The Root Of The Science Podcast
Episodes
EP 73: Tamuda Chimhanda- Entrepreneurial Leadership + Computer Science Student, Co-founder of The Book of Everything & Glimmer Virtual Reality
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone! Welcome to episode 73My guest today is Tamuda Chimhanda from Zimbabwe but based in South Africa. He's passionate ab...
EP 73: Chris Emezue- MSc student in Mathematics and Data Science
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone, and welcome to Episode 73!!Chris Emezue from Nigeria is my guest today. He is an MSc student in Mathematics and Data Sci...
EP 72: #YouAreAScientist Finale
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone! Welcome to episode 72.For the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of chatting with young #AfricansInSTEM who have sh...
EP 71: UKZN Students
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone! Welcome to episode 71. For the past few years, I have had the pleasure of being a teaching assistant for undergraduate ...
EP 70: STEMi Leaders Mentees
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFrom mid-2020, I had the honor of mentoring four incredible young women from various STEM backgrounds and African countries. It's b...
EP 69:Edwin Simfukwe - Nuclear Engineering Student
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello, and welcome to Episode 69! As some of you might know, I've decided to expand the scope of the podcasts this month by interv...
EP 68: Dr. Edith Phalane- Post Doctoral Fellow in Environmental Health
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone! Welcome to episode 68My guest today is Dr. Edith Phalane. She's from South Africa and currently a post-doctoral res...
EP 67: Cynthia Okoye & Kagiso Loeto- Africans In STEM Organization
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone, welcome back to EP 67!Today is a special one because I have not one -but TWO guests- team members from the African In ...
EP 66: Marah Chibwana- Junior Clinician Scientist
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone! Welcome to episode 66. Recently the podcast hit 6000 downloads which is a huge milestone! Thank you for tuning in and f...
EP 65: Tshiamiso Makwela- PhD student in Astronomy Education Research
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone! Welcome to episode 65Today, my guest is Tshiamiso Makwela, born in Soweto, South Africa, and now living in Capetown, Sou...
EP 64: Kate Mwambo- Petroleum Engeneering Graduate & CEO of STEMik Clothing
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone! Welcome to episode 64!!My guest today is Kate Mwambo. She's born and based in Cameroon. In this episode, we learn t...
EP 63: Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana- PhD Candidate in Astrophyics
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone, welcome to episode 63!My guest today is Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana, aka Sne, born and bred in South Africa. She's a PhD...
EP 62: Abubakr Ibrihim- PhD Student in Astrophysics
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello! Welcome to Ep62.My guest today is Abubakr Ibrahim a PhD student in astrophysics originally from Sudan and now based in Barcelona,...
EP 61: Jason Armatey- PhD Student in Medicine
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone, welcome back to episode 61!Thank you once again for tuning in, if you are new please make sure you subscribe. My guest t...
EP 60: Chikondi Peno- PhD Student in Respiratory Health
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone, welcome to episode 60!Yes, SIX-ZERO. Can't believe we made it this far. Please continue to support the show and als...
EP 59: Raphael Onuku- Pharmacist & Computational Chemist
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone, welcome back to episode 59 of the podcasts. We've done many podcasts and it's always great to hear feedback fr...
EP 58: Sophie Okolo- Science Writer & Founder of Global Health Aging
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHappy new year!! I hope you are well and safe during this time and you hopefully got some time to rest. These past few weeks have been...
EP 57: Yanga Mdleleni- PhD Student in Virology & Founder of Nguta Foundation
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHello everyone welcome to the last episode of the year! Yes, you heard right, we are going on a production break for a few weeks so that...
EP 56: Doreen Anene- PhD Student in Animal Science & Founder of STEM Belle
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Doreen Anene originally from Nigeria, currently based in the United Kingdom. In this episode, we learn that her mom wa...
EP 55: Dr. Bathabile Ramalapa- Senior Researcher
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Dr. Bathabile Ramalapa from South Africa. In this episode, we learn that at a young age her interest in science came f...
