Category: Philosophy

In honor of Zoos

Having birds sit and pose, even if they are sometimes behind a glass wall, I remember thinking, prior to my first zoo visit with a camera,should make it easy to get great shots. It is not. Birds: they have a mind of their own.… Continue Reading “In honor of Zoos”

What does it feel like to be right?

Doing the right thing should feel different, even if belatedly, than doing the wrong thing. What if we can’t tell the difference. The lines blur the more you focus. And then, there are times when we think we are doing the right thing while… Continue Reading “What does it feel like to be right?”

Protected: Cerebral conversations with an employer ( or manager)

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People of the Amazon

        A week ago I returned from the most unforgettable trip of my life. Like I told the expedition leader Dennis in an email, I am not so old that I have seen it all, but I am old enough to… Continue Reading “People of the Amazon”

Does publishing in Science make me less useless?

I only just realized that I had not gotten around saying (specifically to my scientist friends and to hopeful immigrant graduate students) that my thesis research was published last year, finally. In Science Translational Med. That would  sound like victory to some, it was… Continue Reading “Does publishing in Science make me less useless?”