing with Marwan Imam (POEP 05)
Aug 10, 2020
Instagram isn't the only way with @makkusu.photo
May 15, 2020
The journey of a photographer with @_ippoippo_photography_ (P.O.E.P 004)
May 11, 2020
Cinematic street photography with @apolotary (P.O.E.P. 001)
May 03, 2020
Outdoor photography with @mccann_compositions (P.O.E.P. 002)
May 03, 2020
Cyberpunk vibe editing style with @albertoskytwins (P.O.E.P. 003)
May 02, 2020