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One of the reasons why I love the hashtag #ScientistsWithTattoos on Twitter is that it demonstrates one of the many ways that scientists are also people with…
I am outing myself as a disabled scientist. I have a hidden disability and this gives me the luxury of being selective in letting people know about my disability. I was…
The early stages of a scientific career are designed to be unstable, sling-shotting you from place to place as you acquire new skills. I bucked this paradigm somewhat in…
It would be great to live in a world where your fashion choices didn’t influence what people think about your competence or abilities as a scientist. Sadly, we do not…
About a month ago, I was invited to talk to a group of young ladies about my favorite topics. I immediately said yes, because what could be better than chatting about my…
One of the things I like about what I do is the strangeness of my everyday situations. There’s more of the boring old ‘sitting at a computer’ situation than I would like…
After a brilliant break over Christmas and New Year’s, I felt a little lost with where to start, in the huge pile of work I had to do. Luckily, I started off the year…
Burnout is something I have a close, complex, and personal relationship with. I treat my work like an endurance sport; it’s a long-term race that doesn’t end. I am…
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  • May 6, 2019
One of the things that I love about any kind of large writing project is how it evolves over time. Ideas change, theories develop, and the more familiar you are with the…
I’ve had the most amazing first year as a PhD student, and an exciting summer as well! It’s been challenging at times, but always rewarding. I’m really looking forward…