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…to (my) parents When I am your age I will be what you want me to be. I hope. When I am your age I will be I will be the same as I am now. Jack of all trades, master of none, but still, better than a master of one. (Not that you agree.)…

I found some calls for help I wrote last year, when life was a bit too un-stimulating A continuumZoom in zoom out chem math danceAnother Chinese word  Too much not too much Disparate puzzle pieces joined No time for a pause? 5,6,7,8Add two zeros that’s another course Can I ever get a six? (context: the grading system at…

some favorite quotes of mine. “We’re actors — we’re the opposite of people!” “We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks in style.” “Words, words. They’re all we have to go on.” “Be happy — if you’re not even happy, what’s so good about surviving?” “Pragmatism?! – is…

hamlet, retold, as a series of posts and thoughts In “the #revolt movement,” I use the lenses of social media and Twitter to enforce the dichotomy between public and private personas. The public’s opinion does not play a large role in the original Hamlet play, but in a social media environment when interactions are public,…

When she was a young girl, everyone around her oohed and ahhed and said she was bound to do great things. The girl’s paintings covered the wall of her beige-colored bedroom, and she felt she was better than Van Gogh, “borned in 1853 in the Netherlands,” as she matter-of-factly told everyone that entered her room,…

Mind Over Matter: Neuroethical Considerations of Neurotechnology Neuroscientists are driven to understand a three-pound mass of neurons and glia pondering the morality and risks of studying themselves. Neuroethics is a broad field, yet evaluating the risks and benefits of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) is a timely and critical topic due to the rapid development of technologies,…

in the large central park of lush greenchunks of polystyreneI see a museum widely hailedyet the main exhibit is dead animal talesi sigh and turn for a mcdonaldsbut all I can see is the mcflurry-hedgehog.a famous hedgehog stuck in a cap of my favorite concoctionthe exhibit card writes:“hedgehogs die from starvation or blindly walk into…