Happy Holidays! In this episode, we are discussing practicing sustainability during the holidays, including why we should practice sustainability, as well as ways to be sustainable with holiday food, gifts, wrapping gifts, decor, and more! We hope you enjoy, and we will see you all again in the new year!

Please check out our previous sustainability episode and our previous gifting episode from last year:

1) Gifting https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FC3YKnVe0RhOGvgLtMqL5?si=68960ec2239d48aa

2) Sustainability

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BFbRm82LZQnVgbM6Sm0gW?si=4429f7029b184fa7

Sources:

https://onetreeplanted.org/blogs/stories/sustainable-holiday-ideas

https://moveforhunger.org/blog/ways-be-sustainable-during-holiday-season

https://sustainable.umn.edu/holiday

https://www.anspblog.org/green-sustainable-holiday-season/

https://unity.edu/articles/what-is-sustainability/

In this episode, we discuss our backgrounds in hiking, our favorite hikes, and some hiking and safety tips! We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

1. Your Safety in Mountain Lion Habitat - Point Reyes National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)
2. How to stay safe if you encounter a moose
3. https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/crampons-snow-ice-climbing.html
   

Hi all, this episode is a special one, as it is our 4th Podaversary (aka marking 4 years of publishing this podcasts)! In this episode, we talk about 3 remarkable women in STEM - Adele Goldberg, Barbara McClintock, and Beatrice Hicks. We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

1. https://www.extremenetworks.com/resources/blogs/women-who-changed-tech-dr-adele-goldberg
2. https://computerhistory.org/profile/adele-goldberg/
3. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1983/mcclintock/facts/
4. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Barbara-McClintock
5. https://blog.hmns.org/2015/02/wonder-women-of-stem-beatrice-alice-hicks-a-woman-ahead-of-her-time/
6. https://www.nae.edu/215725/BEATRICE-HICKS-19191979
7. https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/beatrice-a-hicks/
   

In this episode, we discuss the requirements for obtaining your PE license, the PE exam, and the PE application process. Shannon also discusses her own PE license journey! We hope you enjoy!

We have included a YouTube Channel that was particularly helpful with practice questions/explanations:

Series Introduction - Episode 0 | 52 PE Exam Problems in 52 Weeks - YouTube

Sources:

PE Exam | NCEES

Series Introduction - Episode 0 | 52 PE Exam Problems in 52 Weeks - YouTube

In this episode, we talk about The Match for medical residency programs, the timeline, materials needed, and an overview on how applicants and programs are "matched" together. We hope you enjoy! If you have any questions about the process, leave them in the question section below, or reach out to us directly!

In this episode, we discuss our experiences with field work and the manufacturing floor, problems when working in the field, and ways to improve the field work experience for women. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode, we introduce stormwater management, why it is important, permitting, standards for design, and stormwater infrastructure. We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

Urbanization and Stormwater Runoff | US EPA

Green Infrastructure Design and Implementation | US EPA

NPDES: Stormwater Best Management Practices, Stormwater Wetland (epa.gov)

6PPD-quinone | US EPA

In this episode, we discuss the benefits of sustainable architecture, its characteristics, as well as examples of sustainable architecture. We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

https://www.barker-associates.co.uk/service/architecture/what-is-sustainable-architecture/

https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-sustainable-architecture-4846497

https://www.thespruce.com/eco-friendly-building-materials-1821766

https://parametric-architecture.com/10-sustainable-architecture-around-the-world/