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So I heard a clean workspace boosts productivity..

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sometimes i think about becoming a sugar baby... just so i can have the things on my yesstyle wishlist lol

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it would be nice to like, post photos of cute study set ups. but like, i only do work in my kitchen now :(

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september 29, 2020 🍡

4/100

a day full of lectures

a little progress with an essay that’s been particularly difficult; baby steps

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happy first day of classes! i already have so much reading 😪

we are renovating upstairs so soon i will have a better work space and my own room. i can’t wait to have my own space again 🥺

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9.2.19 // it’s labor day and i got up early to catch up on stuff from last week and hopefully start this week’s stuff in a timely manner.  i worked for 7 hours yesterday and i’m looking at about the same amount today, but it’ll be better because i started earlier in the day.

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Super fast revision & 🐶🧡 :)

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I haven’t done anything this summer lol.

School will be starting in like slightly less than two months so I’m thinking of ordering school supplies soon. I’ve misplaced my fancy stylus so I need to find it before classes start 🤕

This school year I’ll also be working! I’m excited but also a little anxious.

It seems that I’ll be commuting and will only travel to campus for work and lab. I’m slightly sad that I’ll see less of campus, but hopefully being home will help me focus more on studying.

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The Transgender Scientists That Changed the World of Science.

As this week is Transgender Week of Awareness (12th - 19th November) I felt it was a good time to bring awareness to some of the more well-known transgender scientists that changed science. Trans people have always been apart of scientific discovery but like most minorities within STEM have struggled to gain recognition for their contributions.  

Alan Hart (1890–1962) |  Epidemiology 

A Yale-trained epidemiologist, radiologist and physician, Hart one of the first trans men in the US to undergo a hysterectomy and live openly as a man, taking testosterone treatments when they became available after World War II. Hart also become a prominent figure in the fight against tuberculosis, which at the time was the leading cause of death in Europe and the US. He graduated with a medical degree in 1912 and later in 1928 received a master’s degree in radiology. He eventually became an expert on tubercular radiology and published several articles on X-ray medicine and its use in the detection of tuberculosis and went on to gain another master’s degree in public health in 1948. 

Hart then served as the director of hospitalization and rehabilitation at the Connecticut State Tuberculosis Commission and continued to dedicate his professional life to tuberculosis research. 

Ben Barres (1954 - 2017) | Neuroscience 

Barres was the first openly transgender scientist in the National Academy of Sciences in 2013 and talked openly about his experience of sexism pre-transition and advocated for better gender equality within science. Barres research focused on the interaction between neurons and glial cells in the nervous system. Barres showed that the gila, which at the time were often dismissed by neurologists as simple the support structure for the brain, had important functions in helping neurons to mature and producing connections between memory and learning functions. This discovery revolutionised neruobiologists understanding of the brain. 

Barres also went on to mentor many young scientists and repeatedly spoke about the systemic barriers and biases that kept marginalised groups such as women, poc and LGBT people, from succeeding or furthering their careers and research within science. 

Sophie Wilson |  Computer Science

Sophie Wilson is a British computer scientist who is known for designing the Acorn Micro-Computer, the first computer sold by Acorn Computers. She also designed the instruction set of ARM processor which is used in 21st-century smartphones and is considered one of the most important woman in tech history.  

Lynn Ann Conway | Computer Science

A pioneer of a number of technological advancements and inventions, Conway is an American computer scientist, electrical engineer and inventor. She first worked at IMB in the 1960′s designing a super computer and is credited with the invention of generalised dynamic instruction handling, now used by modern computer processors in order to improve performance. She was fired after she revealed her intention to transition and was denied access to her children. 

After she transitioned she restarted her career and authored the Mead & Conway revolution in VLSI design, that was considered groundbreaking work that quickly become a standard textbook in chip design. 

Joan Roughgarden | Biology 

known for her critical studies on Charles Darwin’s theory of sexual selection and LGBT biology, Roughgarden is an American ecologist and evolutionary biologist, having published over 180 scientific articles and books. Roughgarden has carried out ecological studies on barnacles, Caribbean lizards but is most known for her published book critiquing Darwin’s sexual selection theory based on the fact it fails to answer and consider animals which do not follow traditional sex roles of intrasexual and intersexual selection. She was met with bitter and  vitrioli criticism from other scientists for publishing such views, to which she was not surprised. 

Roughgarden went on to publish a second book further pointing out over 26 phenomena which the current sexual-selection theory does not explain, and instead suggests the social-selection theory. She continues to make analytical studies that social selection is a more credible explanation.

Honorable mentions to these transgender scientists: 

Audrey Tang

Angela Clayton

Kate Craig-Wood

Mary Ann Horton

Christa Muth

And to all the unseen and unnamed transgender scientists. 

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the heisenberg uncertainty principle except its my gender and sexuality and every time I feel like I figure out one the other becomes more unclear

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It’s been a while, so have a tiny update!

Since this quarter is weird, I am only taking 3 courses; all of them are STEM classes. One is an astrophysics class and its so cool :(

Doing online work is weird and its hard to stay motivated. Its worse being at home too. I didn’t realize how much I hated living with my parents lmao

I’ve gravitated to being paperless this quarter to see if it works better for me than traditional note-taking. Once I get better at it I’ll upload some ~aesthetic~ photos or something.

And yeah. Stay safe everyone 

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it’s hard to describe how truly beautiful campus has been lately. with the days becoming longer and the weather becoming nicer it truly makes these gothic buildings much more breathtaking.

don’t get me wrong though-- uchicago (and perhaps chicago or any city in general) is still plenty ugly in many respects. but sometimes there are moments where you just have to take a step back and attempt to commit to memory the things you can see, and in some ways those things that you can’t see.

particularly, a soft and pale blue sky, gray clouds, and gloomy shadows; paired with beige buildings that become insipid as the sun falls below the horizon, and warm yellow lights that illuminate details previously unnoticed and undiscovered.

pretty.

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exams soon, which means time for sad

luckily chemistry seems to be getting at least somewhat easier (or maybe the constant studying is paying off lmao). the thought of impending finals is still scary tho

recently ive been thinking more about my major and what other stuff I really want to study. I recently realized that I can take classes and learn about things just because I want to, which was a crazy discovery. idk if ill be able to take all the electives I want but at least I have many cool options to explore :)

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It’s been a busy couple weeks :| school’s tough but you know

I downloaded tik tok this week and it’s so strangely addicting. I use it for study breaks hehe

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Stem classes be like there is no god. Only avocados number.

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🌺🌷

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back in hell school. trying to figure out my weekly schedule lol. i also didnt get to use this weekly calendar much last quarter, but its so cute :( i want to use it more

happy first week :))