In the last few years I have written extensively on question-and-answer website Quora, where I’m a two-time Top Writer. My answers have reached >3 million views and >5k followers and have been featured in Forbes and the Huffington Post.
I write about:
Cool and beautiful geoscience
- What made the Rocky Mountains if they’re not on a plate boundary?
- What is the largest mountain on Earth?
- What causes the straight lines on the ocean floor on Google Earth?
- What is the cause of patterns we see in nature?
Solving big problems with machine learning
Your PhD doesn’t have to be miserable
- Why are some scared of doing a PhD?
- What are some positive things about graduate school in the US?
- What was your PhD statement of purpose?
Learning, creating, and becoming a scientist
- What was the hardest course you took?
- Should I pursue a double major?
- Why did you choose to pursue a PhD?
Tough stuff in science
- Why did MIT pull Walter Lewin’s lectures?
- Are there any downsides to being a woman in science?
- What happened to the highest- and lowest-scoring students in your class?
- Why do so few women answer science questions on Quora?
So you want to go to MIT
- (The MIT Admissions website is the first place you should look for advice.)
- How hard is it for a normal teenager to get into MIT?
- I’m not good at any extracurricular activity. Can I still get in?
- What is dorm life like at MIT?
- How hard to MIT students study?
- What happens at MIT parties?
Fun and travel