EP 54: Tapiwa Nyakauru- PhD Student in Molecular Biology
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Tapiwa Nyakauru originally from Zimbabwe but now living and studying in Ireland. In this episode, Tapiwa shares that...
EP 53: Bonaventure Dossou- MSc Data Engineering
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Bonaventure Dossou, who is originally from Benin but now currently based in Germany. In this episode, we learn that Bo...
EP 52: Asafu Thomas- CEO of Naya-Labs & Co-Founder of Built In Africa
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Asafu Thomas born in Liberia, raised in the USA and currently residing in Tanzania. This episode is a little bit diffe...
EP 51: Prof Salome Maswime- Clinical Scientist (OB-GYN) & Head of Global Surgery Division (UCT)
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome back to season 2! In the season 2 trailer, we announced that we will be adding a new addition by featuring people who are estab...
Season 2 Trailer
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWE ARE BACK!!! In this episode, I talk you through what to expect in season two... yes, that's right ..SEASON TWO!!This season the...
Ep 50: Season 1 Finale Part 2- Anne Chisa Ft Guest Host Nathasia Muwanigwa
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text"Hello everyone and welcome to episode 50 of the Root of the Science Podcasts! Yes, you heard me, 50 whole episodes. For those of y...
Ep 49: Season 1 Finale Part 1 - Anne Chisa ft Guest Host Nathasia Muwanigwa
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text"Hello everyone! Welcome to episode 49 of The Root of the Science Podcasts. As you can probably tell this episode is going to be li...
Ep 48: Dr. Nkhensani Mogale- Lecturer of Clinical Anatomy
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Nkhensani Mogale from South Africa who is currently a lecturer of anatomy at the University of Pretoria, South Afric...
Ep 47: Anna Ampaw-Chemistry PhD Student
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Anna Ampaw who is of Ghanian descent living in Canada. In this episode, we learn that Anna actually wanted to be a den...
Ep 46: Silindokuhle Mavuso- PhD Candidate in Geology and Paleoanthropology
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Silindokuhle (Silindo) Mavuso from South Africa. In this episode, we learn that Silindo has a vast musical background....
Ep 45: Dr. Chinwe Iwu-Jaja- Public Health Specialist
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Dr Chinwe Iwu-Jaja, a public health specialist, originally from Nigeria and based in South Africa. In this episode, ...
BeHeard Campaign Ep 5: Nompulelo Maseko
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text As we approach 50 episodes we have invited fans of the show to send through a voice recording telling us about themselves and their fa...
Ep 44: Keabestwe Ncube- PhD Candidate in Genetics & CEO of Kea Ncube Agri Services
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Keabetswe Ncube from Pretoria South Africa. In this episode, we learn that getting into science was very natural as ...
BeHeard Campaign Ep 4: Samantha Cook
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text As we approach 50 episodes we have invited fans of the show to send through a voice recording telling us about themselves and their fav...
EP 43: Aviwe Matiwane- PhD Candidate in Paleobotony
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Aviwe Matiwane from Eastern Cape in South Africa. She's a Paleobotonist based at the Albany Museum. In this epi...
BeHeard Campaign Ep 3: Zizo Lusiki
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text As we approach 50 episodes we have invited fans of the show to send through a voice recording telling us about themselves and their fa...
EP 42: Mark Chingumbe- Agriculutral Science Graduate
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Mark Chingumbe from Zambia. In this episode, we learn that like most African students he wanted to pursue a route in...
BeHeard Campaign Ep 2: Tony Brandon Madzinga
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text As we approach 50 episodes we have invited fans of the show to send through a voice recording telling us about themselves and their fa...
EP 41: Tumi Ntereke- PhD Student in Cancer Genetics
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTumisang Ntereke is originally from Botswana, now studying in the United Kingdom. In this episode, we learn that she fell in love with t...
