While education and experience are critical for the working scientist, there is another factor that makes all the difference in the lab: happy people are more productive. Yours is a serious mission, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy carrying out that mission.

Your well-being impacts both your work and your career. Each episode of The Happy Scientist dials in on hands-on, actionable steps you can take to make sure you stay happy, focused, and satisfied in the lab. Join us to experience a more fulfilling career in bioscience.

Watch The Happy Scientist Podcast on YouTube.

Latest Episodes

When Experiments Don’t Go as Planned: How to Stay Curious Instead of Frustrated

#87 — When Experiments Don’t Go as Planned: How to Stay Curious Instead of FrustratedIn science, things rarely unfold perfectly. Experiments fail, data looks confusing...

Extra Episode: From PhD to Life—Building a Career That Fits

Today’s episode is part of an experiment: introducing best practices from other disciplines to the bench-based bioscientist.Dr Jennifer Polk helps you put your hard-ea...

Fix It or Start Over? A Scientist’s Guide to Smart Decision-Making

#86 — Fix it, overhaul it, or start fresh?Not everything works the way you want it to. Sometimes it is a lab protocol that needs tweaking, a workflow that feels ineffi...

Extra Episode: Will AI Replace the Bench Scientist?

Today's episode is part of an experiment: introducing best practices from other disciplines to the bench-based bioscientist. Declan Dunn cuts through the hype and gets...

Are You Leaning On a Crutch? Spotting Habits and Routines That Hold You Back

#85 — Are your supports holding you back?Think back to learning how to ride a bike. Training wheels help you stay upright—but eventually, you have to let them go if yo...

More Episodes »