Author: sciencewhileblack
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Science while… job hunting!
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science while … let me talk my sh*t
This post is strictly for the people who morphed into weapons formed against me. This post is for the people who told me my dreams were too big because their mind was too small. Eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it. MMM, yummy, yummy, yummy, make a bummy heated. I work at…
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Science while… quiet firing
I’ve found a new term that feels appropriate to use in describing my time in graduate school thus far. I am experiencing “quiet firing.” Quiet firing is defined as a form of neglect that slowly pushes employees out of their job, as described by The Gallup. The quiet firing technique includes withholding resources like appropriate…
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Science while… Beyoncé
When I tell y’all that my purchase on Ticketmaster went through at 9:25 p.m!!!!! I sprinted into the stadium just to see Beyoncé start singing at 9:29 p.m. I got it. I made a very last-minute decision to go see Beyoncé. When I first learned of the album Renaissance, I immediately thought here goes another…
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science while… being bullied.
I passed my qualifying exam (QUAL) and I expected to feel accomplished… to feel like I had conquered something, but regretfully I don’t think I’ve ever felt smaller or more defeated in my entire academic career. I expected to feel celebrated, but all my P.I. said was “Yay!” No champagne pop, no party. It took…
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Science while: job v. career- knowing the difference.
I have mentioned before that I expect to have balance in my quality of life and the way I am compensated. If I were to enjoy the work I was doing or the space I was occupying, I could tolerate a small salary. If I did not enjoy my job, I could make my peace…
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Science while: “Grand rising” – A case study.
So I decided to go on a date with a male bodied person and we are going to call him A. I met A on Hinge and from his profile he seemed like a relatively normal character. He said that he did laborious jobs like flagging and other construction work and I was intrigued because…
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Science while: “Do you have an academic twitter?”
Ok gworlies, this is the interaction I had at the UCSD SfN social: The person who made “academic twitter” a trigger word for me will be referred to as ‘Dude’. Dude first interacts with my friend who is engaged and she found out dude is from Brooklyn. I tapped him on the shoulder. Me: “I…
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Science while: men don’t listen
I’ve been sitting on this topic for a while. *clears throat* Men don’t listen… or perhaps they don’t listen well. I’ve had communication struggles with the male-bodied since I made my Earth debut. From my father to male-bodied sexual partners, to advisors and friends, to people taking my order via a drive-through intercom. The variety…
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Science while: Mind your own genitals.
There is great value in minding your own business. Minding the business that pays you however, is how we got here today. On June 24, 2022, the SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade and young people with child bearing ability will now have fewer rights than the generations before them. I used to be very confused…
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