

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...
Mar 27, 20189 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...
Sep 1, 20164 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...
Feb 23, 20158 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....
Nov 28, 20147 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....
Sep 10, 20141 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...
Nov 8, 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...
Jul 19, 20133 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...
Jan 24, 20137 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...
Dec 20, 200710 min read