BeHeard Campaign Ep 1: Letta Ntuli
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs we approach 50 episodes we have invited fans of the show to send through a voice recording telling us about themselves and their favo...
EP 40: James Azam- PhD Candidate in Mathematics
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is James Azam from Ghana, who is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. In this epis...
EP 39: Emmie Chiyindiko- PhD Candidate in Chemistry
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Emmie who is originally from Zimbabwe but now living and studying at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontei...
EP 38: Sandra Phoma- PhD Candidate in Ocean Microbial Ecology
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest is Sandra Phoma, she's from Mafikeng and studying in Pretoria, South Africa. In this episode, we learn that growing up S...
EP 37: Rivoningo Khosa- Junior Research Scientist and PhD Student in Geology
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Rivoningo Khosa, she's from Limpopo, South Africa and now based in Johannesburg. In this episode, we learn how ...
EP 36: Dr. Steven Mathetsa- Environmentalist and Water Research Scientist
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Dr. Steven Mathets is an environmentalist and water research scientist. He is from Limpopo, but currently based in Pre...
EP 35: Stephanie Itimi- Founder of Seidea & PhD Researcher in Information Security
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest is Stephanie Itimi; she's a 25year old originally from Nigeria but now based in London. She is a PhD Researcher in infor...
EP 34: Brooks Musangu- Phd Student in Nuclear Physics
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBrooks Musangu is a PhD student in nuclear physics. He is originally from Zambia and is now studying in America. Before college, he was ...
EP 33: Adama Saccoh- MSc. Student in Medical Ultrasound & TheCatalystInMe Blog
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAdama Saccoh is originally from Sierra Leone; she is now based in the United Kingdom(UK). In this episode, we learn that Adama came to c...
EP 32: Mbali Gwacela- PhD Candidate in Food Security & Lecturer
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMbali Gwacela is a South African, studying and lecturing at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). In 2019 she was the recipient of the...
EP 30: Paulin Kantue- Aeronautical Engineer & Founder of Uav4Africa
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPaulin Kantue refers to himself as a citizen of the world. He is born from Cameroonian parents in Italy, moved to South Africa for most ...
EP 29: Diane Uwacu- PhD Student in Computer Science
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Diane Uwacu, originally from Rwanda, and now studying in the USA. She's a Ph.D. student in computer science at ...
EP 28: Mthokozisi Moyo- PhD Candidate in Environmental Science
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Mthokozisi "Mtho" Moyo, is originally from Zimbabwe but living and studying in South Africa. He's an environmental scie...
EP 27: Tapoka Mkandawire- PhD Student in Parasitology & Molecular Biology
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest is Tapoka Mkandawire, originally from Malawi, but has been living and studying in the UK since she was 18. In this episode, we ...
EP 26:Nomhle Ngwenya- PhD Candidate in Geography and Environmental Studies
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Nomhle Ngwenya, she's a 23-year-old South African studying at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. In...
EP 25: Patrick Musau- Electrical Engineering PhD Student
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest is Patrick Musau. He identifies as Kenyan but also grew up in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Currently, he is a PhD student ...
EP 24: Zakithi Mkhize- PhD Candidate in Medicine (Virology) & Founder of "Black Girl Scientist" YouTube Channnel
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest is Zakithi Mkhize from South Africa. In this episode, we find out that she had a dream of being a medical doctor that did not w...
EP 23: Laila Hansrod- Project Manager at Jive Media Africa
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy Guest today is Laila Hansrod, she is a South African who recently completed her Masters in Geography and Environmental Management at ...
EP 22: Dr. Mariam (Ria) Garelnabi- Postdoctral Researcher
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Dr. Mariam "Ria" Garelnabi. She's of a Ugandan and Sudanese heritage and moved to the UK, where she i...
EP 21: Phazha Bothongo- Clinical Neuroscience PhD Student
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Phazha Bothongo, a 23 year old South African, born in Botswana, and currently living in the United Kingdom. She has co...
