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the greek students

seeing the roots of modern life in antiquity

a deck of flashcards, learning the unfamiliar words by heart

quiet afternoons spent in museums

attention to detail and impeccable grammar

socratic dialogues and fast-paced conversations

fragments of ancient pottery, beautiful in their intricacy

perking up when greek letters show up in your math or science classes

a rich vocabulary

reading the works of long-dead philosophers, applying their ideas to the present

stories passed down for thousands of years, still as poignant as if they'd been written yesterday

flaky spanakopita that melts on your tongue

recognizing where mythology and history overlap

reciting poetry until the words flow from your mouth

tracing the letters on an ancient scroll

warming your face under the rays of a mediterranean sun

wondering about the lives of those who came before you

the satisfaction of translating a sentence without looking up any of the words

a pantheon of gods, learning their stories by heart

arguing over the best translations of the Iliad and Odyssey

recognizing greek roots in words you use every day

copying the alphabet until its letters are as familiar to you as those of your native tongue

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dark academia & chronic illnesses

everyone’s chronic illness looks different, but here’s a short aesthetic inspired by my own experiences because everyone is allowed to participate and feel welcome in academia/studyblr stuff

paying close attention to your body and its needs

practical clothes, a focus on comfort and functionality

getting solace and distraction from books

fighting against the idea that you should strive to be productive 100% of the time

a list of favorite documentaries and video essays to return to when you don’t have the energy to do anything else, but still want to engage your brain

researching your condition, studying the science behind medications and treatment plans

a mug of herbal tea, warm and fragrant

discovering study strategies that work for you and account for your varying energy levels

learning to be content with yourself

rejecting typical expectations of where & how you should learn, prioritizing what’s accessible to you

feel free to add on with your own experiences <3

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i want to make a post on coping with academic disappointment / moving past a bad grade / letting go of grade-based perfectionism. i'll definitely be drawing on my own experiences but would love input from others - anyone have advice they'd like to share? (can be anonymous or i can link your blog in the eventual post, whichever you prefer)

– archaic ♡

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let's be real jane eyre was THE horny bitch of the romantic era

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yes mr rochester is an archetypal byronic hero but the sheer magnitude of jane eyre's weird girl energy cancels it out. to her he's just a normal guy

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january recap

i've officially made it one month and (almost) halfway through the term at college. that wouldn't have seemed like a big accomplishment to me a year ago, but after months of long covid and chronic fatigue issues that only seem to be getting worse, i'm taking my wins where i can find them.

i'm proud of a lot of big things from this month - moving back into my dorm, submitting summer research applications, being accepted to an academic conference, and acing my first organic chemistry midterm. i'm also proud of the small things - doing my laundry, getting out of bed most mornings, and going to class every day.

thank you to everyone who's encouraged and cheered me on this month. on a bad day your words mean more to me than you could know.

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late-night lab reports

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Can you do an astrophysics aesthetic, I know you have made an astronomy one but astrophysics is a bit mote math oriented uWu

just posted here!

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Can you please make an astrophysics study board?

just posted here!

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the astrophysics students

dreaming of discoveries yet to be made

wonder at the vastness of the cosmos

long equations scrawled across graph paper

jwst images as your phone lockscreen

solving complex orbital mechanics problems

debating the nature of dark matter

studying relativity and gravitational waves

mind-bending thought experiments that change your way of thinking

stargazing on a clear night

seeing supernovas and black holes in your mind's eye

discovering new stars and planets

a drive to understand the fundamentals of our universe

related: physics, astronomy

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where would i be without my ti-84

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big congrats on the academic conference!! if you're comfortable, what will you be presenting? 🤓

thank you! i'm unbelievably excited. i won't go into a lot of detail because you could probably find the lab i worked at with just a few keywords, but i'll be presenting work i did with intrinsically disordered proteins.

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feeling very emotional about this - i made my first science fair poster when i was five years old and now 15 years later i'll be presenting research i did to professionals in my field it feels like a dream come true

got accepted to my very first academic conference today!!

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got accepted to my very first academic conference today!!

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aesthetic for @honeyteastudies

pastel pink sky in the early morning

finding endless beauty in the rings of saturn or the storms of jupiter

gazing up at the distant stars

a warm hug on a cold day

working toward the best version of yourself

the joy of small, exquisite moments

a love for the cozy things in life

green tea with honey, warming you from the inside out

keeping close to the people you love

a model of the solar system resting on your desk

the rush of gratification when a computer program finally works properly

looking for the milky way on a dark night

heavy physics textbooks, the satisfying weight of knowledge

filling your camera roll with photos of everything that makes you happy

seeing the world with artist's eyes, dissecting everything into lines and shading

rough sketches, smudges of graphite on your hands

summer rainstorms, breathing in the humid air

spinning in a flowy skirt under a magnificent sky

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is it ever too early to start studying for finals?

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🥼,🧪, 🐁,🔭, 🧬 and 📚 i'm so sorry if its too much but my curious ass couldn't help- 😭

thanks for the ask! <33

science ask game

🥼 a scientist you admire, current or historical

there are so many! lately i've been reading about dorothy hodgkin, the brilliant x-ray crystallographer who discovered the structure of penicillin, insulin, and other biomolecules.

🧪 dream research topic

just answered here on my main account!

🐁 a popular science book you recommend

i've been reading a lot of popsci lately so it's hard to pick just one! sam kean's disappearing spoon, steven johnson's the ghost map, and muhammad zaman's biography of resistance are a few i really enjoyed.

🔭 what sparked your interest in science/your field?

i loved doing science fair projects as a kid. i was captivated by the idea that with a fairly simple set of principles, you could start to understand fundamental truths about the world. at some point i realized that research was a job i could do one day, and the rest is history <3.

🧬 study strategy you use frequently

i have a lot of study strategies (this could be its own ask game lol) but something i use a lot for stem classes is deceptively simple - do practice problems. as many as you can find. as tedious as it can be, this is the best way to figure out what concepts you know and which you need to work on.

📚 a topic/subject/concept you want to understand better

physics! even though i'm a biochemist, i want to have a strong understanding of the fundamentals of chemical science, starting at the atomic level. i've never been super confident with physics, but i'm hoping to change that soon.