Getting Started

So I first had the idea to make my own website when I was applying for some fellowship (that I didn’t end up getting) and they limited my CV to 1 page. I thought “What about all of the stuff I wanted to explain!?” Where do I talk about all of that? It wouldn’t be for another two years that I would actually sit down and take the time to make this website, but now it’s finally starting to take shape, like a mound of clay into bowl or something like that, I don’t know, I’m not good at art. This website, like me, still isn’t done so bear with me as I get around to sanding down the edges and rounding off the corners.

My Reading List

My current book(s):

• the Expanse series by James S. A. Corey
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (a great book for when you’re stuck in airports or train stations or coffee shops with nothing to do)

Books on my list:

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars: Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber, and Elon Musk by James Wilt
• The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (my white whale, one day, I will finish this book)

My current morning bus ride podcasts:

• 99% Invisible hosted by Roman Mars
• Serial hosted by Sarah Koenig
• Nice Try! hosted by Avery Trufelman

Best Practices

This is a list of best tips and tricks that I’ve curated during my, albeit short, time as a scientist.