This was a supplemental essay I wrote for my application to a Masters program in Technology and Public Policy. The task was to craft an essay in strictly layman terms, that would introduce any acquaintance not familiar with the field, to what I intend to do.
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Augmented Reality as next-gen Advertising
Filed under Science & Technology in May 2011.An essay prepared for Z Academy’s Marketer of the Year 2021 competition. The task? To prepare an entry that creatively justified why we’d won a hypothetical award in 2021 for changing the world of marketing. Didn’t get any prizes for this one, but all the speculating was fun!
Read more…Biological Clocks & Temperature
Filed under Science & Technology in April 2011.I had to write a popular science article for my Heat Transfer module. Circadian rhythms are fascinating because they function at every level, from within a single organism to the harmonized synchrony of entire ecosystems.
Read more…DIY-Biology
Filed under Science & Technology in September 2009.An essay written as an exploration of Human Practices & Advancements related to the field of synthetic biology, for the iGEM 2009 competition. Here, I break down the origins, goals, criticisms and justification for the fledgling DIYbio community.
Read more…Primer on Astrobiology
Filed under Science & Technology in October 2004.Notes I quickly jotted down from Prof. Guillermo Gonzales’ short lecture on astrobiology. It was an eye-opening look into the intricately connected coincidences that have conspired to allow life to flourish. Regardless of religious outlook, it is fascinating, mind-numbing even, to imagine the slim chances of life springing forth under similar odds anywhere else.
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