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Jan 26, 20217 min read

Sometimes the Way Forward Is To Return To the Beginning

I drifted away from Kiskeya and with it, part of myself.

Jan 22, 20215 min read

Scientists Push Back Against Retracted Nature Communications Study on Women PIs

“None of this is surprising; it is consistent with a wide body of research documenting pernicious systematic and structural gender biases.”

Jan 18, 20219 min read

Dealing With the Dark Days: A Personal Struggle With PMDD

So I give up. I would turn off the lights, bury myself under layers of blankets, and soak my pillow with tears till I fall asleep.

Dec 26, 20207 min read

Science Writing Was Worth It. It Just Took Longer Than I Thought.

I felt confused about how I could apply my writing skills as a science major. To me, science and writing seemed like two different worlds.

Dec 25, 20208 min read

In Search of Insight: A Chronological Dissection of My Mental Illness Journey

I was initially apprehensive of these ideas, given that I was so used to understanding myself as a patient of Major Depressive Disorder.

Dec 18, 20206 min read

A Perfectly Cooked Egg Is Artistry, Not an Algorithm

How smart products undermine the simple joy of cooking It didn’t happen overnight, but it was fast. Just 50 years after the birth of the...

Dec 8, 20208 min read

“My Body is a Mystery to Me”: Vulvodynia in the Pandemic

The pain increases the anxiety, and the anxiety increases the pain in a vicious cycle.

Dec 8, 20209 min read

「我的身體對我來說就像一個謎」— 從新冠肺炎到外陰部痛症

身體越痛、心裡越擔心；心理越擔心、身體就越痛，形成了一個惡性的循環。

Dec 1, 20209 min read

En Nicaragua, los Bosques y las Comunidades Indígenas se Enfrentan a una Amenaza

“Como nicaragüense, tengo el derecho a la protección del estado y la defensa de mis derechos”

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