From Scheherazade to Urania, a modern muse for astronomy
Media appearances, podcasts and news features
Media appearances, podcasts and news features
Features
Featured as Modern Muse for Astronomy by cultural magazine Postscript in its Reinvention issue, which deconstructs mythological muses and reimagines our sources of inspiration through modern interpretations as women of colour.
Read The Invention IssueInterviewed by Dubai-based Alroeya Newspaper صحيفة الرؤية to comment on the role of the UAE's Hope Mars probe, first Arab interplanetary mission, in advancing our knowledge of the Red Planet and inspiring the Arab youth to take up STEM education.
Watch the videoOn re-weaving Scheherazade's story in Cambridge, the article describes the inspiration behind She Speaks Science and is a shout-out to every Lebanese woman who aspires to blaze a trail.
Read The Article“Capitalism has reached stratospheric heights” was one of my laments in this interview on the commodification of the night sky with artificial commercially-branded constellations and the escalating mess of space debris.
Read The articleFeature in Cambridge University News on the global network of STEM ambassadors that I put forward to the United Nations to encourage women and girls into science.
Read The ArticleFeature as one of the Cambridge trailblazing scientists, for International Women's Day 2019.
Read The articlePodcasts
On how I bring together space science, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Listen to podcastWith Alexandra Ciobotaru on being a scientist, taking up space and positive self-identity around STEM.
Listen to podcastWith Peju Adebajo and Sara Hasan on women empowerment and designing a better future.
Get on the winning sideWith Suzie Thorpe on my successes and failures in science and gender advocacy.
Listen to some wavesWith Mat Russell on struggles, stellar music and raison d'être of She Speaks Science.
Listen to space storiesWith Park Howell on our stellar origins and communicating science with story.
Listen to podcastOn mentorship, my work with the UN and the importance of giving back.
Listen to podcastConsultant on space science and storytelling. Helped innovative businesses bring space science into their products, services and even marketing strategies.
Founder and Executive Director of She Speaks Science. I also lead entrepreneurship education programmes at Cambridge Judge Business School.
“Words are events. They do things, change things”. I speak on astrophysics, entrepreneurship, STEM, education and storytelling so that things can change (for the better!).
My research contributed to the understanding of how stars live and evolve, chemically enrich their Galaxies, and interact with nearby companions.
Profiled in media including BBC Future, Room Space Journal and various podcasts. Featured as "Modern Muse for Astronomy" by London magazine Postscript.