What not to do at conferences
What I learned from a year of six conferences
This year, I ate thirty pastel de natas in Portugal, saw wild baby sea lions in San Diego, and enjoyed excellent views of Mount Rainier from the University of Washington – all while traveling for research conferences. Conferences are some of my favorite grad school activities. However, they can also be exhausting, confusing, intimidating, logistically […]
More than a save-the-world story
Science, time, and communication in Project Hail Mary
This Grad Blog post was made possible by the MIT Graduate Women’s Reading Group, who chose Project Hail Mary as their May book and, in doing so, gave me both a great read and the inspiration to write about it! The book was incredibly entertaining, and right after I finished it, I was curious to […]
To survive the winter, embrace the winter
My experience with the MIT Outing Club
I am from a hot and humid part of India. When I got into MIT, I was elated, but then the reality of the decision hit me. Could I survive the Boston winters? My first winter was brutal. I had prepared for the cold by investing in a good coat and warm boots, but nothing […]
Five easy reads for getting back into reading
For anyone who needs a little escapism
I used to read a lot. I was never one of those people casually finishing hundreds of books a year, but reading was a regular part of my life. I always had a book with me, I read before bed, and I could spend hours in a bookstore deciding what to pick next. Then grad […]
Finding routine in a faraway place
Or, what New Zealand taught me about finding adventure at home
You can’t walk across the Harbour Bridge in Auckland unless you’re also planning to jump off it – attached to a bungy cord, of course. Standing at the edge of the bridge myself, “caveman brain” did not fully grasp the concept of extreme sports. I sought comfort against the groundrush I was feeling by thinking […]
