You're hot then you're cold - that means you're human? — It’s really wonderful to feel like part of a group. it goes along with this fundamental human “need to belong” that one of my psychology Professors, Mark Leary, has been studying for quite some time. However, there seems to be... Read more
—Hi, I'm VanessaSaurus, a Software Engineer.
Building tools, containers, and cloudy things, with a penchant for Python and parsnips. -- about me
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My Brother is Amazing! — Here’s why. Schools that Brother is admitted to: Brown University Tufts University (call from the Dean with a scholarship) Case Western University Ohio State (with a scholarship too woot) Interviews at UPenn Dartmouth Harvard schools in NYC DON’T GO THERE!... Read more
—Fall Reflections — For the first time in many years, I’ve decided to do something based on wanting to do it, as opposed to doing what others want me to do. I’ve been getting accustomed to pursuing what makes me happy on a... Read more
—Incentive Barriers — I’ve been thinking a lot about how environment is directly related to action. I think that we are in less control of our behavior than we think, and that most of our action is us simply responding to our environment.... Read more
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