Mar 27, 20189 min read
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, 20164 min read
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, 20158 min read
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, 20147 min read
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 9, 20141 min read
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, 20133 min read
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, 20133 min read
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, 20137 min read
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, 200710 min read
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...
