Science
On Smartassness, Contempt, and Scalability
I’m often perceived as a smartass—and maybe I am. I’ve come to see that I sometimes do with my intellect what others do with their sculpted bodies at the beach…
The Uneasiness of Evolutionary Honesty
I need to introduce a long excerpt before I start: I am a zoologist and the naked ape is an animal. He is therefore fair game for my pen and…
Parents (and kids) don’t need school
“It’s social control as well. What do you do with the kids, right?! In some way, many parents look at school almost like a babysitter, right?! It’s like, ‘I’ve got…
What Is Your Worth?
Once, I witnessed a woman make a fiery statement during a discussion among friends: “(…) It is indeed necessary to make it very clear that we women, precisely because we…
Brewing Coffee: A Tale of Competence and Accountability
I love coffee. Today, while preparing my second cup—my morning Nespresso—I realized that making coffee has many parallels with the work we do. This simple act illuminated the challenges we…