With a field of science that is changing rapidly every year, it is important that modern scientists of the field are able to understand the history of it's advancements. We should not necessarily shy away from reading older biological literature, because it provides a framework for how the science has changed since its initial discoveries.…
Have you ever been super excited for a new film that is based on one of your favorite novels, only to leave the theater angry and disappointed? All too often, films butcher the stories they are based on. The non-reader may see nothing wrong, while their friend is fuming at their favorite scene left out,…
I am very lucky to have been able to travel to these amazing places in the world, whether it was with my parents, for school, or to see a friend. All of these travels have made a huge impact on me in their own unique ways. So have these five books written by authors who…
Another Wednesday is almost over. We are halfway to the finish line, on the down-side of the hill. Hump Day is done, or however you want to say it. This Wednesday is special to me because it is the start of my first weekly segment, In The Middle Of, where I will be sharing some…
After a long and mentally exhausting shift at my day job, I came home and started researching books and blogging for The Empiricist. My boyfriend, nic, could see that my mental stamina was waning and that I did not really want to be reading, so he convinced me to take my mind off of things.…
My first taste of Turkish boza, a drink made from fermented bulgur wheat and rice, was quite a surprise. It all started while reading my fifth (and perhaps favorite) novel by Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, A Strangeness in My Mind. It follows the life of Mevlut, a street vendor of Istanbul, and the lives of…
While visiting my parent’s last thanksgiving we took it upon ourselves to hike some trails in South Yuba River State Park. It was a gorgeous sunny day for a stroll along the Yuba, my favorite of the several rivers I frequented while growing up in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills. Having lived in a colder and…
If I had to select one inanimate object that has made the greatest impact on my life, It would have to be book(s). A seemingly endless supply of these cardboard-bound alternate worlds have been at my fingertips from the moment I was born. Specific books serve as memories for big events in my development and…
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