Parea Learning Resource: Chemistry
This post is part of a series of learning resources I created for the Parea section of my blog! I hope to inspire genuine curiosity for STEM subjects, as well as help you succeed in them. Chemistry is considered to…
Why Stem Cells Fascinate Me and Why I Hope They Fascinate You Too!
When I scroll through medical research articles and science news, one topic continues to pop up: stem cells. Hence, I decided to learn more about stem cells and why they’re important to medical research… as described in this article! First…
Book Review: When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi
This was one of those books where the story within will stay with me for a lifetime. Before I began reading, I knew who Dr. Paul Kalanithi was, and thus how the book ended. He was a neurosurgeon in training…
Competition
There’s a race to be at the top, to be better than everyone else. But how do we define “being better” than someone else? Maybe we define this with a GPA — a supposed measure of “intelligence.” Maybe we define…
What Does It Mean to be Intelligent?
Intelligence is viewed as a positive trait, a compliment. It’s something that we strive for, and as a high school student, this goal most applies to academics. I sat pondering this idea after not doing so well on an AP…