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…

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…

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…

My least favorite word in the English language is “perfect.” It’s extremely vague, and I’m not quite sure what it describes

As part of my Parea Resource Collection, I’ll be posting resources to help explore STEM-centered subjects. Today’s category is pretty broad: math. I’ll continue adding resources, and this will likely branch off into different categories in the future…  Anyways, this…