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Nov 22, 20209 min read

I'm Sick of Whipped Cream

I would tear up, lower myself to the ground, and hug myself — desperately grasping to root myself back in reality.

Nov 8, 20205 min read

We are MENASA in STEM. We Belong.

In more extreme cases, education has kept many South Asian women from being married off.

Oct 26, 20208 min read

COVID-19: A Force Multiplier for Poverty and Homelessness?

In a way, the COVID-19 pandemic is making homelessness more visible—forcing people out of shelters and causing them to opt to sleep outside.

Oct 24, 20209 min read

Growing Seeds in Concrete: The Case for Tiny States

The institutional rigidity of America, and frankly, much of the world, is the concrete. New ideas and paradigms are the greenery.

Oct 20, 20206 min read

The Great Retreat

I had just opened an envelope containing the 2016 renewal notice for our flood insurance. The premium was over $4,000.

Oct 11, 20206 min read

Science Communication Is My Springboard

I was faced with a difficult decision; continue taking chemistry courses and compromise my athletic season or switch my major.

Oct 10, 20206 min read

The Three Versions of Me During COVID-19

One small caveat exists: I am a microbiologist who deals with infectious material for a living.

Sep 30, 202012 min read

Hong Kong's Premier Science Communicator Is Not Doing an Autopsy of Her City

Those were simpler times though, and now people trust her to the point that they want more from her than just science.

Sep 20, 202010 min read

And There Was No Village

In the weeks before, the village I was promised that came with bearing and raising a child was destroyed.

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