Field Notes

Field Notes (14)

In Case of Failure, Just Stop Being So Lazy

Written by Angela Chen
Sunday May 13, 2012 - 3:13PM
When I sign up for classes tomorrow, my projected schedule will look just like the one I’ve had for the past nine quarters. Obscure literature class, the easiest social science…

Lab Coats and Lies Affect Our Performance

Written by Angela Chen
Tuesday May 01, 2012 - 12:32PM
For four terrible months last year, I was charged with keeping a secret for a friend. It was a major secret, one of those messy I-cheated-and-hurt-our-friend-but-please-don’t-tell-her scenarios that helped create…

Sun God Complaints Justified by Science

Written by Angela Chen
Thursday April 19, 2012 - 3:45PM
This week, everyone’s newsfeed is filled with complaints, accolades, people complaining about people complaining and “I’ll just take more drugs” statuses. In other words, the Sun God lineup is out,…

Forget Palm Reading: Look at Your Index Finger

Written by Angela Chen
Sunday April 01, 2012 - 5:12PM
Digit for digit, I have my father’s stubby-fingered, large-palmed hands. Until last week, this was nothing more than an aesthetic annoyance. Then I stumbled upon research suggesting that “man hands”…

Memory’s the Test When Students Are Studying

Written by Angela Chen
Sunday March 04, 2012 - 7:47PM
Week Nine is a strange time for me. Finals loom, so every minute spent rolling my eyes at Pinterest wedding photos is tainted with guilt. Yet finals are just far…
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