Technical Rigor

Technical Rigor is here to amplify what it really takes for women+ to stay and thrive in STEM+ industries. Through honest conversations with professionals across roles and levels, we dig along their career path to unearth challenges, turning points, and what makes staying in their field possible—reflecting the many facets that make them who they are both personally and professionally. This is a space for embracing our multitudes and challenging the status quo so more of us can build long, fulfilling, and technically rigorous careers. Each episode should leave you feeling less alone, a little bit lighter, and a lot more inspired. --- Hosted by Lizzi Neelsen, a seasoned design-minded mechanical engineer and strategist with a fervent belief that the arts and humanities are just as important as science, technology, engineering, and math— maybe even more so .

Technical Rigor is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Technical Rigor, a society show with 9 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  Tayler Nowak Is (Not) A STEM Girly

  Sep 1, 202641 minS1

  Tayler Nowak has A Beautiful Mind that is full of words, not math equations. In this episode, Lizzi and Tayler cover career cobwebs*, writing to think, and building worlds that don't exist yet — all before diving into the debate Lizzi's been sitting on since the first part of their conversation. What follows is a volleying exploration of hard science versus soft science, where the humanities actually belong, and why even astrophysics is, at its core, an art and a science. Also: how a trip to the arcade seeing Ataris and pinball machines in action led to the invention of Apple’s Lisa Mouse. *Also also: career lattice is the term we meant but could not remember in the moment! That's a wrap on Season 1 of Technical Rigor! Don’t worry, we’ll see you this fall for Season 2!!

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  Episode #7

  Tayler Nowak Is Business Adjacent

  Aug 25, 20261 hourS1

  Tayler Nowak didn't know design thinking existed until one professor's mentorship showed her it was the epicenter of everything she wanted to do. In this episode, Tayler and Lizzi talk about the culture shock of trading semester-long academic studies for two-week sprints, the specific vulnerability of asking for help when you're new somewhere, and why Tayler thinks being unheard usually comes down to people listening to respond instead of listening to hear. Also: the research participant who told Tayler she thought she'd need a box of tissues — and didn't. Shout outs from Tayler: Dr. Dee Warmath: fcs.uga.edu/people/bio/dee-warmath M.S. in Design + Innovation: MDI program @ UW-Madison

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  Episode #6

  Dr. Franziska Haydanek Does Her Own Research

  Aug 4, 202632 minS1

  Dr. Fran spent her early college semesters dodging every science class she could find before landing on going to med school — and now she is a board-certified ObGyn who moonlights as Paging Dr. Fran fighting medical misinformation online. In this episode, Fran and Lizzi dive into the origin story behind Fran's own podcast, I Did My Own Research, what it felt like to not get into medical school on the first try, and why leaving a provocation behind doesn't mean it leaves you. Also: hear which mean internet comment Dr. Fran turned into merch. All things @PagingDrFran: TikTok YouTube Instagram / Facebook / Threads Podcast: Apple / Spotify / YouTube Website Merch

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  Episode #5

  Miranda Degg Hates Boxes

  Jul 22, 202644 minS1

  <p>Miranda Degg became an industrial designer by accident: she got sent down the wrong hallway and never looked back. Miranda and Lizzi dig into universal design — not as an accessibility checkbox, but as a way of designing with people instead of for them – her belief that the boxes people get shoved into at work are not even real, and multifaceted individuals are assets to embrace rather than stifle.</p><p>Also: Miranda's answer to burnout involves homemade drinks and blasting Britney Spears in her backyard. She calls it "dopamine farming."</p><p>Shout outs from Miranda:</p>The Universal Desi...

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  Episode #5

  Miranda Degg Hates Boxes

  Jul 22, 202644 minS1

  Miranda Degg became an industrial designer by accident: she got sent down the wrong hallway and never looked back. Miranda and Lizzi dig into universal design — not as an accessibility checkbox, but as a way of designing with people instead of for them – her belief that the boxes people get shoved into at work are not even real, and multifaceted individuals are assets to embrace rather than stifle. Also: Miranda's answer to burnout involves homemade drinks and blasting Britney Spears in her backyard. She calls it "dopamine farming." Shout outs from Miranda: The Universal Designer (UD) - link Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA): idsa.org/ IDSA Design Advocacy: Universal Design

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