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Nov 14, 201915 min read

The Lab is My Sanctuary

Even though I didn’t feel like I belonged, I was always more than happy to be there because it meant I didn’t have to be at home.

Nov 6, 20197 min read

I’m Losing Count

The fellow student couldn’t even tell me what city their Croatian relatives were from. I was disappointed, it’s a small country after all.

Oct 23, 20196 min read

"Wasteful Research"? Nah.

Failure in research is essential. If you fear failure it could distort the way you choose projects and ultimately impede science progress.

Oct 16, 20194 min read

Chasing Snow in Vermont—Where Does the Story End?

We so desperately want facts to convince and convert but they don't have the same power as a story to impact our perceptions and behaviors.

Sep 25, 20197 min read

My Evolution

What the issue really came down to for me was whether the creation story was literal and whether macroevolution was legitimate.

Sep 16, 20193 min read

My Daughter's Birthday Present

"As you are about to graduate from college and go into society, we’d like to give you some suggestions."

Sep 8, 20198 min read

Dis-Aleutianed Where the Wild Winds Blow

Why go all that way, why spend all that time, why spend all that money? Why even bother in the first place.

Aug 25, 20195 min read

Across Borders and Seas

I am caught between two generations and two homes. I am an immigrant in a world that does not want to remember.

Aug 17, 20199 min read

觀點：獨在異鄉為異客

當我孓然一身喺太平洋嘅另一邊做六個禮拜義工，用我非常有限嘅西班牙話為氣候行動出一分力嘅時候，我實在估唔到，我竟然搵到屬於我嘅家。

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