Author Archives: rajalary
Struggling with guilt
I have a confession. I’ve been working since mid-February. And while my contract ends in late June, there’s a high possibility it’ll be renewed. Nevertheless, I feel guilt. Guilt that I’m working in my chosen field with the benefits that come with full-time employment. Guilt that I can wake up without the crippling dread […]
Speed of Trickle-down
Recently I learned about a test that can detect 50 different types of cancer. I consider how advanced technologies trickle down to the public.
More chutes than ladders
Two unrelated articles about Google layoffs and urban blight got me thinking about how they’re related.
What does it mean to be qualified?
For the past few months, I’ve been taking Master Gardener classes through Washington State University. It’s like drinking from two firehouses with a week devoted to each topic, including botany and plant pathology, pesticides and fertilizers, wood and herbaceous plants, fruits and vegetables, vertebrate pests and entomology. Not to mention plant problems, landscape design, greenhouses, […]
AI isn’t the Adversary
While the usage of AI raises concerns, most conflicts are manmade. Check out my latest article.
Hiding behind Costumes
Halloween got me thinking about how people hide their true identity when on the job.
Tortoise Versus the Hare
Having recently applied for jobs, tapped “submit,” and then discovered they were no longer accepting applications, I was reminded of the tortoise and the hare.
Hostility: A grievous human flaw
The hostility in the Middle East got me thinking about how microaggressions occur on a daily basis.
Perhaps it’s my odor
Two percent of people have an unusual form of the ABCC11 gene, which hinders armpit odor. Even so, 75% of these lucky fellow humans use deodorant to mask perceived eau de underarm. Additional research shows that most people won’t leave the house without a hefty spritz of deodorant even if they shower daily, don’t do […]
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