Sep 24, 2026 · 40 min · 11 segments
Send us Fan Mail In this month’s episode, Helen and Kate are joined by the incredible Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams. Alongside being a postdoctoral…
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Helen NuttallHost
Kate SladeHost
So when at, at what point then from, like, masters, PhD did you start, like, doing the science communication? Did you sign up for talks? Like, what, what was your- Yeah, what was your pathway? Yeah.
I also had a part-time job working in the students' union on the reception desk, and somebody came down and wanted some flip chart paper, and it was, like, a silly thing.
It was in a high cupboard, and I wasn't insured to get on the ladder.
And I ended up talking to this person, whose name's Pigao, about what she needed the paper for, and she was working for Science Gallery London, and they were developing some workshops bringing together scientists and artists for their latest season.
Um, and I kind of just spoke to her about what I was doing and how I thought that was really cool, and she invited me to get involved with the project.
Um, and it was the frequency season, which was about hearing [laughs] music and sound, the project I did, which, you know, is kinda like foreshadowing.
So yeah, I worked on a w- workshop with musicians, and we were working with young musicians, like 18 or so, um, and I kind of taught them about the neuroscience of hearing, and then they went out and recorded sounds around the campus and put together these kinda soundscapes.
So it was really, really awesome, and that was kinda my pathway into doing things as part of projects.
And I ended up going to music festivals and freelancing for Gorilla Science for a bit.
... for just the openness that allowed me to get involved with that.
But that chance conversation that you had with that individual, I mean, I think it's a really good, um, reminder of being open to discussing things with as many different types of people as possible, and, like- Yeah.
Mm-hmm ... making the effort to, to chat- Yeah ... and explore different connections between people that might not have met- Yeah ... otherwise.
So when at, at what point then from, like, masters, PhD did you start, like, doing the science communication? Did you sign up for talks? Like, what, what was your- Yeah, what was your pathway? Yeah.
I also had a part-time job working in the students' union on the reception desk, and somebody came down and wanted some flip chart paper, and it was, like, a silly thing.
It was in a high cupboard, and I wasn't insured to get on the ladder.
And I ended up talking to this person, whose name's Pigao, about what she needed the paper for, and she was working for Science Gallery London, and they were developing some workshops bringing together scientists and artists for their latest season.
Um, and I kind of just spoke to her about what I was doing and how I thought that was really cool, and she invited me to get involved with the project.
Um, and it was the frequency season, which was about hearing [laughs] music and sound, the project I did, which, you know, is kinda like foreshadowing.
So yeah, I worked on a w- workshop with musicians, and we were working with young musicians, like 18 or so, um, and I kind of taught them about the neuroscience of hearing, and then they went out and recorded sounds around the campus and put together these kinda soundscapes.
So it was really, really awesome, and that was kinda my pathway into doing things as part of projects.
And I ended up going to music festivals and freelancing for Gorilla Science for a bit.
... for just the openness that allowed me to get involved with that.
But that chance conversation that you had with that individual, I mean, I think it's a really good, um, reminder of being open to discussing things with as many different types of people as possible, and, like- Yeah.
Mm-hmm ... making the effort to, to chat- Yeah ... and explore different connections between people that might not have met- Yeah ... otherwise.
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