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Identity and belonging

Who gets seen as technical, and what that costs. Research and essays on social identity threat, meritocracy beliefs, belonging in tech and science, and how identity shapes learning and advocacy at work.
22
Sep
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What helps an identity crisis?

This piece is something special and different on Fight for the Human. And honestly, as a fan of collaborative thinking,
11 min read
01
Feb
A photo from a museum shows a large fossil skeleton

Science at the Edge of the World

I decided to change my own mind about evolution in my freshman year of college, which is common: college is
10 min read
04
May

On Taking Down Your Local Meritocracy | Research Dive

18 min read
16
Apr
a photo shows the end of a kayak and two purple snowboots on a lake facing a coastline of rolling hills with snow on them

Why I Cannot Be Technical

With some regularity, kind-hearted Technical people tell me that I Can Be Technical, Too. This usually happens when I’
21 min read