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A Review: Lucky Laquer Nail Polish
A month or so ago, I saw a launch announcement from a brand called Lucky Lacquer. I skimmed their website, read their product description, and was sold. Jelly nail polishes with fun east asian themes? What more could I want? They were also running a free shipping promotion as part of their first month of…
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Sketchy Science: Growing out Staghorn Ferns
I… have a lot of plants. Today, I wanted to write up a short showcase on my staghorn ferns. Here I’ll explain where I sourced them, identification of the plants, their growing setups, and their overall performance. Plenty of side tangents in between. The Plants I have four Platycerium, one bifurcatum species, and three hybrids.…
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Sketchy Science: Two Truths and a Lie
There is a science to guessing at the game, Two Truths and a Lie. Last week, the Neish lab got together and shared 3 things about themselves. As per the name, two of the three things were true, and one was a lie. The goal of this exercise was to get to know each other…
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Grad Life: Thinking About the Nebulous Future
Figure 1 is how I often feel. A deer caught in headlights and looking slightly guilty. Up until a few years ago, it’s how I felt when thinking about my future. Now I think I have a pretty clear path of things to try, and reasonable fall backs. Figure 1 is still me when I’m…
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Sketchy Science: Local Relative Humidity for Winter Dehydrated Houseplants
In progress. Math has not been checked! A friend of mine and I have been talking about orchids lately. The dendrobium papilo comes from a relatively cool growing area in the Phillipines. What that means is it probably is happy at typical household temperatures during Canadian winters, slightly warmer during the day, and a cool…
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24 Hours in Montréal, +/- 12 Hours
zoom A while back I was invited to give a talk at Nicolas Cowan’s lab group meeting. The meeting was slated for November 5, 2025 at 11:00 am. The plan was for me to give an overview of some of my thesis work (time allowance between 20 – 40 minutes), entertain some Q&A, then head…
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