EP 20: Dr. Evodia Setati & Dr. Thato Motlhalamme- Authors of Holding the Knife's Edge:Essays of Black Female Scientists in South Africa
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guests today is two ladies Dr. Evodia Setati and Thato Motlhalamme. Evodia, a South African, is a chief researcher at the South Afric...
Richard Hay: Masters Student in Agronomy
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest is South African, Richard Hay. He is finalizing his MSc in Agronomy at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He attribute...
Wendy Geza: Food Security PhD Student
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWendy Geza is a PhD student in food security at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. She had no intention of getting into th...
Dr. Phumlani Msomi: Chemistry Lecturer & Researcher
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Phumlani Msomi, from South Africa, is a chemistry lecturer and researcher at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, where he ...
Lameck Mbangula Amugongo: PhD Student Applying Data Science Techniques to Cancer Research
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLameck Mbangula Amugongo, from Namibia, is a student at the University of Manchester in the UK. He refers to himself as a "Tech Act...
Dr. Brighton Samatanga: Molecular Biophysicist & Founding Director of The Biotech Instutute Zimbabwe
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text My guest today is Dr. Brighton Samatanga, is a molecular biophysicist originally from Zimbabwe, based in Germany. He describes his car...
Jacqueline Antwi-Danso: Astrophysics PhD Student
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday my guest is Jacqueline Antwi-Danso, a third-year Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University, USA, studying astrophysics. In this ep...
Ashley Chimahanda: Certified Ethical Hacker
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest today is Ashley Chimahnda. He is an IT security specialist and a certified ethical hacker. He defines himself as someone who em...
Admore Jokwiro: Medical Doctor, Co-Founder of MYcpdZw
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Dr. Admore Jokwiro is a medical doctor from Zimbabwe. He has nearly 10 years of experience working in the public health sector. Curren...
Dr. Mathapelo Seopela: Environmental Chemistry Researcher
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMathapelo Seopela (PhD) is a postdoctorate researcher specializing in Environmental Chemistry. South Africa has and is currently plagu...
Amanda Obidike: Founder of STEMi Makers Africa
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Amnada Obidike, my guest today, is the founder and strategy lead for STEMi Makers Africa. However, that was not always the case, eig...
Dr. Danielle Twum: Field Applications Scientist
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs a field applications scientist who works with magnetic levitation, Danielle Twum (PhD) combines her training as a cancer immunologist...
Kimberleigh Tommy: Biological Anthropologist PhD Candidate
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textUnderstanding and learning about the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings and their extinct ancestors is not a field many a...
Part 2: Nathasia Muwanigwa & Nataša Lazarević Visibility STEM Africa Co-founders
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Twitter, if used correctly, has created a platform for people to connect with others who have similar interests and opinions. But how ...
Part 1: Nathasia Muwanigwa & Nataša Lazarević Promote Visibility STEM Africa Co-founders
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Twitter, if used correctly, has created a platform for people to connect with others who have similar interests and opinions. But how ...
Kolisa Sinyanya: PhD Candidate in Oceanography
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textScience doesn't have to be conventional.Kolisa Sinyanya, a PhD researcher in Oceanography at UCT, uses her scientific knowledge com...
George Madjitey: CEO of GEM Industrial Solutions Ltd
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSo as many people are aware that there is a rise in using drone technology for non-military purposes. Many individual entrepreneurs, sma...
Ndoni Mcunu: PhD Candidate & Founder of BWIS
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text "We need to learn to communicate our science better.. so that science careers can be more marketable."Ndoni Mcunu is a PhD C...
Sharon Migeri: PhD Candidate in Agricultural Science
15 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn the 11th of February 2020, it was the International Day of Girls and Women in Science. I had an interview with the lovely Sharon Mige...
Trailer: Introducing Anne (with an E) & The Root of The Science Podcasts
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is an introduction about myself and what this podcasts series will be about.Give it a listenSupport the showFollow the show on:Twit...