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personal stories, essays, and reflections about doing science or learning science.

Common Cat-astrophes

Finding and trying (usually unsuccessfully) to pet street cats is often one of the highlights of my day. Nevertheless, it is always somewhat bittersweet to find a feline friend outdoors, as it is almost certain that it is killing local…

“A Minority In STEM”

A Minority in STEM You tell me that “it must be so nice to be gifted in math” Yet you don’t know how many nights I spent crying at the kitchen table with my mother You tell me that “it…

Don’t call me bird-brained!

What’s wrong with you humans, using us as insults? Just the other day, I heard one of you call your boss a vulture! Now, I’m not here to deny that man’s covetous proclivities, but I happen to have a friend…

CS4641 Project 3: Neural Networks Reflection

Introduction If you have read my last article, you know that we have been here before. Although I talked about the process of completing and submitting Project 2, I wanted to write about Project 3 but focus on more of…

Reflection on CS4641 Project

Introduction When my professor assigned a new project in my CS 4641 class, Machine Learning, I felt panic begin to set in. All I could think of was my unpleasant experience from a couple weeks back. I had never coded…

The Unbeatable Antibody Squad #1: Covid-19

NEWSREPORTER: AUTHORITIES REPORT YET ANOTHER HOME INVASION PERPETRATED BY A MAN WE NOW KNOW AS COVID NINETEEN FROM THE CORONAVIRUS CRIME FAMILY. HIS REIGN OF TERROR HAS GRIPPED THIS SLEEPY NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE LAST YEAR. IT SEEMS HIS M. O. IS…