Below is a list of all blog posts from the People Places Pines blog by Dartmouth College.
As a freshman with no clear idea about what I want to major in, I applied to WISP to see what it would be like to work as a scientist in a specific field (my interests lay around Earth Sciences, Computer Science, Physics, and Astronomy).
We launched our first class by going back in time seventy million years to the origin of primates. Every week, we move along the timeline and learn about the evolution of our ancestors, from primates to catarrhines to apes, and finally hominins.
Noah Yuval Harari said “consistency is the playground of the dull mind,” and after reading it, I knew what my blog post for this week would be about: choosing an intellectual path and sticking to it … or not.
You can pretty much do anything your heart is set on, and most of the times you can also get funding if it’s unpaid. The opportunities are endless!
Whole bookcases of scientific journals, organic chemistry model kits, and solutions manuals for when you’re struggling with that tricky problem. What more could you ask for? Maybe some killer views?
My partner and I explored the intersection of Indigenous feminism and environmentalism and actually got to interview a couple of really interesting academics and writers about their personal experiences as Native women in the environmental field.
9:00 AM
I awaken to the smooth beat of Paul Desmond’s Bossa Antigua. It’s time to get ready for a productive day. The sun is shining and I feel great.
9:30 AM
I’ll tell you, it’s fantastic to find yourself on a random Thursday morning sitting amidst the cutest tiny plants on a beautiful green roof.
I knew I wanted to go to medical school early on, so when I was looking at potential colleges, the ability for undergraduates to become involved with research was high on my list of requirements.
