Tweet My first TED talk I’m discussing is Joan Halifax’s talk on compassion and the true meaning of empathy. It is a pretty good talk, and I would definitely recommend a watch. Keep in mind though that this was presented at TEDWomen, and was clearly to move a mainly female audience. This video caught my attention… More
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The Game of Numbers
Tweet I’ve never thought of myself as a person good at math. However, I am strangely in love with numbers – the manipulation of them, and the results that can happen. Taking PSYCH 492 (Psychological Measurement) right now, it reinforces that point. I don’t care for any of the statistical theory that form the basis of… More
6 Things I Learnt About Pushing Change
Tweet Over the past month or so, I experienced something that was probably the most challenging thing I had to deal with in a while. In a nutshell, I was the main proponent (together with the rest of the executives) behind a set of changes to the operating structure of Science Society. Basically, it involved… More
The Challenge in Writing Long Blog Posts
Tweet I have a lot of posts accumulated that I want to write. These posts include my thoughts on Res Life Conference 2011 What I learnt from the leadership keynote at the conference Results of my networking efforts Problems with student leadership My experience in trying to push change forward Unfortunately, I keep having to… More