Papers Are Hard.

ah, yes.

the sweet, sweet smell of procrastination.

research is such a wild ride.

like. one moment, you're doing find and you have the right paper and you know exactly what the major and minor alleles are, and what the frequency is, and then suddenly you get to trying to figure out what in god's name trichohyalin is actually doing. and. no one would like to tell you, because for some reason is hidden behind so many dang fancy words you don't know, which are hidden in different sections of a paper (is it in the abstract? or do i have to read to the intro? or is it in the discussion? or god forbid, the methods?) and that's hidden behind some stupid 40 dollar paywall. like. god.

....also the article is from either 1980 seems very sus or from 2018 but it's using math that's at least three classes ahead of what you can begin to comprehend.

Caffeine does not dehydrate you quickly enough to cancel out the effects of the water content in coffee, soda, tea, etc. If you’re staring down deadly heat waves, please drink whatever you will drink the most of slowly–sipping often throughout the day is better than chugging a few glasses of water once you begin to feel thirst (a sign of dehydration). The only thing you should avoid is alcohol.

If you are going to give medical advice regarding high heat, please make sure that it is sound. It is dangerous to tell people to avoid certain liquids, especially liquids that are more likely to be sipped often throughout the day, especially because people in temperate climates who are getting tropical summer temperatures right now are not used to the fact that electrolyte loss from excessive sweating can be dangerous too. Water alone does not hydrate you. If you are drinking tons of plain water without eating anything with it, that is a recipe for electrolyte imbalances that can fuck you up big time. Guess what has water and sodium in it? Soda. Guess what has carbohydrates and proteins and calcium? Iced lattes. If you like water, that’s great! A lot of people do not like and will not drink water, or will chug water a few times a day while sodas and lattes and teas that could save their lives sit abandoned in the fridge because they’ve been convinced that it’s plain water or nothing. Don’t die for diet culture and debunked science. Drink your sodas, teas, coffees, milkshakes, slushies–whatever gets liquid into your body in sippable form, because your body can only process so much liquid at a time–chugging a bunch of water in the morning won’t help you by the afternoon, you’ve got to keep drinking. Also heat stroke can kill you. Heat stroke is a medical emergency. It’s not you being a baby or a wimp, it’s your internal body temperature getting high enough to cook enzymes in your body to the point that they melt out of shape and stop functioning. Heat stroke can kill you quickly, so don’t wait to call an ambulance if you think you or someone else have it. If you suspect heat stroke and you hesitate, you may watch someone die. I know people who have watched a young, healthy relative die of heatstroke while waiting for the ambulance to come, despite everyone involved being accustomed to the heat and having access to air conditioning. When you start to feel like the heat is getting to you, listen to your body and do not push yourself. Pushing yourself is how you die waiting for the ambulance to come.

Soda, tea, coffee, ice cream, and milk are all perfectly good at hydrating you. Please drink whatever you will put in a cup, carry around with you, and sip often throughout the day. Deadly heat waves are not the time to lie to yourself about what liquids you like to put in your body. Deadly heat waves are the time to put those liquids in your body frequently in small sips throughout the day.

having attempted to categorize the various facets of poor response to oil spills as either market, civil society or government, i find myself at a loss trying to explain that... well... nature n the science we observed just... not working in favor of bioremediation isn't really a market failure?????

reading thomas nagel be like

"sir WHAT are your verbs and why.

why are you like this?"

writing a resume be like "i promise i don't suck and i am capable of the stuff i will need to do for u. i'm not incompetent i swear" ｡◕‿‿◕｡

large empires in history be like "we tried to solve a problem by creating an even larger one."

lysenko is the mansplain manipulate manwhore of genetics and agrobiology.

no, my mind cannot be changed.

language learning tips

-listen to disney songs in your target language. 

-watch tv shows with subs, dubs or both in your target language. 

-find some pop songs in your target language and listen to them while you work on something else. 

-when memorizing vocab, try writing the vocab in sentences, rather than just learning the vocab itself. try to make the example sentence as funny/ridiculous as possible, so you remember it later. 

-try texting a friend who speaks/is learning your target language. you might surprise each other with new words, and you’re more likely to remember them if they have context, eg. talking with a friend.

passive voice needs to stop. because sometime i forget how english works and i have like three different clauses in my sentence and i just- can't.