- Mar 27, 2018
- 9 min
LEARNED
Several times during my undergrad I had people suggest to me that I couldn't possibly understand what it's like to have trouble learning...
- Sep 1, 2016
- 4 min
PHANTASIA?
It was July 29, 2016 when I came across an amazing article written by Carl Zimmer, my favourite science writer. The piece, titled...
- Feb 23, 2015
- 8 min
THE SKY HAS NEVER LOOKED SO BLUE
I was recently blessed with an eye exam. I’d never been to an optometrist and thought my vision was fine, but I’ve spent about ten years...
- Nov 28, 2014
- 7 min
SPECTRA
“Do you often wish to be alone?” I knew I should make eye contact in this setting but, as ever, didn't. “Often,” I admitted. She went on....
- Sep 10, 2014
- 1 min
THE PATH LESS TRAVELLED?
Robert Frost did not write: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference....
- Nov 8, 2013
- 3 min
BELIEFS and HOPES
Just so we’re all on the same page, a “belief” and a “hope” are two very different things that should not be confused. I might hope, for...
- Jul 19, 2013
- 3 min
REFLECTIONS
I think I tend to be a bit of a contrarian and skeptic simply because so much of reality is innately counter-intuitive and our built...
- Jan 24, 2013
- 7 min
VISUALIZATION
So there’s this thing: this nagging confusion I have that has been with me for as long as I can recall. The first time this confusion...
- Dec 20, 2007
- 10 min
THE END OF THE BEGINNING
My ex and I had been together six years when she was given an offer to do her PhD in Australia, all expenses paid. Though doing a PhD was...