Hello hello! We're coming into the last stretch of the semester, with finals week starting this very Friday for us (yoohoo, hi Wellesley students!) So, that leaves me with one more unit of chemistry that I want to cover, which is.... acids and bases! Go ahead and check out last time's crash course on Electrochemistry if you … Continue reading Acids & Bases (Basic Principles Of)
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Some Universal Laws, According to Homer’s “Odyssey”
Recently I read the great Homerian epic, The Odyssey, and though I expected it to be difficult, the story was both grand and sensitive at times, and altogether very engaging. Simultaneously, I am also taking a Coursera class aptly titled Greek and Roman Mythology from the University of Pennsylvania (for free!). I've been working ahead a little bit and … Continue reading Some Universal Laws, According to Homer’s “Odyssey”
Summer Planning in Progress: 2 Weeks in Greece & Italy
About three days ago, the parents announced that the Sun family would be taking a trip to Greece and Italy this summer (loud cheering), and that I would be responsible for most of the planning. My sister, Joyce, and I created a Pinterest board within minutes and began grabbing pins from all over the web in a frenzy. But that … Continue reading Summer Planning in Progress: 2 Weeks in Greece & Italy
MOOC Feature: Barbara Oakley’s Learning How to Learn
The course blends techniques applicable to any facet of learning with interviews with clever and successful people (such as chess masters, memory masters, multilingalists, etc.) and examples of how these techniques can be utilized in everyday life.