Kit and Millie brew some Brew Tea Co. English Breakfast Tea, chatting about the 11-plus, imposter syndrome, machine learning, mapping invasive shrubs in Alaska, trophic cascades, amongst other things!

Millie has just finished her degree at Durham university in Geography. Her dissertation looked at how the current subsidy system affects farmers and how changes would impact them. Millie is currently working on a project based on the work that I did as part of the DaRin Butz Internship at Harvard University. This project uses a machine learning algorithm to predict the location of an invasive shrub in the Alaskan Arctic. The team were able to achieve proof of concept and so we are currently planning fieldwork for summer 2022.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

-Imposter syndrome (https://www.verywellmind.com/imposter-syndrome-and-social-anxiety-disorder-4156469)

-Examples of machine learning from the BBC Digital Planet podcast (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswhd7)

-Alder in the Alaskan Tundra Project Website (https://alderinthearctic1.wixsite.com/website)

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Millie via Twitter (https://twitter.com/mharding110 and https://www.twitter.com/alderinarctic).

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know. If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

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