In the sixth and final episode of Little Science Talks Season 1, Heidi Gardner and her co-host Anna Kebke are joined by Marc Reid, a chemist working on a data-driven understanding of process chemistry, and current UKRI Future Leaders Fellow based at the Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry at Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Alongside his flourishing academic career, Marc sidelines as a psychology researcher.. it all started when he'd finished his PhD and went to start a new job in a lab group he didn't know. His feelings of being an imposter began, and he constantly compared himself to those around him - fearing that his qualifications meant nothing. Since then, he's researched imposter phenomenon, or imposter experiences, particularly those experienced by people based in STEM fields. During the COVID-19 pandemic, his research on imposter phenomenon went semi-viral on social media, which is how Heidi found him. A 20 minute online reflective exercise produced an 'imposter score' - Heidi's was in the low 80s (out of 100), and she's kept an eye on Marc's work ever since. He's now working on a book that will include the results and stories collected from the study, and this episode spans everything from what it's like to feel like an imposter, what imposter phenomenon is and what it is not, and when the lines blur into mental health issues that may be better treated clinically. Imposter experiences are the one common thread that everyone in this season has discussed, and we hope that you agree that Marc's story is the perfect way to round off season 1. Remember, be the one fish.

Find out more about Marc and his work here:

To support the advanced e-book release of Marc book, You Are (Not) a Fraud: https://leanpub.com/notafraud

Website with lots of resources: https://www.dr-marc-reid.com/book

Leadership blog: https://www.dr-marc-reid.com/blog-sign-up

Twitter: https://twitter.com/reid_indeed

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reid__indeed/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC121N1Gll8fFHZRWccQSJJA

Carl Sagan and the Pale Blue Dot: https://youtu.be/GO5FwsblpT8

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