On the first Monday, 12 Biology majors filed into an Olin classroom, unsure what the course BY359: The Host Response to Pathogens, taught by Dr. Stephanie Schittone held in store for us. As a second semester senior, this course would complete my major in Biology, and would be the last science course I would take …
Getting Indie
The past couple of days we have had the chance to meet some especially cool people. The first were Bruce and Gabe. Bruce is a graphic designer, he started a company called Post Typography. His interest in graphic design began in high school, where he published zines ( hand made magazines); he was scolded by …
Subcultures, punks, and indie music
During our first few days of indie rock and culture I was surprised to hear that some of seminal bands that began what would become the indie movement were not great musicians. Bands like the Sex Pistols were made up of 4 men who could only play a couple of power chords and were not …
Eating IS studying. . .
Hello again from Lima! It's a cool Sunday afternoon here in Miraflores as we progress through CC's Anthropology of Food in Peru. Our most recent development is that we have started to undergo the research and writing process for our final projects. Our professor allowed us to select a random topic from a hat, which …
The Lima Foodies
After our first month in Lima, we’ve gotten into the rhythm of class and exploring the city. Our group has explored numerous museums, archeological sites, local attractions and more during the first block. Everyone took his or her own approach to block break—some of us stayed in Lima to relax and explore while others traveled …
FYErtility, Creationism, and Readbaiting Titles
In my FYE (First Year Experience course) a man named Dennis McEnnerney played professor. He did outstandingly. During some of our discussions he would claim that the small liberal arts college scene was a matchmaking business in disguise. He would claim that going to one of these colleges was a way for young, fertile, intelligent, …
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Desk Job Jests
Due to the "desk job" -esque nature of my last week at EyeWire, here are the photos I have taken: It looks like the 3D printed neurons shown are a bistratified ganglion cell and a J Cell, both found in a mouse retina, but both found in the human retina as well. Work isn't actually …
MySQL, YourSQL, HisSQL, HerSQL
I went to the Jewish Community Day School in Watertown to speak about EyeWire during the middle school STEM day. Presenting is always difficult for me but this day was fun nonetheless. The kids were super psyched on science and this has provided me with an opportunity to directly chat with some teachers who know more …
Human Neuropsychology, Weeks 3 & 4
Today is the start of Block 6, which means I actually finished up with Human Neuropsychology last Wednesday when Block 5 ended. BUT, I wanted to be sure I didn’t leave my story unfinished. The last week of Block 5 was hectic and busy, but of course filled with amazing experiences. Here are the highlights: …
BLOCK BREAK NO RULES
Just kidding I have work tomorrow. Let's see where I left off... Well there has been another snowstorm so that's another 1.5 feet on Boston. I didn't work Tuesday because the MBTA stopped service. Every transportation method, even walking, was non-functional. When I have been in the office, I have experienced Google Hangouts(video calls) non-stop. …
