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From the Editors

Apr 13
5 min

End of a Chapter, Beginning Of a Book

I live in a city that is almost an exact replica of the one in my childhood dreams. Ironically, the one thing that is missing is happiness.

Mar 7
10 min

Opinion: We Need To Distinguish Between Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vax

People who are hesitant have doubts that require answers, and scientists are perfectly placed to provide them with these.

Sep 11, 2020
6 min

How My ADHD Diagnosis Made Me a Better Scientist

We all sneeze from time to time, but if you sneeze 30 times a day, you know you’re sick.

Jul 3, 2020
8 min

Pensavo di aver trovato casa in Finlandia, ma il mio cuore disse no

“Quando è stata l’ultima volta che hai visto un finlandese in televisione per aver fatto qualcosa di grande?”. La mia risposta fu “Mai”.

Jul 3, 2020
7 min

I Thought Finland Was Home, but My Heart Said No

“When was the last time you saw a Finn on the television for doing something big?”. My answer was “never”.

Dec 30, 2019
5 min

On Cairo, Change, and Staying the Same

No sooner had I landed in Cairo after four long years of absence than I discovered my watch broke.

Nov 6, 2019
7 min

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.

Aug 26, 2019
5 min

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.

Jun 20, 2019
4 min

Of Places and Colors

I recalled that I too had faced the heat of racism but I had conveniently kept this hidden away in some corner of my mind.

May 24, 2019
4 min

Digging Out a Future

One poem that did strike me and that I do still think about from time to time is ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney.

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THE XYLOM

End of a Chapter, Beginning Of a Book

Opinion: We Need To Distinguish Between Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vax

How My ADHD Diagnosis Made Me a Better Scientist

Pensavo di aver trovato casa in Finlandia, ma il mio cuore disse no

I Thought Finland Was Home, but My Heart Said No

On Cairo, Change, and Staying the Same

I’m Losing Count

Across Borders and Seas

Of Places and Colors

Digging Out a Future

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