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"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.

David Hu
Oct 23, 20196 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.

Eve Frankel
Oct 16, 20194 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.

Laurie Luckritz
Sep 25, 20197 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.

Pike Spector
Sep 8, 20198 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.
Silvia Secchi
Aug 26, 20195 min read


Frustration 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...

Meredith Schmehl
Jul 27, 20195 min read


Not a Joke!
Wild Green Memes is blooming at a breakneck pace. And people are taking note.

Alex Ip
Jul 14, 201911 min read


Different Teams, Same Story
Effective storytelling can remind fans of opposing teams that they share a love for the same game.

Eve Frankel
Jun 26, 20194 min read


A Series of Fortunate Events
All of our interests and talents and life experience can be brought to bear in different ways - nothing that you do or learn is wasted.

Wendy Bohon
Jun 10, 20194 min read


Nothing If Not Humbling
Getting a PhD is a unique experience, and it’s nothing if not humbling. Successes are a needle in a haystack of failures.

Carrie Weidner
May 16, 20194 min read
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