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Surf's Up, and I'm Far Out
I sometimes imagine how my path would be different if I had pursued music instead of science.
Daniel Inafuku
Jan 27, 20206 min read


Blowing Away the Ivy Narrative
No way, this is a mistake. This email is probably directed to another Nicole. I’ll get a second email soon saying it was a mistake.

Nicole E. Félix Vélez
Jan 7, 20207 min read


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.

Luna Zagorac
Dec 30, 20195 min read


I 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.

Linda Nhon
Nov 30, 201910 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.

The Xylom
Nov 14, 201915 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.

Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Nov 6, 20197 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.

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
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