Better Living Through Chemistry

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How I Tricked Myself Into Thinking I’d Be Better off as Dirt

Maybe at the end of my conscious existence, my body would be useful as nutrients.

Sep 14, 2021
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Soft Robots Taught Me How to Be Strong

After accepting that softness could be innovative, and that strength can be supple, I sought guidance from new developments in the world of soft robots.

Jul 7, 2021
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Me, My Father, and Our Pills

It no longer seemed as important to control the sequence of steps inside a round-bottomed flask as it was to look at my life and build a future worth living.

May 4, 2021
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Organic Chemistry Taught Me to Fully Inhabit My Mixed Identities

I am not half of anything. I am only me, a single whole with multiple truths.

Apr 23, 2021