Luna ZagoracDec 30, 20195 minOn Cairo, Change, and Staying the SameNo sooner had I landed in Cairo after four long years of absence than I discovered my watch broke.
Linda NhonNov 30, 201910 minI Got Kicked Out Of a Lab, and Three Lessons I Derived from It...feelings of failure are physical. I threw up my dinner that night, I could not stop crying, and my body would not stop trembling.
The XylomNov 14, 201915 minThe Lab is My SanctuaryEven 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.
Karmela Padavic-CallaghanNov 6, 20197 minI’m Losing CountThe fellow student couldn’t even tell me what city their Croatian relatives were from. I was disappointed, it’s a small country after all.
David HuOct 23, 20196 min"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.
Eve FrankelOct 16, 20194 minChasing 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.
Laurie LuckritzSep 25, 20197 minMy EvolutionWhat the issue really came down to for me was whether the creation story was literal and whether macroevolution was legitimate.
Pike SpectorSep 8, 20198 minDis-Aleutianed Where the Wild Winds BlowWhy go all that way, why spend all that time, why spend all that money? Why even bother in the first place.
Silvia SecchiAug 26, 20195 minAcross Borders and SeasI am caught between two generations and two homes. I am an immigrant in a world that does not want to remember.
Meredith SchmehlJul 27, 20195 minFrustration to Finesse: Your Brain on Music...my brain has transformed me from a fourth-grader fumbling through my first time touching a cello, to a seasoned musician...