MelissaThe last of the evening sunlight spilled through the grimy living room windows, illuminating dust motes floating without direction. The…May 23May 23
What Is Science, Anyway?With the COVID pandemic and climate change, science and scientists occupy a large slice of our daily news feed, and some of the scientific…Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
The TowersMy father commuted every day into lower Manhattan from our home in suburban New Jersey. At 7:36 am he boarded a Jersey Central train into…Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
DistrustI was trained as a scientist. My career as a biomedical researcher was dedicated to the process of generating data — objective, verifiable…Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
My RacismMy skin is about as white as it can get. Analysis of my DNA asserts that 100% of my known ancestors are from the United Kingdom…Sep 29, 20201Sep 29, 20201
I Still Dream of My FatherI was at a cocktail party. Someone asked me what my father wanted to drink. I was surprised by the question and that I didn’t know the…Jul 1, 20203Jul 1, 20203
