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Grad Life: Normalizing Failure, Plus ++
This here blogpost is a focus discussion on failure within the academic sphere. Initially I had planned on pushing the concept a little further by discussing failing in advance or by inaction. Instead, I spent a bit of time reflecting on what it means to fail and whether “success” is all that. The post takes…
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Grad Life: End of First PhD Term
Tis the season, to hopefully take a quick break from work and research! As the term ends, I’m busy wrapping up my TA duties, studying for exams, and prepping to meet with my supervisors to see where things are headed for the next term. A few other things have happened since drafting up these thoughts.…
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Grad Life: The Usual Beginning of Term Issues
I’ve been prompted to discuss some of the recent issues I’ve been having. There’s been a slight delay on some issues popping up, but as projects rise and fall, changes to my computer set up are required. Also I just moved. Again. We’re now counting 9 moves since I’ve started graduate studies. Let’s chat. Projects…
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Grad Life: Stuck at Home During a Conference
My last post discussed catching COVID-19 and all the fun I had with the resulting data that came about it. What I didn’t cover was the conference I was attending remotely during the bulk of the time I was sick. At first, I was supposed to attend the 54th DPS (Division for Planetary Sciences) meeting…
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Sketchy Science: A Study on (personal) COVID-19 Rapid Test Results
Welcome to my first post! Here I tell you about one of the silly things that I get up to when I’m sick and don’t quite have the capacity to focus on regular work. Disclaimer: I am by no means a medical professional. No advice is being offered in this article. This article is intended…
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This is Elisa. Abstract-ED is the blog. More to come.
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