As some know, I'm doing a mid-career PhD. Until now, my research was largely focused on systems related to the ocean, energy, food, climate, etc. Now I've ventured into the social sciences to study people & how we make decisions about science & policy. Today I took the final exam for my last class. Evolution. It might just be my last class ever. Or maybe I'll go back in another 20 years to learn something new again. Now all that's left is to complete & defend the dissertation this Fall.

As some know, I'm doing a mid-career PhD. Until now, my research was largely focused on systems related to oceans, energy, food, climate, etc. Now I've ventured into the social sciences to study people & how we make decisions about science & policy. Today I took the final exam for my last class. Evolution. It might just be my last class ever. Or maybe I'll go back in another 20 years to learn something new again. Now all that's left is completing & defending the dissertation later this year.

I adore this comic by by @npub106pq...he5r. “So, yeah, YOU can be a scientist, too!” #science #art #education

Born in 1838, Margaret Knight invented a machine that could efficiently build paper bags with a design that made packing easier. And right on cue - for those who follow #HistoryRemix - a man tried to steal credit. Charles Annan glimpsed her prototype & filed a patent. Thankfully, many people had seen Knight's invention + she had the blueprints. Knight took Annan to court & won! She received her patent in 1871 & went on to receive dozens more. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/meet-female-inventor-behind-mass-market-paper-bags-180968469/ #history #design