“When you are a Bear of Very Little brain, and you Think Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.” -Winnie the Pooh As a Bear of Very Little brain, I thought things,…
Is it Worth It? Let me Work It!
“Is it worth it? Let me work it I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it…” -Work it, Missy Elliott The iconic 90’s singer Missy Elliott was my inspiration for this week, as I continued to build my research project in preparation for my April 19 presentation date. With each “ratatatatatatata,” I pushed…
Cura Personalis
Cura Personalis is latin for “care for the whole person.” Hey all! I’m writing this blog post in Washington D.C., where it’s currently cherry blossom season! Right now, all of D.C. is decked out with the most beautiful greenery, complete with tulips, daffodils, cherry blossoms, and more. Anyways, the theme of this blog post is…
What You See is What You Get Girl
What you see is what you get girl Don’t ever forget girl Ain’t seen nothing yet until you’re Downtown -Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Unruly Mess I’ve Made Above, Macklemore’s unquestionably iconic song (an oldie but a goodie) perfectly encapsulates my ideal presentation. My goal when presenting to an audience is to both maintain their…
The Anya Report
In honor of the Mueller report coming out this week, I’ve dubbed this week’s blog post “The Anya Report.” Read on for classified information only available to… well… the whole internet. WARNING: THE BELOW PARAGRAPHS CONTAIN CRINGEY MEMES AND THE VOICE OF A CLEARLY OBSESSIVE WOMAN. What ho, lovely readers! Weeks are passing by quicker…
A Delusional Sense of Significance
“I have yet to meet a successful scientist who lacks the ability to exaggerate the importance of what he or she is doing, and I believe that someone who lacks a delusional sense of significance will wilt in the face of repeated experiences of multiple small failures and rare successes, the fate of most researchers.”…
A New Philosophy
“I’ve developed a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time!” -Charlie Brown, Peanuts For a cartoon knucklehead, Charlie Brown sure spouts an excess of witty remarks. This week, he’s imparted an important (though admittedly slightly pessimistic) message to me, one knucklehead to another. And that message is decidedly: take it one busy…
All That’s Known
“On I go, to wonder and to learning Name the stars and know their dark returning I’m calling, to know the world’s true yearning The hunger that a child feels for everything they’re shown.” -All That’s Known, Spring Awakening Quantitative data: a jungle of numbers, an abundance of statistics striving for organization and meaning. Qualitative…
A Cover Is Not the Book!
Chapter titles are like signs And if you read between the lines You’ll find your first impression was mistook! For a cover is nice But a cover is not the book! -Mary Poppins Returns, Emily Blunt and Lin Manuel Miranda My humble experience implementing my AP research project outside the high school arena has taught…
Here as a Brain, Not as a Female
“Girl be blowed!” I snapped. “I’m here as a brain, not as a female.” -Alan Bradley, The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse Any individual acquainted with my bumbling habits and whimsical spirit knows very well that I am an ardent feminist and a passionate scientist. In fact, it’s that spirit of discovery that initially…
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