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Choose Your Own Adventure

Remember those books? You’d read a chapter of a story, and then when you reached the end, you got to make a decision. That decision would lead you to one chapter or another, modifying the story arc until you reached … Continue reading

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Watching quietly

Recent events in the online science community have been difficult to process. I think it’s important to create a safe environment, one where members don’t have to fear harassment – from peers or from leaders – and one where people … Continue reading

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Actions & Reactions

Our lives are full of actions – our own and others. Tangible, observable, definable actions. The things we do. Get up. Get coffee. Go to work. Schedule an appointment. Talk to colleagues. Send emails. Read articles… Typically those actions are … Continue reading

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The pipeline isn’t leaky

It doesn’t take long in science to hear the questions. Why are women in science leaving academia? Why are they leaking out of the pipeline? Periodically there’s something that makes me think about the language we use. The more it comes … Continue reading

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Sunday Morning Reflection – Process of Change

Change is a process. I suppose sometimes change happens, and we react, adjust, roll with it. But internal change is a process. It takes time and proceeds in stages, by fits & starts. The first is becoming aware of a … Continue reading

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