Book Review: A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain by Sara Manning Peskin

Hardcover, 224 pages Published February 8th 2022 by W. W. Norton Company Official Synopsis: Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. Here are gripping accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their…

Book Review: The Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo: A Drama of Ecology by Charlotte Pomerantz

Synopsis (not Official): This book is largely out of print, so a synopsis was difficult to find. It is however a book about true events, unintended consequences, and how scientists do not always know the potential side effects they may have through their intentions and interventions. It is a short picture book, and can be found…

How I Study: Crash Course

The Best Playlists I've Used for Studying: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fYEaX9mQQ8oGr&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6&index=1 Other Educational Playlists - Ones I Haven't Used: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOeEc9ME62zTfqc0h6Pe8vb&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNjasccl-WajpONGX3zoY4M&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMczXZUmjb3mZSU1Roxnrey&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPAJr1ysd5yGIyiSFuh0mIL&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOfse2ncvffeelTrqvhrz8H&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPNZwz5_o_5uirJ8gQXnhEO&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN0ge7yDk_UA0ldZJdhwkoV&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNlUrzyH5r6jN9ulIgZBpdo&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMJ-AfB_7J1538YKWkZAnGA&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?index=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNM_Y-bUAhblSAdWRnmBUcr&playnext=1 Fun and Otherwise Useful Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?index=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNcAJRf3bE1IJU6nMfHj86W&playnext=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?index=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPZXEHoZjFUbx5Gr9IxUQW-&playnext=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwV2btpcij8S3YohW9gUGN&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYIHKR&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPTrc_yg73RghJEOdobAplG&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNCG9Vq7vdvJytS-F-xGi7_&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN-Bd-H_TGq72CN50Fpv_JX&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?index=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONXALkeh5uisZqrAcPKCee&playnext=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?index=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtM6jSpzb5gMNsx9kdmqBfmY&playnext=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?index=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNzYWo8pM6cpIzD2ItKVSv3&playnext=1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?index=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNppY8ZHMPDH5TKK2UpU8Ng&playnext=1

Throwback Thursday: Bioethics Debate -Insurance Companies Should Not Have The Right To Request Or Receive Genetic Test Results

Throwback Thursday, where, essentially I post old writing samples, essays and short stories that I dig up from my pile of hoarded papers and school assignments or from the depths of my computer. So everyone can see how my writing has changed/improved over the years. (Co-authored with my friend Emilie C.) Genetic tests are a…

Poem: A Big Bang Theory

Imagine - Being the one to say: Creation begins with destruction There is nothing - - Nothing explodes And The universe is born Baser instincts Call for fire Destruction An urge to erupt Down in the earth's core itself More than human nature Nature itself Born and breed in destruction (So how could we ever be…

Throwback Thursday: That’s Not How Science Works: Vaccination Edition –

Throwback Thursday, where, essentially I post old writing samples, essays and short stories that I dig up from my pile of hoarded papers and school assignments or from the depths of my computer. So everyone can see how my writing has changed/improved over the years.   Childhood vaccinations have been preventing disease and saving lives…

Throwback Thursday: Karyotype Letter – 2014

Throwback Thursday, where, essentially I post old writing samples, essays and short stories that I dig up from my pile of hoarded papers and school assignments or from the depths of my computer. So everyone can see how my writing has changed/improved over the years. For this particular assignment, we drew chromosomes from a hat…

Throwback Thursday: Vicaria Blanca – 2013

Throwback Thursday, where, essentially I post old writing samples, essays and short stories that I dig up from my pile of hoarded papers and school assignments or from the depths of my computer. So everyone can see how my writing has changed/improved over the years.   Ever been in history class and found it weird…

Throwback Thursday: Research – BioTech Product

Throwback Thursday, where, essentially I post old writing samples, essays and short stories that I dig up from my pile of hoarded papers and school assignments or from the depths of my computer. So everyone can see how my writing has changed/improved over the years.   Ibuprofen is an over the counter medication, in the…

Netgalley Review: Superman Science

*I received an e-arc of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for my honest review* Original Release Date: March 1st 2017 Date I Read The Book: December 2016 My Star Rating: 3.5 stars Official Summary: Superman is the World's Greatest Hero! With super-strength, lightning speed, laser vision, and the ability to fly, he keeps Earth safe.…