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Would you rather spend the night in a luxury hotel room or camping surrounded by beautiful scenery? Definitely camping. Being out in...

“You can call me anything as long as you don’t call me late for dinner”

Hiking. Snowboarding. Canoeing. Swimming. Biking. I love being outside and in nature. I prefer individual rather than team activities so...

If you had to eat the same meal for the rest of your life, morning, noon and night without worrying about nutrition, what would it be?...

Bangalee by Stephen Cosgrove; Mr. Noisy by Roger Hargreaves, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Image of Bangalee (Serendipity) by...

Good question. Though I sometimes wish I could change how I reacted in a certain situation, I think a rewind button is a recipe for...

If you had to cast living actors to play each of the people in Book Interrupted in a new film, who would you choose to play each person?...

Meredith, would you rather go into the past and meet your ancestors or go into the future and meet your great-great grandchildren? Hmm....

This question seems like a set up. Think to yourself: what book have I read that didn’t include conflict? Not that conflict is bad, but...

1. Passionate people. 2. Space news. 3. Scientific discoveries and mathematical proofs.

Being gently woken by the newly risen sun shining through the window. The best feature of my childhood bedroom and my current bedroom is...

Reading science books. Watching comedy news shows. Forest hikes. Showers.

When I was 17, I fell in love with a boy in my class. He was silly, like me, and we were madly in love for about 6 months, though it...

My DNA, microbiota, and neural network.

1. Climate change 2. Racial and Gender Equality 3. Childhood education In no particular order because these are interrelated.

This is a long list, so I’ll touch on one. I’m grateful for the people in my life who love and care for me. I express that gratitude by...

This is a question I often think about, and haven’t come up with anything yet. I ask it because I only have this one life, and if I...

Some people think I’m an extrovert because I am very friendly. I am very interested in the nuanced individuality of people. I am in fact...

Nikola Tesla. He was eccentric, passionate, obsessed, and dedicated to invention and discovery. I would like to simply talk about...

During the first week of the last year of my undergraduate degree, I was hit by car while riding my bike. The accident caused persistent...