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9. Any chemical burns or lab related accidents?

Nope. I’ve broken stuff, but never hurt myself or anyone else. Once I was in a lab and the idiots next to me set light to the fuel pump of their bunsen burner though. That was a scary moment. Could have blown the whole lab up.

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49. Do you like proofs or cold hard Mathematics?

The very first day of Higher Level Mathematics (I did International Baccalaureate) in 11th grade, the teacher asked us to do a proof. I could not do it. The proof in question? 1+1 = 2. I passionately hate proofs. While I understand their application in hardcore mathematics, I think that to the average person who wants to implement mathematics to resolve problems, they are unnecessary complications. I have had graduate level courses where they taught mainly by doing proofs on the board, and it was utterly unhelpful in understanding the problem at hand. My brain does not handle mathematics in that way, and is not able to be creative in that direction. A personal failing that I am afraid I have neither the motivation nor the interest to overcome.

62. What would you do a TED talk on?

Speciation, extinction, communication, numbers, and who gives a shit about little brown frogs in the rainforest.

I have a BS and MS. Last year I was charging $20/hr. Now that I’ve talked to people and reevaluated, I don’t think I’ll accept less than $50/hr. Don’t be afraid to charge more! ~M

What's that, just around the corner in an Indonesian fish market? Who's that paddling through the water column with an almost quadripedal gait? It's the coelashirt, just the thing to clothe your lobed fins. Featuring a handsome Latimeria chalumnae, attractively framed by  "living fossil" plants Ginkgo and Wollemia. 

I know a lot of you are in college/grad school/real life, and need to eat, and for as few monies as possible. Therefore, I bring you my burrito recipe. It's so simple and easy that you'll feel stupid for not having realized it yourself. 

Here's your ingredients. All of this cost me..... $24? It depends on what you already have at home. Tortillas are necessary, and really, you can buy any ingredients you want in your burritos. You want pork? Treat yourself.  Beans? Treat yourself! Steak? TREAT YOSELF. Turducken? TREAT. YO. SELF.

For this round, I've collected up chicken, mexican rice, refried black beans (with lime), enchilada sauce, and avocados. I do recommend salsa or enchilada sauce to keep it a little goopy after you microwave. Use spices, too! I like cilantro, so I dump that in. Cumin and chipotle are good ones too, or adobo, if you're into that.