" I can discover something in the universe but if I didn't do it someone else after me will discover that exact same thing. Whereas in the arts, what you create, no one who is ever born before you or will be born from your death onwards, will ever compose exactly the same thing you did." - Neil deGrasse Tyson As a scientist, I get passionate about the act of research and new discoveries. There’s something incredibly wondrous about peeling back the secrets of the universe an

She felt herself settle as soon as her toes dug into the sand warmed by the afternoon sun. The wind gently rustled the palm trees far above her head. She inhaled the balmy ocean air, strands of hair blowing across her back. The board hung heavy under her arm. There were no clouds in the cerulean sky, just the sun and the white spots of seagulls. The seagulls flew in formation, searching for fish lying just under the surface of the ocean. The waves were tame today, gently curl

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