{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"15 - Science communicator and neuroscientist Elena Blanco-Suarez about confidence doing science in a new language","description":"If any thoughts popped up while you listened, email me - masha@boldadulting.com. Right this second, just do it!  Write 1 sentence, 5 sentences, or pages and pages, no need to worry about the structure.&amp;nbsp;masha@boldadulting.com. Just tell me what you thought about.  Even if it's been a long time since the episode and you aren't sure what to say, just say hi\/send me a gif about something you're experiencing.&amp;nbsp;masha@boldadulting.com   Science communicator and neuroscientist Elena Blanco-Suarez shares about the uncertainties of doing science in English as a second language learner, how music and movement helps her mental health, an the surprising benefits of opening up to others about low confidence. In a bonus segment, Elena answers advice questions for grad students and post docs. Mentioned in this episode: Discovering Statistics Using Sex, Drugs, and Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll&amp;nbsp;- great book for making statistics understandable and fun Listen to this episode on YouTube! Follow Elena on Twitter and Instagram. Learn about science (written to be understandable by non-scientists) through Elena\u2019s NeuWrite&amp;nbsp;and Medium articles. Discuss this episode&amp;nbsp;with fellow Quirks! Follow BoldAdulting on Twitter. Email: masha@boldadulting.com ","author_name":"Bold Adulting - Courage in the face of self doubt","author_url":"http:\/\/www.boldadulting.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6137365\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/18580221"}