Last week, my lab members and I had our first ‘scrum’ session. It was intended for us to share the challenges and failures we have encountered over the past week and to provide both emotional and practical support to each other. Vicky started by sharing her frustration over the inability to obtain statistically significant resultsContinue reading “Research Intuitions”
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On getting disoriented in Central Park
The feeling of disorientation is a rare experience for New York City, and Central Park is one of the few places where you would find it. Recently, as I started running in Central Park, the sense of disorientation has become stronger than ever. I would usually start my run at the 77th street entrance onContinue reading “On getting disoriented in Central Park”
Bookstores
I did not form the habit of reading until after I started to work. Having just committed my first serious job-related mistake and dreaded by the subsequent criticism and self-doubt, I decided to embrace reading as a distraction. I picked from the shelf Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky–a book I purchased in my freshmanContinue reading “Bookstores”
Biking in New York City
The COVID-19 has substantially transformed my mode of living. Having stayed home for more than a month, I find myself dwelling more and more upon my memories traversing the city, particularly via bike. As I foresee the epidemic to continue throughout the summer, and my imminent moving to graduate school somewhere else, I am occasionallyContinue reading “Biking in New York City”
My 2019 Booklist
2019 was the first whole year throughout which I have been systematically reading. Having set the somewhat optimistic goal (given I’m a slow reader) of reading 25 books at the beginning of the year, I finished 19 of them, the shortest of which took a week and the longest over four months. I wanted toContinue reading “My 2019 Booklist”
Notre-Dame de Paris Fire
On April 15, 2019, Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris caught fire. It did not take long for the spire to collapse, together with the wooden beams dating back to the 13th century. Arguably, the French was among those who suffered most from this tragedy, as the symbol of their culture was destroyed, or to put itContinue reading “Notre-Dame de Paris Fire”
Why write this blog?
It’s my first time publishing a personal blog–or at least the first time I intend to use one substantially to record my thoughts and feelings. I used to hold the somewhat solipsistic belief that ideas and feelings are not really worth spreading; instead, the only thing that matters is they appear real at the momentContinue reading “Why write this blog?”
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