I am a scientist by training. That training taught me the importance of ideas. The mythology of science emphasizes creative ideas, “Eureka!” moments, and brilliant insights. This is not wrong,…
Author: <span class="vcard">Melanie</span>
When San Diego county issued their “stay at home” order, I thought I might find more time to write, since I wouldn’t be commuting or driving my kids to various…
There is a passage of Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal that has stayed with me since I read the book more than two years ago. The book is about aging and…
I am far behind on my posts about books I’ve read. I think the reason is that I was stuck on what to write about the book that is next…
A friend recently asked me how to recognize a good project manager. They were asking for the purposes of hiring, so I don’t think my answer was much help. I…
My husband and I just bought a Tesla. It is a very different buying experience – done primarily by website and text message. Being an engineer and a project manager,…
I am several books behind on my project of writing up the ideas I have taken from the books I’ve read. This is partly due to the fact that writing…
A few weeks ago, I listened to Krista Tippett’s interview with artist and author Maira Kalman. It is a great interview, and I really enjoyed listening to it. But when…
You may have seen me post on Twitter about the fact that I have recently returned from a wonderful three week vacation in New Zealand. (I posted a summary of…
Last weekend, I saw Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic. I was not a huge Queen fan growing up, so although I knew the broad outlines of the story, the…