The endless stream of information being fed to us is overwhelming. New entertainment, narratives, and news stories are being uploaded at a rate that outpaces any hope of ever taking it all in. Up until recently the great limitation was the availability of information. However, now not the amount of information but the interpretation andContinue reading “Do what you are able”
Category Archives: Life
Moving through mountains
“Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” – D. McCullough Jr. If life was flat, monochromatic and dull, it is possible the journey would be easier, however thereContinue reading “Moving through mountains”
Resilience
Resilience Success is not about short bursts of hard work. Success is achieved through a willingness to grind each and every day. Greatness is not punctuated moments of brilliance; greatness is doing your best with determination and consistency. Be resilient. Success is not about the hits you take. Success is about how your respond to those hits,Continue reading “Resilience”
Empathy Over Entertainment, Compassion Over Consumption, and Love Over Luxury
As we reflect on the rise and fall of great empires of the past, numerous markers of a declining society have been proposed. While some of these markers are almost certainly innocuous, others may be the harbinger of a failing civilization. Although we may be caught up in chronologic snobbery, the erroneous perception that we atContinue reading “Empathy Over Entertainment, Compassion Over Consumption, and Love Over Luxury”
Real and Genuine
Over the past several days I have been going back back and forth with a researcher in a nearby lab over what is “real” or relevant in the systems that we study. In short, are the high doses of chemicals we give our cells in culture relatable to the conditions that those cells would seeContinue reading “Real and Genuine”
Meaning and making marks
Often when faced with the ephemeral nature of life, people express the desire to ‘leave a mark’. Perhaps our desire, our joy should not be in the futile quest for permanence, but in the impressions we leave on those around us. Those who are just as fleeting and ephemeral as ourselves, yet whoContinue reading “Meaning and making marks”
About This Blog
“Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.” Niels Bohr The pursuit of the correct questions is the meaning of life. One which we cannot seemingly perfect and can barely even optimize in our limited time on this planet. Whether laboratory science, religious experience, personal emotions, andContinue reading “About This Blog”
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