March 15, 2025
Why are You Even Talking to Me?
A reflection on the internal voice that questions our right to speak, my journey from academic apathy to a PhD, and why transparency might be more useful than "sage advice."
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March 15, 2025
Space for an Imposter
Discussing the strategy of humanizing mentors and peers to combat imposter syndrome, and arguing that even if we are "faking it," there is still value in the attempt.
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November 2, 2026
I Can Walk a Marathon
Five years, two years of silence, and one snail-paced publishing process later, my first paper is out. On the slow pace of science, still feeling like an imposter, and walking the marathon instead of running it.
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November 2, 2026
Halfway Home
Past the halfway mark of a primate PhD: slow marmosets, praise that's hard to trust, a work culture that lets you turn the engine off, and why, despite a good life in Germany, I miss home.
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